Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Codex R2 (Tower) outperforms the more expensive Skytech Shadow on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Codex R2 (Tower) is 458 days newer than the more expensive Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 25% better in Valheim than Skytech Shadow - 66 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Skytech Shadow - CA$1005.01 vs CA$1438.61
- Up to 44% better value when playing Valheim than Skytech Shadow - CA$15.23 vs CA$27.14 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Jun 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
53
80%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$27.14/FPS
56%
Price, CA$
CA$1438.61
69%
Buy for CA$1,438.61 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6754 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
66
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$15.23/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1005.01
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,005.01 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6752 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Jun 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-10400F
2.9 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1438
66%
Multi-Core
5751
65%
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
100%
Multi-Core
8910
100%
CPU Winner
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2024 |
| Core i5-10400F | CPU | Core i5-12400F |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 8 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 500 GB SSD |
