Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper [2025] MSI Codex R2 C13NUC5-266US (Intel Core i5-13400F, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11) on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing [2025] MSI Codex R2 C13NUC5-266US (Intel Core i5-13400F, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11) is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of [2025] MSI Codex R2 C13NUC5-266US (Intel Core i5-13400F, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 82% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $899.00 vs $5099.00
- Up to 63% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Alienware Aurora R16 - $9.77 vs $26.28 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 111% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than [2025] MSI Codex R2 C13NUC5-266US (Intel Core i5-13400F, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11) - 194 vs 92 FPS
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FPS
92
47%
Value, $/FPS
$9.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 252 minutes ago
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FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$26.28/FPS
37%
Price, $
$5099
17%
FPS Winner
Buy for $5,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 260 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
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Core i7-13700F
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2661
100%
Multi-Core
15475
100%
CPU Winner
[2025] MSI Codex R2 C13NUC5-266US (Intel Core i5-13400F, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
Core i5-13400F | CPU | Core i7-13700F |
GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD |