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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 55% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $899.00 vs $1999.99
- Up to 1% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $15.77 vs $15.87 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 121% better in Forza Horizon 5 than [2025] MSI Codex R2 C13NUC5-266US (Intel Core i5-13400F, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11) - 126 vs 57 FPS
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
FPS
57
45%
Value, $/FPS
$15.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1050 minutes ago
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FPS
126
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.87/FPS
99%
Price, $
$1999.99
44%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1051 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
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Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
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 | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i5-13400F | CPU | Core i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
