Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R13 outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R3 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Codex R3 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R13 is 379 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R3.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 5% better in Stray than MSI Codex R3 - 113 vs 108 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R3 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 9% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R13 - $1449.0 vs $1599.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing Stray than Alienware Aurora R13 - $13.42 vs $14.16 per FPS
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.16/FPS
94%
Price, $
$1599.99
90%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 9038 minutes ago
Jan 15th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
108
95%
Value, $/FPS
$13.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1449
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,449 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 9034 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Jan 15th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 15th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
88%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
93%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-12700F
2.1 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2362
85%
Multi-Core
11527
66%
Jan 15th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R3 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 15th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700F | CPU | Core i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
