Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R13 outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Codex R is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R13 is 498 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 8% better in World of Warcraft than MSI Codex R - 189 vs 175 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 43% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R13 - $1421.99 vs $2499.99
- Up to 39% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Alienware Aurora R13 - $8.13 vs $13.23 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.23/FPS
61%
Price, $
$2499.99
56%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10910 minutes ago
May 24th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
175
92%
Value, $/FPS
$8.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1421.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,421.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10897 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
May 24th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 24th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
69%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700KF
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2526
95%
Multi-Core
13549
91%
May 24th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 11th, 2022 | Release Date | May 24th, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700KF | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
