Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R13 Tower 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 Tower is 89 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Tower Desktop PC
- Performs up to 19% better in Valheim than MSI Codex R - 111 vs 93 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 43% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R13 Tower - $1066.0 vs $1880.23
- Up to 32% better value when playing Valheim than Alienware Aurora R13 Tower - $11.46 vs $16.94 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.94/FPS
67%
Price, $
$1880.23
56%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,880.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 124 minutes ago
Jun 27th, 2023 • 15th Variation
FPS
93
83%
Value, $/FPS
$11.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1066
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,066 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 116 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Jun 27th, 2023 • 15th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jun 27th, 2023 • 15th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
74%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i7-12700F
2.1 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2362
100%
Multi-Core
11527
100%
CPU Winner
Jun 27th, 2023 • 15th Variation
Core i5-13400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2290
96%
Multi-Core
10745
93%
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Tower Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30th, 2023 | Release Date | Jun 27th, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700F | CPU | Core i5-13400F |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
