Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R15 outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R2 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R15 is 151 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R2.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 59% better in No Man's Sky than MSI Codex R2 - 197 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 20% better value when playing No Man's Sky than MSI Codex R2 - $7.7 vs $9.68 per FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 21% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1199.99 vs $1517.0
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1517
79%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,517 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11613 minutes ago
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
124
62%
Value, $/FPS
$9.68/FPS
79%
Price, $
$1199.99
100%
Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11604 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
208.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
626.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
56%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
37%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Ryzen 7 7700X
4.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2908
100%
Multi-Core
15263
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
80%
Multi-Core
11359
74%
Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 7 7700X | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
