Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R15 outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R3 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R15 is 136 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R3.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 25% better in Minecraft than MSI Codex R3 - 834 vs 668 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing Minecraft than MSI Codex R3 - $1.8 vs $2.17 per FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R3 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 3% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1449.0 vs $1499.97
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
834
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1499.97
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,499.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13202 minutes ago
Jan 15th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
668
80%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
82%
Price, $
$1449
100%
Buy for $1,449 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13194 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Jan 15th, 2024 • 2nd 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 15th, 2024 • 2nd 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
88%
CPU Winner
Jan 15th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
95%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R3 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 15th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 7 7700X | CPU | Core i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
