Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R2 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Codex R2 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 118 days newer than the cheaper MSI Codex R2.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 52% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than MSI Codex R2 - 146 vs 96 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 56% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1082.87 vs $2469.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $11.82 vs $16.92 per FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.92/FPS
70%
Price, $
$2469.99
43%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,469.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6 minutes ago
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
96
66%
Value, $/FPS
$11.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1082.87
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,082.87 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
75%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
52%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
Core i9-13900F
null-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i5-14400F
null-core
Single-Core
2350
86%
Multi-Core
11359
66%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |