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 174 days newer than the cheaper MSI Codex R2.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than MSI Codex R2 - 57 vs 55 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 48% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1199.99 vs $2299.99
- Up to 46% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $21.82 vs $40.35 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Jul 22nd, 2024 • 89th Variation
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$40.35/FPS
54%
Price, $
$2299.99
52%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 414 minutes ago
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
55
96%
Value, $/FPS
$21.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1199.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 425 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Jul 22nd, 2024 • 89th Variation
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 22nd, 2024 • 89th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 22nd, 2024 • 89th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
86%
Multi-Core
11359
66%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Jul 22nd, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
