Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 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 R16 is 71 days newer than the cheaper MSI Codex R.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 49% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than MSI Codex R - 107 vs 72 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 33% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1421.99 vs $2130.03
- Up to 1% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Alienware Aurora R16 - $19.75 vs $19.91 per FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
107
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.91/FPS
99%
Price, $
$2130.03
66%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,130.03 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 761 minutes ago
May 24th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
72
67%
Value, $/FPS
$19.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1421.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,421.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 758 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
May 24th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 24th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
May 24th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96%
Multi-Core
14759
89%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | May 24th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
