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 180 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R2.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 48% better in Deathloop than MSI Codex R2 - 129 vs 87 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 52% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $999.99 vs $2073.99
- Up to 29% better value when playing Deathloop than Alienware Aurora R16 - $11.49 vs $16.19 per FPS
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.19/FPS
70.96973440395305%
Price, $
$2073.99
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,073.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 217 minutes ago
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
87
67.44186046511628%
Value, $/FPS
$11.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$999.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 212 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st 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
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
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
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
86.58806190125277%
Multi-Core
11359
69.1525630098624%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |