Key Differences
In short — Dell 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 Dell Alienware Aurora R16 is 125 days newer than the cheaper MSI Codex R2.
Advantages of Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 43% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than MSI Codex R2 - 97 vs 68 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 62% cheaper than Dell Alienware Aurora R16 - $999.99 vs $2641.73
- Up to 46% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Dell Alienware Aurora R16 - $14.71 vs $27.23 per FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 3rd, 2024 • 5th Variation
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$27.23/FPS
54.021300036724206%
Price, $
$2641.73
37%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,641.73 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 259 minutes ago
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
68
70.10309278350515%
Value, $/FPS
$14.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$999.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 270 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 3rd, 2024 • 5th Variation
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 3rd, 2024 • 5th 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
Jun 3rd, 2024 • 5th 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
86.08058608058609%
Multi-Core
11359
65.96782623845752%
Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Jun 3rd, 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 |
| 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
