Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 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 XPS 8960 is 335 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R2.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 36% better in Dota 2 than MSI Codex R2 - 251 vs 185 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 52% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1182.08 vs $2449.99
- Up to 35% better value when playing Dota 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - $6.39 vs $9.76 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
251
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.76/FPS
65.47131147540983%
Price, $
$2449.99
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58030 minutes ago
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
185
73.70517928286853%
Value, $/FPS
$6.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1182.08
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,182.08 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58034 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th 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
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
75.78200580457917%
Multi-Core
11359
54.09047619047619%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2024 |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
