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Key Differences

In short — Dell XPS 8960 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.

Advantages of MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC

  • Up to 19% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1690.23 vs $2099.00
  • Up to 1% better value when playing Elden Ring than Dell XPS 8960 - $21.67 vs $21.86 per FPS

Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 23% better in Elden Ring than MSI Codex R - 96 vs 78 FPS
This is a free version of Elden Ring.
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum


FPS

78

81%

Value, $/FPS

$21.67/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1690.23

100%

Value Winner

MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop | Intel 10-Core i5-13400F >i7-12700F | 32GB DDR5 2TB SSD + 1TB HDD | Geforce RTX 4060 8GB Graphic | DisplayPort 2.5G Ethernet ARGB Fan Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable

Buy for $1,690.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 164 minutes ago


FPS

96

100%

Value, $/FPS

$21.86/FPS

99%

Price, $

$2099

80%

FPS Winner

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop Computer Tower - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900 24-Core Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Pro - Graphite Black

Buy for $2,099 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 158 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

97%

Texel Fillrate

236.2 GTexel/s

69%


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

121.7 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

344.8 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

2.1 GHz | 12-core

Single-Core

2362

80%

Multi-Core

11527

73%


Intel Core i9-14900 Logo
Core i9-14900

2.0 GHz | 24-core

Single-Core

2946

100%

Multi-Core

15863

100%

CPU Winner

MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC Image

MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC

vs
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

UnknownRelease DateUnknown
Core i7-12700FCPUCore i9-14900
GeForce RTX 4060GPUGeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
32 GBRAM
64 GB
2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDDStorage4 TB SSD

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