Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the more expensive MSI Codex R (Tower) on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 854 days newer than the more expensive MSI Codex R (Tower).
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 44% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than MSI Codex R (Tower) - 204 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than MSI Codex R (Tower) - $2094.46 vs $2300.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than MSI Codex R (Tower) - $10.27 vs $16.2 per FPS
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Apr 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
142
69.6078431372549%
Value, $/FPS
$16.2/FPS
63.39506172839506%
Price, $
$2300
91%
Buy for $2,300 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 68655 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2094.46
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,094.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 68659 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Apr 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
84.09090909090908%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
55.57751427316645%
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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Apr 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-11400F
2.6 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1961
72.25497420781136%
Multi-Core
7608
46.316814805795694%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i5-11400F | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 500 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
