Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper 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 1148 days newer than the cheaper MSI Codex R (Tower).
Advantages of MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 12% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2300.0 vs $2599.0
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 48% better in Far Cry 3 than MSI Codex R (Tower) - 185 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 24% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than MSI Codex R (Tower) - $14.05 vs $18.4 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
125
67.56756756756756%
Value, $/FPS
$18.4/FPS
76.35869565217392%
Price, $
$2300
100%
Buy for $2,300 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16 minutes ago
May 23rd, 2024 • 24th Variation
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2599
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
May 23rd, 2024 • 24th 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%
May 23rd, 2024 • 24th 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
71.83150183150182%
Multi-Core
7608
44.18375050815959%
May 23rd, 2024 • 24th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 2021 | Release Date | May 23rd, 2024 |
| Core i5-11400F | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 500 GB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
