Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R15 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 Alienware Aurora R15 is 446 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R2.
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 49% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1079.99 vs $2099.99
- Up to 21% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Alienware Aurora R15 - $10.09 vs $12.8 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 53% better in Grand Theft Auto V than MSI Codex R2 - 164 vs 107 FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
107
65%
Value, $/FPS
$10.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1079.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,079.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 208 minutes ago
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.8/FPS
78%
Price, $
$2099.99
51%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 222 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
42%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
31%
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
80%
Multi-Core
11359
63%
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 7900X
4.7 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2923
100%
Multi-Core
17849
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Jan 30th, 2024 | Release Date | Nov 10th, 2022 |
| Core i5-14400F | CPU | Ryzen 9 7900X |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
