Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 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 R16 is 180 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R2.
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 51% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $999.99 vs $2053.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Apex Legends than Alienware Aurora R16 - $6.06 vs $8.84 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 40% better in Apex Legends than MSI Codex R2 - 231 vs 165 FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
165
71.42857142857143%
Value, $/FPS
$6.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$999.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.84/FPS
68.55203619909503%
Price, $
$2053
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,053 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 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
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
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
Jan 30th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
86.58806190125277%
Multi-Core
11359
69.1525630098624%
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 R2 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Jan 30th, 2024 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i5-14400F | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
