Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R3 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is 756 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R3.
Advantages of MSI Codex R3 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 11% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - $1249.0 vs $1399.0
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 19% better in Need For Speed Unbound than MSI Codex R3 - 119 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than MSI Codex R3 - $11.76 vs $12.49 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 15th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
100
84%
Value, $/FPS
$12.49/FPS
94%
Price, $
$1249
100%
Buy for $1,249 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 81 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 15th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 15th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
50%
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 15th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
73%
Multi-Core
9865
56%
MSI Codex R3 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Jan 15th, 2024 | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i7-14700F | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
