Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Codex R is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is 554 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R.
Advantages of MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 29% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - $1364.99 vs $1929.97
- Up to 13% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - $18.96 vs $21.69 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 24% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than MSI Codex R - 89 vs 72 FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 27th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
72
80.89887640449437%
Value, $/FPS
$18.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1364.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,364.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432811 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.69/FPS
87.41355463347165%
Price, $
$1929.97
70%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,929.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432816 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 27th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 27th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71.92448233861145%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
50.78477746721135%
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
Jun 27th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
77.96352583586626%
Multi-Core
9865
66.84057185446169%
MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Jun 27th, 2023 | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
