Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Lunar Light 2021
CPU Intel Core i5 11400F
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
form factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Home
49 Overall Score
Price $990
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong port selection (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
- Below average storage (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 11400F |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 10 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6X |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 17.8 kg / 39.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 11400F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Apple M4 Pro |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 1000 | 2048 | 8000 | 512 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 500 | 850 | 850 | 155 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | 39.2 | 77.9 | 8.9 | 70.3 | 15.2 | 70.6 | 15.1 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 96 | 89 | 78.9 | 93.3 | 91.6 | 70.6 | 87.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 70.6 | 99.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 79.6 | 93.9 | 97.3 | 91.6 | 38 | 74.2 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.3 | 82.6 | 96.4 | 86.4 | 99.2 | 11.8 | 95.4 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 76.9 | 61.6 | 52.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
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