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
48 Overall Score
Price $990
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (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 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP Omen 45L | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 11400F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 36 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 8096 | 2048 | 512 | 8000 |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | - | 850 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | 38.5 | 76.9 | 8.1 | 69.7 | 13 | 69.8 | 14.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.8 | 82.7 | 94.1 | 63.5 | 69.8 | 99.6 |
| HP Omen 45L Compare | 97.6 | 87.8 | 95.6 | 98 | 99.4 | 69.8 | 87.3 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 78.2 | 94.3 | 97.4 | 91.5 | 36.7 | 75.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 94.5 | 30.2 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.3 | 81.2 | 96.7 | 86.2 | 99.2 | 11.1 | 95.6 |
Price
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