Alienware Aurora R11 Dark Side Of The Moon 2021
CPU 3.8 GHz core_i7
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1512 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X
form factor mid-tower
OS Windows 10 Home
65 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong storage (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong gpu (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
- Below average port selection (25th percentile)
- Below average ram (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
60/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.8 GHz core_i7 |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 10 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6X |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 8.0 kg / 17.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Alienware Aurora R11 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.8 GHz core_i7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1512 | 2048 | 3072 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 1200 | - | 180 | 1300 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienware Aurora R11 | 96.2 | 79.1 | 32.9 | 24.9 | 80.7 | 11.5 | 86.5 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.8 | 89.9 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92.1 | 69.9 | 86.8 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 89.9 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 69.9 | 85.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.3 | 70.3 | 94.6 | 32.8 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 34.9 | 83 | 86.7 | 83.1 | 69.9 | 99.2 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.7 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92.1 | 37.1 | 87.7 |
Usage Scores
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