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
50 Overall Score
Price $1,849
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong port selection (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th 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 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 11400F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 3072 | 512 | 8000 | 2000 |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 1200 | - | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | 39.8 | 79.2 | 9.9 | 70.8 | 15.9 | 70.1 | 15 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.7 | 90 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92 | 70.1 | 86.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 | 84.7 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 | 95 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.3 | 83.6 | 88 | 91.9 | 83 | 37.4 | 99.6 |
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