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Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Aurora R12 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 (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (14th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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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 | GDDR6 |
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 Aurora R12 | HP Omen 45L | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 11400F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Apple M4 Max |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 36 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 8096 | 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 Max 32-core |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mid-tower | sff |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 850 | 850 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Mac OS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Aurora R12 | 39.6 | 75.9 | 8.1 | 69.7 | 13.1 | 70 | 14.2 |
| HP Omen 45L Compare | 97.8 | 87.3 | 95.5 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 70 | 86.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 74.9 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 63.4 | 70 | 99.9 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77.2 | 94.3 | 97.4 | 91.4 | 37 | 74.8 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.3 | 80.9 | 96.6 | 86.4 | 99.2 | 11.3 | 95.5 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.3 | 64.2 | 69.4 | 94.7 | 30.2 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $990
Amazon 1 offers From $990
Jun 8, 2026 Refurbished $990
Usage Scores
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