Dell Alienware Aurora R16 2024, Core i9-13900K, 16GB, 1TB SSD + 14TB HDD, RTX 4060Ti, Basalt Black
Its redesigned chassis and liquid cooling deliver 20% quieter acoustics and 7% lower CPU temperatures, sustaining the 20-core Intel Core i7-14700K and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti under load. A massive 2TB NVMe SSD plus 14TB HDD array, a 20Gbps front USB-C port, and a glass-enclosed, customizable RGB tower make it a rare storage-driven build. This desktop suits gamers and content archivists who need immense local storage for large libraries and demand a quiet, thermally efficient tower.
CPU Intel Core i7 14700K
RAM 16 GB
Storage 15024 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060Ti
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
74 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong gpu (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average social proof (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14700K |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 33 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 13.7 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 15.4 kg / 33.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware Aurora R16 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14700K | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 15024 | 4096 | 4096 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 480 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora R16 | 91.8 | 83.9 | 49.8 | 96.6 | 99.8 | 70 | 29.9 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.2 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.2 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.8 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 98 | 53.7 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 95 | 89.2 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.6 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 90.5 | 83 | 37.4 | 99.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall73.8
- AI/LLM43.9
- Gaming76.1
- Portability27.6
- Creator72.7
- Business67
- Developer71.3
- Home Office72.3
- Workstation71.5
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