Dell Alienware 16 Aurora-2
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1600
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.5 kg
53 Overall Score
Price $1,429
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong gpu (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average portability (13th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | 1GbE |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware 16 Aurora-2 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 99 | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware 16 Aurora-2 | 35 | 76.3 | 52.1 | 68.9 | 86.5 | 12.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 82 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 73.2 | 66.3 | 87.7 | 99.3 | 69.5 | 98.7 | 97.3 | 99.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 90.7 | 91.9 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 74.7 | 89.4 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 89.5 | 90 | 98.6 | 95.4 | 9.1 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 99.8 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 92.2 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 73.4 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 63.9 | 80.9 | 64.1 | 95.8 | 87.3 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 97.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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