Detailed Specs Comparison

Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop vs. Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation

Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop and Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 25, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	New 10th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to Intel Core i9-10980KF (10 cores/ 20 threads). Up to Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® with NVIDIA NVLink SLI® Enabled. Up to 128GB DDR4 3400MHz memory. First Alienware Aurora with PCI-e liquid cooling graphics. First Alienware Aurora with up to 1000W power supply. High-Speed HyperX FURY XMP DDR4 memory. New AlienFX RGB Lightning.	Intel® W480 PCH Chipset Supports 10th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to 65W Intel® Core™ i9-10900 (10 cores/20 threads, up to 5.20 GHz). Up to 80W Intel® Xeon® W-1290 (10 cores/20 threads, up to 5.20 GHz). Up to NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6. Up to 64GB 2933MHz ECC or Non-ECC dual-channel DDR4 memory. Up to 2 x 2TB PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD. Up to 240W AC Power Adapter.

Availability	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation
Released	2020	2020
Release Info	Announced on May 13, 2020.	Announced on August 26, 2020.
Pricing	Starting from $1,109.99 i5-10400F GTX 1650 SUPER 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5	Starting at $889.00 i5-10500 \| 8GB \| 256 SSD
Applicable Models	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop (Intel) 2020 Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop (Intel) Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop 2020 Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop (Intel Z490 Chipset) Alienware Aurora R11 (10th Gen Intel Core i5) Alienware Aurora R11 (10th Gen Intel Core i7) Alienware Aurora R11 (10th Gen Intel Core i9K)
Generations	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Current Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop Compare

Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Price
	Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9-14900F Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB GDDR6X, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Black By Alienware $2,399.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R11 Gaming Desktop 10th Gen Intel Core i7, 16GB Dual Channel HyperX Fury DDR4 XMP, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Black (Latest Model) By Alienware $3,998.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop - Intel Core i5 10th Gen - i5-10400F - Six Core 4.3Ghz - 2TB - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,323.99	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation Price
	Dell Precision 3240 Micro Desktop - Intel Xeon W-1250, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 M.2 SSD, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000, Windows Pro for Workstations - Black (Latest Model) By Dell $1,499.97	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3260 Compact Desktop Workstation- i9-12900K - 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB Type-C, AC Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 11 Pro By Dell $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7000 7670 Mobile Workstation (NVIDIA RTX A4500 16GB GPU, 16" FHD+, Intel 16-Core i9-12950HX, 64GB DDR5, 2TB SSD), Laptop for Business, Designer, Architect, Win 11 Pro, 3-YR WRT, Grey By Dell $2,099.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation
Size Comparison
Dimensions	17 x 18.9 x 8.771” (431.9 x 481.6 x 222.8 mm)	7.03” x 7.40” x 2.76” (178.65 x 188.10 x 70.20 mm)
Weight	30.42 - 39.2 lb (13.80 - 17.8 kg)	Starting at 3.77 lbs. (1.71 kg)
Colors	Dark Side of the Moon 2 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors. Lunar Light 4 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors.	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Multi-Media Keyboard (English) Optical Mouse MS116AW	Keyboard Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English No Keyboard Mouse Dell Wired Mouse MS3220 - Black Dell Optical Mouse - MS116 (Black) Dell Wired Mouse with Fingerprint Reader No Mouse
Ports	Front 2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare technology 1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare technology 1 x Microphone/Line In 1 x Headphone/Line Out Rear 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (Coaxial) 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK) 1 x RJ-45 Killer™ E3000 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet 6 x Type-A USB 2.0 1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 1 x Side Surround Output 1 x Microphone In 1 x Line Out 3 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Rear Surround Output Center/Subwoofer Output 1 x Center/Subwoofer Output 1 x Line In	Front 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with PowerShare. 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x Headset jack 1 x Audio Line out/Line in port Rear 4 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with Smart Power On. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 Supports 4K@120Hz. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Optional Port VGA, DisplayPort++ 1.4, HDMI 2.0, or USB-C with DP 1.4-Alt mode. 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Adapter Port

Chasis	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation
Form Factor	Mid Tower	Compact Form Factor
Power Supply	550W 1000W	180W 7.4mm Barrel Power Adapter 240W 7.4mm Barrel Power Adapter. Required for discrete graphics card configurations.
Optical Drives	Not Available
Chasis Information	Micro ATX motherboard CPU Cooling Options Alienware™ High-Performance Liquid Cooling Alienware™ Low-Profile Smart Cooling Heatsink Solution

Internal Specs	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation
Chipset	Intel® Z490 Chipset	Intel® W480 PCH Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100F 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600K 6C/12T, 4.10 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF 6C/12T, 4.10 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900F 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K 10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF 10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 6C/12T, 3.10 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270 8C/16T, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290 10C/20T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 80W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF Not Available	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX 2060 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX 2070 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX 2080 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX 2080 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready, Liquid Cooled) RTX™ 2080 Ti - 11GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX™ 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6X Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® with NVIDIA NVLink SLI® Enabled RTX 2070 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX 2080 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX™ 2080 Ti - 11GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) AMD® Radeon™ RX 5300 - 3GB GDDR6 RX 5600 - 6GB GDDR6 RX 5700 - 8GB GDDR6 RX 5700 XT - 8GB GDDR6 RX 6800 XT - 16GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® Quadro® P400 - 2GB GDDR5 3 x mini DisplayPort 1.4 P620 - 2GB GDDR5 4 x mini DisplayPort 1.4 P1000 - 4GB GDDR5 4 x mini DisplayPort 1.4 RTX 3000 - 6GB GDDR6 4 x mini DisplayPort 1.4
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2933 MHz, 3200 MHz, or 3400 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots with up to 32GB per slot.	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots Memory Type: ECC and Non-ECC Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory. Memory Speed: 2666 MHz For 10th Generation Intel Core i3/i5/Xeon W-1250 processors. 2933 MHz For 10th Generation Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon W-1270/W1290 processors. Memory Size per Slot: 8GB 16GB 32GB
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 or Gen 4 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	2 x PCIe x16 slots 2 x PCIe x4 slots 4 x SATA slots 1 x M.2 2242/2260/2280 slot For solid-state drive/Intel Optane memory 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x8 slot PCIe Gen 3 x8, Half-height SATA 1 x SATA slot for 3.5-inch/2.5-inch hard drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane.

Connectivity	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810) Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1 Killer AX1650i Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1	Qualcomm QCA61x4a (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.1 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1 No Wireless LAN Card
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.1 Optional
Ethernet	Killer E3000 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.	Intel i219-LM Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 11 Home, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro National Academic, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, 64-bit Windows 10 Home, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro National Academic, 64-bit Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC (OEM only) Windows 10 Pro for Workstation, 64-bit RHEL 8.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 64-bit Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial	Dell Optimizer for Precision Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation
Audio	No Speakers Audio controller Realtek ALC3861 External Ports 7.1 channel output Microphone-in Stereo headphones Headset combo connector	One 2W Speaker (optional) Audio controller Realtek ALC3246 4 Channel High Definition Audio External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Front).

Misc	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1-Year Basic Onsite Service

Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop vs. Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation

The Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop and the Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation were released in the same year, 2020. The Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution. The Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation has a micro form factor that can only fit a custom-designed motherboard with none or one expansion slot and supports only a specific OEM graphics card.

Processor

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like the brains of your desktop computer. Its performance determines how fast and responsive your PC is. Generally, a processor with newer architecture, more CPU cores, higher TDP (measured in W), and faster clock speed (measured in GHz) tends to be more expensive and run faster than others with older architecture, fewer CPU cores, lower TDP, and lower clock speed.

For Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 125W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900KF with a boost speed up to 5.30 GHz.

While Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 80W 10-core Intel Xeon W-1290 with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.

Memory

The Random Access Memory or RAM is the super-fast and temporary storage used to handle all active tasks, apps, and games that will go away when your PC turns off. The more memory your PC has, the better multitasking your PC can handle without having to reload data from slower permanent storage that includes the hard disk drive or solid-state drive.

Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop has four RAM slots that support up to 128GB of 3400MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation has two RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 64GB of 2933MHz ECC & Non-ECC dual-channel DDR4 memory.

Ports

Computer ports are the interface for connecting your PC to its peripheral devices or other PCs. The most common peripherals are keyboard, mouse, monitor, flash drive, speaker, and printer. Most of them use Universal Serial Bus (USB) as their connection to your computer. So the PC with more USB ports can connect to more peripherals at the same time.

There is a total number of 15 USB ports available on the Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop, nine more than the Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation that has only 6 USB ports. On top of the number of USB ports, the type and version of each USB port are also necessary for determining how fast it is.

The Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop has thirteen USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. It has six ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), seven ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

For Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation, it has five USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

Pricing

Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Price
	Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9-14900F Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB GDDR6X, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Black By Alienware $2,399.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R11 Gaming Desktop 10th Gen Intel Core i7, 16GB Dual Channel HyperX Fury DDR4 XMP, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Black (Latest Model) By Alienware $3,998.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop - Intel Core i5 10th Gen - i5-10400F - Six Core 4.3Ghz - 2TB - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,323.99	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation Price
	Dell Precision 3240 Micro Desktop - Intel Xeon W-1250, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 M.2 SSD, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000, Windows Pro for Workstations - Black (Latest Model) By Dell $1,499.97	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3260 Compact Desktop Workstation- i9-12900K - 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB Type-C, AC Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 11 Pro By Dell $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7000 7670 Mobile Workstation (NVIDIA RTX A4500 16GB GPU, 16" FHD+, Intel 16-Core i9-12950HX, 64GB DDR5, 2TB SSD), Laptop for Business, Designer, Architect, Win 11 Pro, 3-YR WRT, Grey By Dell $2,099.99	See at Amazon