Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop vs. Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower
Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop and Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
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®
P620 - 2GB GDDR5
40W, 4 x miniDP 1.4.
P1000 - 4GB GDDR5
50W, 4 x miniDP 1.4.
P2200 - 5GB GDDR5
75W, 4 x DP 1.4.
T600 - 4GB GDDR6
40W, 4 x miniDP 1.4.
T1000 - 4GB GDDR6
50W, 4 x miniDP 1.4.
GV100 - 32GB HBM2
250W, 4 x DP 1.4.
NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™️
4000 - 8GB GDDR6
160W, 3 x DP1.4, 1 x VirtualLink.
5000 - 16GB GDDR6
265W, 4 x DP1.4, 1 x VirtualLink.
6000 - 24GB GDDR6
295W, 4 x DP1.4, 1 x VirtualLink.
8000 - 48GB GDDR6
295W, 4 x DP1.4, 1 x VirtualLink.
A4000 - 16GB GDDR6 with ECC
140W, 4 x DP 1.4a.
A5000 - 24GB GDDR6 with ECC
230W, 4 x DP 1.4a.
A6000 - 48GB GDDR6 with ECC
300W, 4 x DP 1.4a.
AMD Radeon™ Pro
WX 3200 - 4GB GDDR5
50W, 4 x miniDP 1.4.
W5500 - 8GB GDDR6
125W, 4 x DP 1.4.
W5700 - 8GB GDDR6
205W, 5 x miniDP 1.4, 1 x USB-C.
VII - 16GB HBM2
250W, 6 x DP 1.4.
Memory
8GB16GB32GB64GB128GB
Dual-channel DDR4 2933 MHz, 3200 MHz, or 3400 MHz.
4 x UDIMM slots with up to 32GB per slot.
32GB64GB128GB256GB512GB1024GB
Memory Slots: 8 x DIMM slots, 8 channels capable
Memory Type: DDR4-3200 RDIMM ECC
Memory Speed: 3200 MHz
Memory Per Slot:
4GB8GB16GB32GB64GB128GB
Storage
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
1TB2TB
7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
128GB256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe SSD.
1TB2TB4TB
7200 rpm 3.5” SATA Hard Drive.
Storage Slots
Up to 5 x 3.5” SATA HDD
SATA 6 Gb/s
Up to 9 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3.0 and 4.0 SSD
Storage Controllers
Onboard Intel RST PCIe RAID
Interface: PCIe NVMe
Supported RAID: 0/1/10/5.
Onboard Intel RSTe SATA RAID
Interface: SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Supported RAID: 0/1/10/5.
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
4 x PCIe 4.0 x16
full height, full length, links to CPU.
2 x PCIe 4.0 x8
full height, full length, links to CPU.
1 x M.2 2230 slot
For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card.
Up to 11 x M.2 2230/2280 slots
2 x via onboard slots
8 x via Quad M.2 to PCIe adapters (only supports PCIe 3.0 SSD)
1 x via Single M.2 to PCIe adapter (only supports PCIe 3.0 SSD).
Connectivity
Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower
Wi-Fi
Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810)
Up to 433 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-5 (802.11ac)Bluetooth 5.0
Intel AX201
Up to 2400 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.1
Killer AX1650i
Up to 2400 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.1
Intel® Wireless-AC 9260 Wi-Fi 5
2 x 2 802.11 AC
No WLAN and Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet
Killer E3000 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
Marvell AQtion AQN-107 10GbE Ethernet
10/100/1000/10000 Mbps.
Software
Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower
OS
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Pro
Ubuntu Linux LTS
No OS
Built-in Apps
Alienware Command CenterDell Digital DeliveryDell Mobile ConnectDell Recovery EnvironmentDropBoxMicrosoft® Office 30 Day Trial
Camera & Audio
Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower
Audio
No Speakers
Audio controller
Realtek ALC3861
External Ports
7.1 channel output
Microphone-in
Stereo headphones
Headset combo connector
High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC4050H codec
Misc
Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower
Security
Security Chip
Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified
Physical Locks
(Optional) Access Panel Lock Kit with Common Key
(Optional) Access Panel Lock Kit with Unique Key
Kensington® Security Slot
Chassis Intrusion Switch
Chassis intrusion switch
BIOS Security
Administrator password
Power-on password
System Management
AMD Pro Manageability
Diagnostic
Photo-audio transfer with Lenovo PC Diagnostics for Android™ and iOS
ThinkStation® Diagnostics for Windows
Front 4-digit diagnostic
Lenovo UEFI Bootable Diagnostics
Warranty
1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
3-year limited onsite service with 9x5 NBD (for most models)
Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop vs. Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower
The Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop and the Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower were released in the same year, 2020. Both systems share the same full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution.
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 Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower has configurations with a 280W AMD Zen+ (Picasso) 12-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX up to a 280W 64-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX with a boost speed up to 4.20 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 Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower has eight RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 1TB of 3200MHz 8 channels DDR4 ECC 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, five more than the Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower that has only 10 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 Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower, it has eight USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and eight ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).