Detailed Specs Comparison

Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop vs. Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop

Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop and Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop 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 11th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to Intel Core i9-11900K (8 cores/ 16 threads). Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3090 24GB GDDR6X. Up to 128GB Dual-Channel DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz memory. Up to 1000W power supply.	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.

Availability	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Released	2021	2020
Release Info	Announced on March 2021.	Announced on May 13, 2020.
Pricing	Starting from $1,099.99 i5-11400F GTX 1650 SUPER 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5	Starting from $1,109.99 i5-10400F GTX 1650 SUPER 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5
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 Current Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop Compare	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 R12 Desktop Price
	Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7 11700F, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SDD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home - Dark Side of The Moon By Alienware $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	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 $2,380.00	See at Amazon
	(Renewed) Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3070 8GB Gaming Desktop Computer, Intel 8-Core i7-11700F up to 4.7GHz, 16GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD, WiFi 6, BT 5.1, Lighting Case, Windows 10 By Dell $1,129.00	See at Amazon
Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Price
	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 $3,099.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-13700F, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Premium Support - Basalt Black By Alienware $1,383.40	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R11 Gaming Desktop Computer Tower (2020) \| Core i5-256GB SSD Hard Drive + 2TB Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 Cores @ 4.3 GHz - 10th Gen CPU Win 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,060.10	See at Amazon

Exterior	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Size Comparison
Dimensions	17 x 18.9 x 8.771” (431.9 x 481.6 x 222.8 mm)	17 x 18.9 x 8.771” (431.9 x 481.6 x 222.8 mm)
Weight	30.42 - 39.2 lb (13.80 - 17.8 kg)	30.42 - 39.2 lb (13.80 - 17.8 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.	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.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Multi-Media Keyboard (English) Optical Mouse MS116AW	Multi-Media Keyboard (English) Optical Mouse MS116AW
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 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

Chasis	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Form Factor	Mid Tower	Mid Tower
Power Supply	550W 1000W	550W 1000W
Optical Drives	Not Available	Not Available
Chasis Information	Micro ATX motherboard CPU Cooling Options Alienware™ High-Performance Liquid Cooling Alienware™ Low-Profile Smart Cooling Heatsink Solution	Micro ATX motherboard CPU Cooling Options Alienware™ High-Performance Liquid Cooling Alienware™ Low-Profile Smart Cooling Heatsink Solution

Internal Specs	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Chipset	Intel® Z490 Chipset	Intel® Z490 Chipset
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600K 6C/12T, 3.90 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 6C/12T, 3.90 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900K 8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF 8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W	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
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Not Available	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
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 Ti - 11GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX™ 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6X RTX™ 3080 - 10GB GDDR6X RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6X AMD® Radeon™ RX 5300 - 3GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RX 5600 - 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RX 5700 - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RX 5700 XT - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RX 6800 XT - 16GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)	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
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 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2933 MHz, 3200 MHz, or 3400 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots with up to 32GB per slot.
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 NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" 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	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

Connectivity	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
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 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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Killer E3100 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.	Killer E3000 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Software	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Audio	No Speakers Audio controller Realtek ALC3861 External Ports 7.1 channel output Microphone-in Stereo headphones Headset combo connector	No Speakers Audio controller Realtek ALC3861 External Ports 7.1 channel output Microphone-in Stereo headphones Headset combo connector

Misc	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop vs. Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop

The Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop is a newer system that was released in 2021, while the Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop was released a year earlier in 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 R12 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 65W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11400 up to a 125W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900KF with a boost speed up to 5.30 GHz.

While Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop has configurations 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.

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.

Both PCs have the same amount of four RAM slots meaning that you upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. You can upgrade memory on Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop up to 64GB of 3400MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop, it supports up to 128GB of 3400MHz 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 both PCs. 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 R12 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 Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop, it has thirteen USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. The PC 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).

Pricing

Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Price
	Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7 11700F, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SDD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home - Dark Side of The Moon By Alienware $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	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 $2,380.00	See at Amazon
	(Renewed) Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3070 8GB Gaming Desktop Computer, Intel 8-Core i7-11700F up to 4.7GHz, 16GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD, WiFi 6, BT 5.1, Lighting Case, Windows 10 By Dell $1,129.00	See at Amazon
Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Price
	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 $3,099.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-13700F, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Premium Support - Basalt Black By Alienware $1,383.40	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R11 Gaming Desktop Computer Tower (2020) \| Core i5-256GB SSD Hard Drive + 2TB Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 Cores @ 4.3 GHz - 10th Gen CPU Win 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,060.10	See at Amazon