Detailed Specs Comparison

Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop vs. HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)

Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop and HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K) 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.	11th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to Intel Core i9-11900K (8C/16T, Up to 5.30 GHz). Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 (8GB GDDR6). Up to HyperX® 64 GB DDR4-3200 XMP RGB SDRAM. Up to 800W with 80 Plus Gold PSU.

Availability	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on March 2021.	Announced on May 20, 2020. Updated in 2021 with newer chipset and processors supports.
Pricing	Starting from $1,099.99 i5-11400F GTX 1650 SUPER 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5	Starting at $899.99
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	2021 HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K) Current 2021 HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel) Compare 2020 HP OMEN 25L (10th Gen Intel-K) Compare 2020 HP OMEN 25L (10th Gen Intel) 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 $1,599.99	See at Amazon
	2021 Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop - Intel Core i5 11th Gen - i5-11400F - Six Core 4.4Ghz - 1TB - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,668.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop Computer Tower (2021) \| Core i9-512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - 1650 Super \| 8 Cores @ 5.3 GHz - 11th Gen CPU - 11GB GDDR5X Win 11 Home By Dell $1,826.93	See at Amazon
HP OMEN 25L 11th Gen Intel K Price
	HP OMEN 16-k0013dx 16.1" FHD Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7-12700H 2.3GHz 16GB Ram 1TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 TI(4GB) Windows 11 Home(Renewed) By HP $829.99	See at Amazon
	OMEN HP Gaming Laptop Computer, 16" 165Hz 100% sRGB Full HD Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9-7940HS (Up to 5.2GHz), 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home By OMEN $1,799.99	See at Amazon
	OMEN 25L Gaming Desktop PC Gamer Tower, 10th Gen 8-Core i7 i7-10700 Up to 4.8 GHz CPU, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB (16GB DDR4 RAM \| 1TB PCIe SSD \| 1TB HDD) 500W PSU RGB Lighting VR Ready WiFi Bluetooth By OMEN $1,389.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)
Size Comparison
Dimensions	17 x 18.9 x 8.771” (431.9 x 481.6 x 222.8 mm)	15.53” x 17.05” x 6.5” (433.1 x 369 x 165.1 mm)
Weight	30.42 - 39.2 lb (13.80 - 17.8 kg)	Up to 25.26 lb (11.46 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	Optional Keyboard and Mouse HP USB wired keyboard with volume control HP USB wired optical 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	Top 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x Audio Jack Headphone and microphone combo jack. 1 x Microphone Jack. Rear 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Line-in 3.5mm audio jack. 1 x Line-out 3.5mm audio jack. 1 x Microphone 3.5mm audio jack. 1 x Power Connection

Chasis	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)
Form Factor	Mid Tower	Tower (25L)
Power Supply	550W 1000W	600W 80+ Gold Efficiency 750W 80+ Platinum Efficiency 800W 80+ Gold Efficiency
Optical Drives	Not Available
Chasis Information	Micro ATX motherboard CPU Cooling Options Alienware™ High-Performance Liquid Cooling Alienware™ Low-Profile Smart Cooling Heatsink Solution	Front Bezel Shadow Black Glass, Dark Chrome Logo, and Side Cover Glass.

Internal Specs	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)
Chipset	Intel® Z490 Chipset	Intel® Z590 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	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™ i7-11700K 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™ i9-11900K 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
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	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™ i7-11700K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF 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® RTX™️ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 RTX™️ 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™️ 3060 Ti with LHR - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™️ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™️ 3070 with LHR - 8GB 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.	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 3200MHz Memory per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB HyperX® XMP SDRAM with optional RGB
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 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 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 x16 slot PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 lanes, for discrete graphics card. 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3.0 x1 lanes. SATA 2 x SATA slots For SATA HDD/SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For PCIe x4 Gen 3 SSD/Intel Optane.

Connectivity	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)
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	Realtek Wi-Fi 5 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6 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.	Realtek RTL8118 ASH-CG Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial	HP OMEN Gaming Hub Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial More DTS Headphone:X HP Audio Switch ExpressVPN (30-day trial) LastPass (30-day trial) Dropbox myHP HP QuickDrop HP Documentation HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI HP Support Assistant

Camera & Audio	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)
Audio	No Speakers Audio controller Realtek ALC3861 External Ports 7.1 channel output Microphone-in Stereo headphones Headset combo connector	Audio Codec: ALC3866-CG. Omen Audio Control Support DTS:X Ultra. High Definition (Azalia) 5.1 channel audio support. HP Audio Switch

Misc	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop	HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1 year limited hardware warranty 90-day phone support Complimentary chat support within the warranty period

Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop vs. HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K)

The Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop and the HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K) were released in the same year, 2021. The Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution. The HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K) has a .

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 HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K) has configurations with a 125W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11600K up to a 125W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900KF 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 HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K), it supports up to 64GB of 3200MHz 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 R12 Desktop, seven more than the HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K) that has only 8 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 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 HP OMEN 25L (11th Gen Intel-K), it has six USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), four 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 $1,599.99	See at Amazon
	2021 Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop - Intel Core i5 11th Gen - i5-11400F - Six Core 4.4Ghz - 1TB - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,668.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop Computer Tower (2021) \| Core i9-512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - 1650 Super \| 8 Cores @ 5.3 GHz - 11th Gen CPU - 11GB GDDR5X Win 11 Home By Dell $1,826.93	See at Amazon
HP OMEN 25L 11th Gen Intel K Price
	HP OMEN 16-k0013dx 16.1" FHD Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7-12700H 2.3GHz 16GB Ram 1TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 TI(4GB) Windows 11 Home(Renewed) By HP $829.99	See at Amazon
	OMEN HP Gaming Laptop Computer, 16" 165Hz 100% sRGB Full HD Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9-7940HS (Up to 5.2GHz), 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home By OMEN $1,799.99	See at Amazon
	OMEN 25L Gaming Desktop PC Gamer Tower, 10th Gen 8-Core i7 i7-10700 Up to 4.8 GHz CPU, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB (16GB DDR4 RAM \| 1TB PCIe SSD \| 1TB HDD) 500W PSU RGB Lighting VR Ready WiFi Bluetooth By OMEN $1,389.99	See at Amazon