Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop vs. Lenovo Legion Tower 5i
Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop and Lenovo Legion Tower 5i specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
Specs Comparison
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Availability | Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i |
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Release Info | Announced on March 2021. | Announced on January 13, 2021. |
| Pricing | Starting from $1,099.99 i5-11400F GTX 1650 SUPER 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5 | |
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Exterior | Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i |
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| Dimensions | 17 x 18.9 x 8.771” (431.9 x 481.6 x 222.8 mm) | 17.99” x 17.94” x 7.26” (457 x 455.8 x 184.5 mm) |
| Weight | 30.42 - 39.2 lb (13.80 - 17.8 kg) | 27.6 lbs (12.5 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. | Phantom Black |
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Chasis | Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i |
| Form Factor | Mid Tower | Tower (28L) |
| Power Supply | 550W 1000W |
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| Bays | 2 x 3.5" disk bay | |
| Optical Drives | Not Available | Optional DVD burner DVD±RW, SATA 1.5Gb/s, slim (9.0mm) |
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Internal Specs | Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i |
| Chipset | Intel® Z490 Chipset | Intel B460 Chipset |
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| Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce®
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| 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 Single or dual-channel DDR4 2933 or 3200 MHz.4 x DDR4 UDIMM slots, dual-channel capable |
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Connectivity | Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i |
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| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Ethernet | Killer E3100 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps. | Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps. |
Software | Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i |
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| 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 | Legion Vantage McAfee LiveSafe™ Microsoft Office Trial XBOX Game Pass PowerDVD/Power2Go Lenovo PC Manager Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office 2016 Home and Student Microsoft LinkedIn |
Camera & Audio | Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i |
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| Dolby Atmos® Gaming Effect |
Misc | Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i |
| Security | BIOS Security Power-on password Administrator password | |
| Warranty | 1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis |
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Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop vs. Lenovo Legion Tower 5i
The Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop and the Lenovo Legion Tower 5i were released in the same year, 2021. 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 Lenovo Legion Tower 5i has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400 up to a 65W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900F 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.
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 Lenovo Legion Tower 5i, it supports up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933MHz 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, eight more than the Lenovo Legion Tower 5i that has only 7 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 Lenovo Legion Tower 5i, it has six USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and five ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
Pricing
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop System Board.
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