Detailed Specs Comparison

Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop vs. Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation

Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop and Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

Specs Comparison

Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop image
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation image
Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation

Key Features

What's new
  • 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake K-Series Processors.
  • Intel® Z690 Chipset
  • Up to 125W Intel Core i9-12900K (16 Cores, 30MB Cache, Up to 5.2 GHz)
  • Up to 64GB of 4400 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 Memory
  • Up to 128GB of 3600 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 Memory
  • Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3090 (24GB GDDR6x)
  • Up to AMD® Radeon™ RX 6900 XT (16GB GDDR6)
  • Up to 750W Platinum PSU
  • Available in
    Dark Side of the Moon Lunar Light
  • PCI Express 5.0 Ready
  • New Type C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (up to 20 Gbps)
  • Optional Alienware Cryo tech Edition CPU Liquid Cooling
  • Intel® W580 Chipset
    Supports 10th and 11th Gen Intel Core Processors.
  • Up to 125W Intel® Core™ i9-11900K (8 cores/16 threads, up to 5.30 GHz).
  • Up to 125W Intel® Xeon® W-1390P (8 cores/16 threads, up to 5.40 GHz).
  • Up to NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX A5000 with 24GB GDDR6X.
  • Up to AMD® Radeon™ Pro W5700 with 8GB GDDR6.
  • Up to 64GB 3200MHz ECC or Non-ECC dual-channel DDR4 memory.
  • Up to 128GB 2933MHz ECC or Non-ECC dual-channel DD4 memory.
  • Up to 3 x 2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD.
  • Up to 1000W 80 Plus Gold with 90% Efficiency.
What's missing
  • Has fewer USB ports.
  • Has fewer PCI Express slots.
  • Use Custom Alienware motherboard.

Availability

Alienware Aurora R13 DesktopDell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
Released20212021
Release InfoAnnounced on October 27, 2021Announced on May 10, 2021.
PricingStarting at $1,239.00
Generations
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop Price
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-12700KF, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6, Liquid-Cooling, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-12700KF, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6, Liquid-Cooling, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light
By Alienware
$2,565.99
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Tower Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i7-12700F up to 4.8GHz, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Windows 11
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Tower Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i7-12700F up to 4.8GHz, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Windows 11
By Dell
$1,495.00
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
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
$1,199.97
Was: $1,399.97
Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation Price
Dell Precision 3650 Desktop Tower Workstation Intel Core i7-11700 (8-Core) 32GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD Dual (2) NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Windows 10 PRO
Dell Precision 3650 Desktop Tower Workstation Intel Core i7-11700 (8-Core) 32GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD Dual (2) NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Windows 10 PRO
By Dell
$1,089.00
Dell Precision 3000 3650 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Tower
Dell Precision 3000 3650 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Tower
By Dell
$1,195.00
Dell Precision 3640 Tower Workstation - 3.8 GHz Intel Core i7 8-Core (10th Gen) - 64GB RAM - 1TB SSD + 4TB HDD - Quadro P1000, 4GB - Windows 10 pro (Renewed)
Dell Precision 3640 Tower Workstation - 3.8 GHz Intel Core i7 8-Core (10th Gen) - 64GB RAM - 1TB SSD + 4TB HDD - Quadro P1000, 4GB - Windows 10 pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$628.61

Exterior

Alienware Aurora R13 DesktopDell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
Size Comparison
Dimensions
  • 20.8 x 20.1 x 8.86” (529 x 510 x 225 mm)
    Without cable cover.
  • 23.2 x 20.1 x 8.86” (589 x 510 x 225 mm)
    With cable cover.
13.6” x 13.18” x 6.95” (345 x 335 x 176.6 mm)
WeightUp to 36.4 lbs. (16.5 kg)18.74 ~ 22.53 lbs. (8.50 ~ 10.22 kg)
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon Lunar Light
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
PortsFront
  • 3 x USB-A
    2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) with Powershare technology
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) with Powershare technology
  • 1 x Headphone/Line Out
Rear
  • 6 x USB-A
    2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
    2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) with Smart Power on
    2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
  • 2 x USB-C
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps)
  • 1 x RJ-45
    Killer™ E3000 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
  • 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (Coaxial)
  • 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK)
  • 1 x Microphone In
  • 1 x Line In
  • 1 x Line Out
  • 1 x Center/Subwoofer Output
  • 1 x Rear Surround Output
  • 1 x Side Surround Output
Front | Standard
  • 3 x USB-A
    2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps).
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with Powershare.
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x Universal Audio Jack
Front | Advanced
  • 3 x USB-A
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with powershare.
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps)
  • 1 x SD Card Reader v4.0
  • 1 x Universal Audio Jack
Rear
  • 5 x USB-A
    2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with Smart Power On.
    2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
  • 2 x DisplayPort
    DisplayPort 1.4 supports 4K@120Hz.
  • 1 x RJ-45 
    Gigabit Ethernet.
  • 1 x Audio Jack
    Re-tasking Line out/Line in audio port.
  • 2 x PS/2
  • 1 x Optional Port
    VGA, DP++ 1.4a, HDMI 2.0, or USB-C with DP-Alt-mode.
  • 1 x Optional RJ45 Network Connector (2.5 GHz)
  • 1 x Kensington Lock Slot
  • 1 x Power Connection

Chasis

Alienware Aurora R13 DesktopDell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
Form FactorMid Tower (44L)Mid Tower
Power Supply
  • 460W
    80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency
  • 750W
    80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
  • 300W
    80+ Gold 90% Efficiency
  • 460W
    80+ Gold 90% Efficiency
  • 550W
    80+ Gold 90% Efficiency
  • 1000W
    80+ Gold 90% Efficiency
Optical DrivesNot Available
  • 8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive
  • 8x DVD-ROM 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive
Chasis InformationChasis Options
  • 460W Bronze Rated PSU, Air-Cooled CPU & Solid Side Panel
  • 460W Bronze Rated PSU, Liquid-Cooled CPU & Solid Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Air-Cooled CPU & Solid Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Liquid-Cooled CPU & Solid Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Air-Cooled CPU & Clear Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Liquid-Cooled CPU & Clear Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Alienware Cryo-tech™ Edition CPU Liquid Cooling & Clear Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Air-Cooled CPU & Solid Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Liquid-Cooled CPU & Solid Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Air-Cooled CPU & Clear Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Liquid-Cooled CPU & Clear Side Panel
  • 750W Platinum Rated PSU, Alienware Cryo-tech™ Edition CPU Liquid Cooling & Clear Side Panel

Internal Specs

Alienware Aurora R13 DesktopDell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
ChipsetIntel® Z690 ChipsetIntel® W580 Chipset
Processor
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K
    10C/16T, 3.70 → 4.90 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF
    10C/16T, 3.70 → 4.90 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
    12C/20T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF
    12C/20T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900K
    16C/24T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 30MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF
    16C/24T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 30MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100
    4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W
  • 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105
    4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 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™ i5-10600K
    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™ i7-10700K
    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™ i9-10900K
    10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250
    6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W
  • 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250P
    6C/12T, 4.10 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270
    8C/16T, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W
  • 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270P
    8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290
    10C/20T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 80W
  • 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290P
    10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500
    6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W
  • 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600
    6C/12T, 2.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W
  • 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600K
    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™ i7-11700K
    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® Xeon® W-1350
    6C/12T, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1350P
    6C/12T, 4.00 → 5.10 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370
    8C/16T, 2.90 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370P
    8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390
    8C/16T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390P
    8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
Integrated Graphics
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K
    Intel® UHD Graphics 770
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 1450 MHz
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF
    Not Available
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
    Intel® UHD Graphics 770
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 1500 MHz
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF
    Not Available
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900K
    Intel® UHD Graphics 770
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 1550 MHz
  • 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF
    Not Available
  • 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  • 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105
    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™ i5-10600K
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  • 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  • 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K
    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® Core™ i9-10900K
    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-1250P
    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-1270P
    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
  • 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290P
    Intel® UHD Graphics P630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500
    Intel® UHD Graphics 750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600
    Intel® UHD Graphics 750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600K
    Intel® UHD Graphics 750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700
    Intel® UHD Graphics 750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K
    Intel® UHD Graphics 750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 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® Xeon® W-1350
    Intel® UHD Graphics P750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1350P
    Intel® UHD Graphics P750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370
    Intel® UHD Graphics P750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370P
    Intel® UHD Graphics P750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390
    Intel® UHD Graphics P750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
  • 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390P
    Intel® UHD Graphics P750
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce®
  • GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6
  • GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6
  • GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6
  • RTX™ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6
  • RTX™ 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 LHR
  • RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 LHR
  • RTX™ 3080 - 10GB GDDR6x LHR
  • RTX™ 3080 Ti - 12GB GDDR6x
  • RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6x
AMD® Radeon™
  • RX 5300 - 3GB GDDR6
  • RX 6600 XT - 8GB GDDR6
  • RX 6700 XT - 12GB GDDR6
  • RX 6800 XT - 16GB GDDR6
  • RX 6900 XT - 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® Quadro®
  • T400 - 2GB GDDR6
    3 x mini DisplayPort ports
  • T600 - 4GB GDDR6
    4 x mini DisplayPort ports
  • T1000 - 4GB GDDR6X
    4 x mini DisplayPort ports
  • P400 - 2GB GDDR5
    3 x mini DisplayPort ports
  • P620 - 2GB GDDR5
    4 x mini DisplayPort ports
  • P1000 - 4GB GDDR5
    4 x mini DisplayPort ports
  • P2200 - 5GB GDDR5X
    4 x DisplayPort 1.4 ports
  • RTX 4000 - 8GB GDDR6
    3 x DisplayPort 1.4 ports
    1 x USB-C port
  • RTX 5000 - 16GB GDDR6
    4 x DisplayPort 1.4 ports
    1 x USB-C port
  • RTX A2000 - 6GB GDDR6X
    4 x mini DisplayPort ports
  • RTX A4000 - 16GB GDDR6X
    4 x DisplayPort 1.4a ports
  • RTX A5000 - 24GB GDDR6X
    4 x DisplayPort 1.4a ports
AMD® Radeon™ Pro
  • W3200 - 4GB GDDR6
    4 x mini DisplayPort ports
  • W5500 - 8GB GDDR6
    4 x DisplayPort 1.4 ports
  • W5700 - 8GB GDDR6
    5 x mini DisplayPort ports
    1 x USB-C port
Memory
  • Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
  • Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR5 Memory
  • Memory Speed:
    3600 MHz 4400 MHz
  • Memory Per Slot:
    8GB 16GB 32GB
Memory Configurations
  • 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
    4400 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.
  • 128GB
    3600 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.
8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB
  • Memory Slots: 4 x 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/W-1250P processors.
    • 2933 MHz
      For 10th Generation Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon W-1270/W-1270P/W1290/W1290P processors.
    • 3200 MHz
      For 11th Generation Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon W-1350/W-1350P/W-1370/W-1370P/W1390/W1390P processors.
  • Memory Size per Slot: 
    8GB 16GB 32GB
Storage
  • 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
    M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
  • 1TB 2TB
    7200 RPM SATA HDD
  • 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
  • 1TB 2TB 4TB
    5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
  • Storage Controller: Intel® Rapid Storage Controller 12.0
    Supporting SATA 6Gb/s and host based RAID 0/1/5/10.
Slots
  • Expansion Slots
    • 1 x PCIe x16 slot 
      PCIe Gen 5 x16, Full-height
    • 2 x PCIe x4 slot
      PCIe Gen 3 x4, Full-height
    SATA
    • 3 x SATA slots
      ForHDD/SSD.
    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
Expansion Slots
  • 1 x PCIe x16 slot 
    PCIe Gen 4 x16, Full-height
  • 1 x PCIe x4 slot
    PCIe Gen 3 x4, Full-height
  • 1 x PCIe-32 slot
    Full-height
SATA
  • 4 x SATA slots 
    For 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, and slim Optical Drive.
M.2
  • 1 x M.2 2230 slot
    For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card
  • 3 x M.2 2280 slot
    For SSD/Intel Optane.

Connectivity

Alienware Aurora R13 DesktopDell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
Wi-Fi
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX210
    Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2
  • Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
    Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2
  • Qualcomm QCA61x4a
    Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0
  • Intel AX210
    Up to 2402 Mbps Triple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1
  • No Wireless LAN Card
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
Optional
EthernetKiller E3100 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
  • Gigabit Ethernet controller
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
  • 2.5GbE Ethernet controller
    Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Software

Alienware Aurora R13 DesktopDell Precision 3650 Tower 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 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC (OEM only)
  • Windows 10 CMIT Government Edition, 64-bit (China only)
  • Red Hate Enterprise Linux 8.4
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 64-bit
  • Kylin v10.1
Built-in Apps
  • Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial
  • Alienware Command Center - includingAlienFX lighting, Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality, Fusion ( and Alienware Adrenalin, Alienware Mobile Connect.
  • Dell Optimizer for Precision
  • Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio

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Audio
  • Audio controller
    • Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • External Ports
    • 1 x Headset Port
      Front
    • 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (Coaxial)
    • 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK)
    • 1 x Microphone In
    • 1 x Line In
    • 1 x Line Out
    • 1 x Center/Subwoofer Output
    • 1 x Rear Surround Output
    • 1 x Side Surround Output
  • One 2W Speaker (optional)
  • Audio controller
    • Realtek ALC3246
    • 4 Channel High Definition Audio
    • 24-bit DAC (Digital-to-Analog) and ADC (Analog-to-Digital)
  • External Ports
    • 1 x Universal Audio Jack
      Front
    • 1 x Audio port
      Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear).

Misc

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Warranty1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis3-Year Basic Onsite Service

Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop vs. Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation

The Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop and the Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation were released in the same year, 2021. The Alienware Aurora R13 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 3650 Tower Workstation has a mini tower form factor that can fit a micro ATX and Mini ITX motherboard, a few hard disk drives, and a single full-height 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 R13 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 125W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake 10-core Intel Core i5-12600K up to a 125W 16-core Intel Core i9-12900KF with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.

While Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 125W 8-core Intel Xeon W-1390P 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 R13 Desktop up to 64GB of 4400MHz or 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR5 memory. For Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation, it supports up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933MHz ECC or 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 12 USB ports available on the Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop, three more than the Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation that has only 9 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 R13 Desktop has nine USB Type-A ports and three USB Type-C ports. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), five ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps).

For Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation, it has eight USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), three 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 R13 Desktop Price
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-12700KF, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6, Liquid-Cooling, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-12700KF, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6, Liquid-Cooling, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light
By Alienware
$2,565.99
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Tower Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i7-12700F up to 4.8GHz, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Windows 11
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Tower Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i7-12700F up to 4.8GHz, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Windows 11
By Dell
$1,495.00
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
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
$1,199.97
Was: $1,399.97
Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation Price
Dell Precision 3650 Desktop Tower Workstation Intel Core i7-11700 (8-Core) 32GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD Dual (2) NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Windows 10 PRO
Dell Precision 3650 Desktop Tower Workstation Intel Core i7-11700 (8-Core) 32GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD Dual (2) NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Windows 10 PRO
By Dell
$1,089.00
Dell Precision 3000 3650 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Tower
Dell Precision 3000 3650 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Tower
By Dell
$1,195.00
Dell Precision 3640 Tower Workstation - 3.8 GHz Intel Core i7 8-Core (10th Gen) - 64GB RAM - 1TB SSD + 4TB HDD - Quadro P1000, 4GB - Windows 10 pro (Renewed)
Dell Precision 3640 Tower Workstation - 3.8 GHz Intel Core i7 8-Core (10th Gen) - 64GB RAM - 1TB SSD + 4TB HDD - Quadro P1000, 4GB - Windows 10 pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$628.61

Motherboard

Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop System Board.

Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop Motherboard
Source: Dell

Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation System Board.

Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation Motherboard
Source: Dell

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