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
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Availability | Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation |
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Release Info | Announced on October 27, 2021 | Announced on May 10, 2021. |
| Pricing | Starting at $1,239.00 | |
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Exterior | Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation |
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| 13.6” x 13.18” x 6.95” (345 x 335 x 176.6 mm) |
| Weight | Up 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 |
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| Ports | Front
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Chasis | Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation |
| Form Factor | Mid Tower (44L) | Mid Tower |
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| Optical Drives | Not Available |
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Internal Specs | Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation |
| Chipset | Intel® Z690 Chipset | Intel® W580 Chipset |
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| Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce®
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Connectivity | Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation |
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| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 Optional |
| Ethernet | Killer E3100 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps. |
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Misc | Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation |
| Warranty | 1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis | 3-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
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop System Board.
Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation System Board.
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