Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop and Dell XPS 8950 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
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
3 x USB-A
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1 x USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
1 x Headset jack
1 x SD Card Slot
Optional
Rear
4 x USB-A
2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1 x USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Works on processors with integrated graphics.
1 x Gigabit Ethernet
6 x Audio port
7.1 channel audio 6-connector stack of restackable audio ports.
1 x AC Power Connector
Chasis
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Form Factor
Mid Tower (44L)
Mini Tower (27.1L)
Power Supply
460W
80+ Bronze85% Efficiency
750W
80+ Platinum92% Efficiency
460W
80+ Bronze85% Efficiency
750W
80+ Platinum92% Efficiency
Optical Drives
Not Available
No Optical Drive
Tray load DVD Drive
Reads and Writes to DVD/CD
Tray-load Blu-Ray Drive
Reads and Writes to BD/DVD/CD
Chasis Information
Chasis 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 Desktop
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Chipset
Intel® Z690 Chipset
Intel® Z690 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
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K
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™ i9-12900K
16C/24T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 30MB 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
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K
Intel® UHD Graphics 770
32 Execution Units, 300 → 1450 MHz
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
Intel® UHD Graphics 770
32 Execution Units, 300 → 1500 MHz
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900K
Intel® UHD Graphics 770
32 Execution Units, 300 → 1550 MHz
Discrete Graphics
NVIDIA® 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® 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 6700 XT - 12GB GDDR6
RX 6900 XT - 16GB GDDR6
Memory
Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR5 Memory
Memory Speed:
3600 MHz4400 MHz
Memory Per Slot:
8GB16GB32GB
Memory Configurations
8GB16GB32GB64GB
4400 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.
128GB
3600 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.
Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR5 Memory
Memory Speed:
3600 MHz4400 MHz
Memory Per Slot:
8GB16GB32GB
Memory Configurations
8GB16GB32GB64GB
4400 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.
128GB
3600 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.
Storage
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
1TB2TB
7200 RPM SATA HDD
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
1TB2TB
7200 RPM SATA HDD
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 5, Full-height
2 x PCIe x4 slot
Full-height
SATA
4 x SATA slots
ForHDD/SSD, and slim Optical Drive.
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
Connectivity
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Wi-Fi
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX210
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet
Killer E3100 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
Killer E3100G Ethernet controller
10/100/1000 Mbps.
Software
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps
Alienware Command CenterDell Digital DeliveryDell Mobile ConnectDell Recovery EnvironmentDropBoxMicrosoft® Office 30 Day Trial
Alienware Command Center - includingAlienFX lighting, Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality, Fusion ( and Alienware Adrenalin, Alienware Mobile Connect.
Microsoft Office 30-day trial
McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription
Camera & Audio
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
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
Audio controller
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
External Ports
One Headset Port
Front
Six Audio port
Rear, 7.1 channel audio 6-connector stack of restackable audio ports.
Misc
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Warranty
1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
The Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop and the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop 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 XPS 8950 Desktop 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 XPS 8950 Desktop has configurations with a 125W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake 10-core Intel Core i5-12600K up to a 125W 16-core Intel Core i9-12900K 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 both systems up to 64GB of 4400MHz or 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR5 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 XPS 8950 Desktop 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 XPS 8950 Desktop, it has seven USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), five ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps).
