Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop vs. ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop and ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC 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)
1 x USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
1 x RJ-45
Realtek RTL8125BD 2.5G 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
2 x USB-A
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1 x USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1 x 2-in-1 SD/MMC card reader
1 x Combo audio jack
3.5mm
Rear
6 x USB-A
2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
2 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x RJ-45
Killer™ E3000 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
2 x PS2
3 x Audio port
7.1 channel audio
Chasis
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Form Factor
Mid Tower (44L)
Mid Tower
Power Supply
460W
80+ Bronze85% Efficiency
750W
80+ Platinum92% Efficiency
550W
80+ Bronzepeak 550W
550W
80+ Goldpeak 550W
700W
80+ Bronzepeak 750W
Optical Drives
Not Available
Chasis Information
Chasis Options
460W Bronze Rated PSU, Air-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
Internal Specs
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Chipset
AMD B550 Chipset
Intel® B560 Chipset
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X
6C/12T, 3.70 → 4.50 GHz, 32MB Cache, 65W
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5800
8C/16T, 3.40 → 4.60 GHz, 32MB Cache, 65W
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X
8C/16T, 3.80 → 4.70 GHz, 32MB Cache, 105W
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900
12C/24T, 3.00 → 4.70 GHz, 64MB Cache, 65W
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X
12C/24T, 3.70 → 4.80 GHz, 64MB Cache, 105W
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5950X
16C/32T, 3.40 → 4.90 GHz, 64MB Cache, 105W
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500
6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700
8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900
8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X
Not Available
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5800
Not Available
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X
Not Available
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900
Not Available
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X
Not Available
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5950X
Not Available
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500
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™ i9-11900
Intel® UHD Graphics 750
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 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®
RTX™ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6
RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 LHR
NVIDIA RTX™️
A2000 - 6GB GDDR6
Memory
Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 XMP Memory
Memory Speed:
3200 MHz3466 MHz3600 MHz
Memory Per Slot:
8GB16GB32GB
Memory Configurations
8GB16GB32GB64GB128GB
3200MHz, 3466MHz, 3600MHz DDR4 XMP memory.
Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory
Memory Speed:
3200MHz
Memory Per Slot:
8GB16GB32GB
Memory Configurations
8GB16GB32GB64GB128GB
3200 MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 memory.
Storage
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
1TB2TB
7200 RPM SATA HDD
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
1TB2TB
7200 RPM 3.5” SATA HDD
Slots
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16 slot
PCIe Gen 4 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
1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
For SSD/Intel Optane
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16 slot
PCIe Gen 4.0, Full-height
2 x PCIe x1 slot
PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height
SATA
6 x SATA slots
For HDD and SSD.
M.2
1 x M.2 2230 slot
For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card
2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
For NVMe PCIe SSD
Connectivity
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Wi-Fi
Realtek RTL 8822CE Wi-Fi 5
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-5 (802.11ac)Bluetooth 5.0
MediaTek MT7921 Wi-Fi 6
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 5
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-5 (802.11ac)Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet
Realtek RTL8125BD 2.5G Ethernet controller
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000 Mbps.
Software
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
OS
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps
Dell Digital Delivery
Dell Mobile Connect
Dell Recovery Environment
DropBox
Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial
Alienware Command Center - including AlienFX lighting, Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality, Fusion and Alienware Adrenalin, and Alienware Mobile Connect.
ProArt Creator HubMy ASUSOffice 30-day Trial
Camera & Audio
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
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
High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio
External Ports
1 x Combo audio port
Front
3 x Audio ports
7.1 channel audio
Misc
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Security
BIOS Booting User Password Protection
HDD User Password Protection and Security
McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial
Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
In the box
Optional
Wireless optical mouse
Wired optical mouse
Wireless keyboard
Wired keyboard
3.5" HDD assembly kit
Warranty
1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop vs. ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
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 Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 65W AMD Zen 3 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 5600X up to a 105W 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with a boost speed up to 4.90 GHz.
While ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC has configurations with a 65W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11500 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900 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 Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop up to 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR4 XMP memory. For ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, it supports up to 128GB 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 11 USB ports available on the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop, two more than the ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC 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 Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop has nine USB Type-A ports and two 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), and two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
For ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, it has eight USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and seven ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
