Detailed Specs Comparison

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop vs. 2021 ROG Strix GT35

Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop and 2021 ROG Strix GT35 specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest April 29, 2023

Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it 2021 ROG Strix GT35 See at Amazon
Key Features
What's new	AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors. AMD B550 Chipset Up to 105W AMD Ryzen™ 9 5950X (16 Cores, 32T, 64MB Cache, Up to 4.90 GHz) 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	10th Generation Intel Rocket Lake Processors. Intel® Z590 Chipset Up to 125W Intel Core i9-11900KF (8 cores, 16 threads, 16MB Cache, Up to 5.2 GHz) Up to 128GB of 3200 MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 Ti (11GB GDDR6) Up to 850W 80+ Platinum PSU 4 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA ports More PCI Express Gen 4.0 Ready Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0 AURA SYNC 240mm Liquid Cooler Vertical VGA Installation
What's missing	Using the same processors as its previous generation. Has fewer USB ports. Has fewer PCI Express slots. Use Custom Alienware motherboard. Available only in Dark Side of the Moon

Availability	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop	2021 ROG Strix GT35
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on October 27, 2021
Generations	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop Current Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop Compare	2021 ROG Strix GT35 Current 2020 ROG Strix GT35 Compare

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop Price
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 7-5800H - 2TB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT \| 8 cores @ 4.4 GHz - 16GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,426.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 7-5800H - 2TB HDD + 1TB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT \| 8 cores @ 4.4 GHz - 16GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,273.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 9-5900X - 1TB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti \| 12 cores @ 4.8 GHz - 12GB GDDR6X Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $2,399.00	See at Amazon
ROG Strix GT35 G35CG Gaming Desktop Price
	ASUS ROG Strix GA35 Gaming Desktop PC, GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD + 2TB HDD, Dual Hot-Swap SSD Bays, ROG Scope & Chakram, Windows 10 Professional, GA35DX-XB989 By ASUS $1,749.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) Gaming Laptop, 16” FHD+ 16:10 165Hz/3ms Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5050 Laptop GPU, Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 14650HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, Wi-Fi 7, Win 11 Home By ASUS $1,299.00 Was: $1,399.99	See at Amazon
	Asus ROG G700 Gaming Desktop Computer Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 32GB RAM 2TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Black By ASUS $4,899.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop	2021 ROG Strix GT35
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.	17.05 x 19.72 x 10.98” (433 x 501 x 279 mm)
Weight	Up to 36.4 lbs. (16.5 kg)	33.07 lbs. (15.0 kg)
Colors	Dark Side of the Moon	Star Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Multi-Media Keyboard (English) Optical Mouse MS116AW	ROG Strix Flare Keyboard RGB mechanical gaming keyboard comes with Cherry MX switches, a customizable illuminated badge, and dedicated media keys for gaming. ROG Gladius II Mouse Equipped with a DPI switch for superior sensitivity control.
Ports	Front 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) 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	Top 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 2 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x Mic in 3.5mm jack 1 x Headphone out 3.5mm jack. Rear 7 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x HDMI 2.0a 1 x RJ-45 Intel® I211-AT 2.5G LAN 6 x Audio port Gold-Plated Audio Jacks 1 x S/PDIF-Out 1 x Line-in 1 x Mic-in 1 x Rear Speaker Out 1 x Center / Sub Woofer 1 x Front Speaker Out (Line Out)

Chasis	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop	2021 ROG Strix GT35
Form Factor	Mid Tower (44L)	Full Tower
Power Supply	460W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 750W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	700W 80+ Bronze peak 750W 700W 80+ Gold peak 750W 850W 80+ Platinum peak 900W
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	VGA Installation Type: Vertical Cooling: 240mm Liquid Cooler

Internal Specs	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop	2021 ROG Strix GT35
Chipset	AMD B550 Chipset	Intel® Z590 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™ i7-11700KF 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF 8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
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™ i7-11700KF Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Not Available
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™ 3070 with LHR - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3080 with LHR - 10GB GDDR6X RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6X
Memory	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 XMP Memory Memory Speed: 3200 MHz 3466 MHz 3600 MHz Memory Per Slot: 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 3200MHz, 3466MHz, 3600MHz DDR4 XMP memory.	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Per Slot: 8GB 16GB Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 RPM SATA HDD	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 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 3 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 4.0, 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 4 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For NVMe PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop	2021 ROG Strix GT35
Wi-Fi	Realtek RTL 8822CE Wi-Fi 5 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 MediaTek MT7921 Wi-Fi 6 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2	Wi-Fi 6 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8125BD 2.5G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.	Intel® I211-AT 2.5G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Software	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop	2021 ROG Strix GT35
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
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.	ROG Armoury Crate Sonic Studio III Sonic Radar III Aura Creator XSplit Gamecaster Android/iOS App GameFisrt V

Camera & Audio	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop	2021 ROG Strix GT35
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 Mic in 3.5mm jack (front). 1 x Headphone out 3.5mm jack (front). 6 x Audio port Gold-Plated Audio Jacks (Rear) 1 x S/PDIF-Out 1 x Line-in 1 x Mic-in 1 x Rear Speaker Out 1 x Center / Sub Woofer 1 x Front Speaker Out (Line Out)

Misc	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop	2021 ROG Strix GT35
Security		Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop vs. 2021 ROG Strix GT35

The Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop and the 2021 ROG Strix GT35 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 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 2021 ROG Strix GT35 has configurations with a 125W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 8-core Intel Core i7-11700KF up to a 125W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900KF 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 Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop up to 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR4 XMP memory. For 2021 ROG Strix GT35, it supports up to 64GB 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, one less than the 2021 ROG Strix GT35 that has 12 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 2021 ROG Strix GT35, it has nine USB Type-A ports and three USB Type-C ports. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and six ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

Pricing

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop Price
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 7-5800H - 2TB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT \| 8 cores @ 4.4 GHz - 16GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,426.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 7-5800H - 2TB HDD + 1TB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT \| 8 cores @ 4.4 GHz - 16GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,273.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 9-5900X - 1TB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti \| 12 cores @ 4.8 GHz - 12GB GDDR6X Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $2,399.00	See at Amazon
ROG Strix GT35 G35CG Gaming Desktop Price
	ASUS ROG Strix GA35 Gaming Desktop PC, GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD + 2TB HDD, Dual Hot-Swap SSD Bays, ROG Scope & Chakram, Windows 10 Professional, GA35DX-XB989 By ASUS $1,749.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) Gaming Laptop, 16” FHD+ 16:10 165Hz/3ms Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5050 Laptop GPU, Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 14650HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, Wi-Fi 7, Win 11 Home By ASUS $1,299.00 Was: $1,399.99	See at Amazon
	Asus ROG G700 Gaming Desktop Computer Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 32GB RAM 2TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Black By ASUS $4,899.99	See at Amazon