Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop vs. Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
Here is a side by side comparison between Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop and Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
Specs Comparison
Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop | Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower | |
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Availability | Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop | Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower |
Released | 2020 | 2020 |
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| Announced on September 3, 2020. |
Pricing | Starting from $1,079.99 Ryzen 5 5600X Radeon™ RX 5300 8GB 1TB SATA Wi-Fi 5 |
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Exterior | Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop | Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower |
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Dimensions | 17 x 18.9 x 8.771” (431.9 x 481.6 x 222.8 mm) | 11.5” x 12.76” x 6.1” (292 x 324 x 155 mm) |
Weight | 39.2 lb (17.8 kg) | Up to 15.89 lb (7.2 kg) |
Colors | Dark Side of the Moon 2 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors. Lunar Light 4 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors. | Black |
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Chasis | Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop | Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower |
Form Factor | Mid Tower | Mini Tower |
Power Supply | 550W 1000W |
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Optical Drives | Not Available | 8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional. |
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Internal Specs | Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop | Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower |
Chipset | AMD AM4 B550A Chipset | Intel® Q470 Chipset |
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Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce®
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 3200 MHz or 3400 MHz.4 x UDIMM slots with up to 32GB per slot. |
4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 2666 MHz for Intel Core i3/i5 CPU 2933 MHz for Intel Core i7/i9 CPU |
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Connectivity | Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop | Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Optional |
Ethernet | Killer E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps. | Intel Realtek RTL8111HSD-CG Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps. |
Software | Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop | Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower |
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Built-in Apps | Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial | Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial |
Camera & Audio | Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop | Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower |
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Misc | Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop | Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower |
Warranty | 1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis | 3 Years Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis |
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop vs. Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
The Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop and the Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower were released in the same year, 2020. The Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution. The Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower 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 Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 65W AMD Zen 2 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 3500 up to a 105W 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with a boost speed up to 4.90 GHz.While Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower has configurations with a 58W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G5900 up to a 65W 6-core Intel Core i5-10600 with a boost speed up to 4.80 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.
Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop has four RAM slots that support up to 128GB of 3400MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower has two RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 64GB of 2666MHz 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 15 USB ports available on the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop, seven more than the Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower that has only 8 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 R10 Desktop has thirteen USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. It has six ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), seven ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
For Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower, it has eight USB ports that all of which are USB Type-A. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
Pricing
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop System Board.
Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower System Board.
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