Dell G5 5000 Desktop vs. Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell G5 5000 Desktop and Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
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Camera & Audio
Dell G5 5000 Desktop
Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Audio
No Speakers
Audio controller
Realtek ALC3861
External Ports
One headset port
One audio line-out port
One rear L/R-surround audio-out port
One center/subwoofer LFE surround the audio-out port
No Speakers
Audio controller
Realtek ALC3861
External Ports
7.1 channel output
Microphone-in
Stereo headphones
Headset combo connector
Misc
Dell G5 5000 Desktop
Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
Warranty
1 Year Mail In Service
1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
Dell G5 5000 Desktop vs. Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop
The Dell G5 5000 Desktop and the Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop were released in the same year, 2020. 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 Dell G5 5000 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 65W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900F with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.
While Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 125W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900KF 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 Dell G5 5000 Desktop up to 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop, it supports up to 128GB of 3400MHz 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 10 USB ports available on the Dell G5 5000 Desktop, five less than the Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop that has 15 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 Dell G5 5000 Desktop has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and six ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
For Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop, it has thirteen USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. The PC 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).
