Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop vs. Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop and Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest April 29, 2023

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Intel B660 Chipset 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake Processors Up to 65W Intel® Core™ i7-12700 (12C/20T, Up to 4.90 GHz) Up to 64GB 3200MH dual-channel DDR4 memory Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER with 6GB of GDDR6 Up to 300W 80+ Bronze PSU Up to Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 More Features Optional SD Card Reader 3.0. Up to two display outputs (HDMI + DP).	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
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	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
Released	2022	2021
Release Info	Announced on January 21, 2022.	Announced on October 27, 2021
Applicable Models	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop (12th Gen Intel) Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop (Intel B660) 2022 Dell Inspiron Compact Desktop
Generations	2022 Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Current 2021 Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop Compare	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

Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Price
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Computer Tower - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730, WiFi 6, HDMI, Bluetooth, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - Blue By Dell $596.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Vostro 3910 Desktop Computer \| 12th Gen Intel 4-Core Processor \| 16GB DDR4 RAM \| 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD \| Intel UHD Graphics 730 \| WiFi 6 \| DVD-RW \| Display Port \| HDMI \| Windows 11 Pro By Dell $499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Business Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, Windows 11 Pro, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics, Plain DVD+/-RW, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth By Dell $619.00	See at Amazon
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop Price
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 5-5600 - 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 8GB RAM - AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT \| 6 cores @ 4.4 GHz - 12GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,251.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 5900, 32GB 3466MHz RAM, 1TB SDD + 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X Graphics, VR Ready, USB-C, Windows 11 Home – Black By Alienware $2,399.95	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 7-5800H - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT \| 8 cores @ 4.4 GHz - 12GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,110.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.54 x 12.77 x 6.06” (293 x 324.30 x 154 mm)	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.
Weight	14.57 lbs (6.60 kg)	Up to 36.4 lbs. (16.5 kg)
Colors	Black	Dark Side of the Moon
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English Black Dell MS116 Wired Mouse Black	Multi-Media Keyboard (English) Optical Mouse MS116AW
Ports	Front 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x SD card reader Optional. 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 4 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x Line-out re-tasking Line-in audio port 1 x Power supply unit 1 x Kensington lock slot	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

Chasis	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
Form Factor	Mini Tower	Mid Tower (44L)
Power Supply	180W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 240W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency	460W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 750W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Optical Drives	Optional Tray load DVD Drive Reads and Writes to DVD/CD	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	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
Chipset	Intel B660 Chipset	AMD B550 Chipset
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Celeron® G6900 2C/2T, 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 46W 12th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 2C/4T, 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 46W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-12100 4C/8T, 3.30 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 60W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400 6C/12T, 2.50 → 4.40 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 65W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400F 6C/12T, 2.50 → 4.40 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 65W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700 12C/20T, 2.10 → 4.80 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 65W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700F 12C/20T, 2.10 → 4.80 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 65W	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
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Celeron® G6900 Intel® UHD Graphics 710 16 Execution Units, 300 → 1300 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 Intel® UHD Graphics 710 16 Execution Units, 300 → 1350 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1450 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Not Available 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Intel® UHD Graphics 770 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1500 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Not Available	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
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5 GTX 1650 SUPER - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB 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 5300 - 3GB GDDR6 RX 6600 XT - 8GB GDDR6 RX 6700 XT - 12GB GDDR6 RX 6800 XT - 16GB GDDR6 RX 6900 XT - 16GB GDDR6
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 2 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz 2933 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB	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.
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 RPM SATA HDD
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3, Full-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3, Full-height SATA 3 x SATA slots For optical drive, 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard drive. 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 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

Connectivity	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
Wi-Fi	MediaTek MT7921 Up to 1200 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.2 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2	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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8111HSD Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Realtek RTL8125BD 2.5G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Software	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	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.

Camera & Audio	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
Audio	Audio controller Integrated 5.1 Channel High Definition audio Cirrus Logic CS8409 + CS42L42 External Ports One headset port One Line-out port	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

Misc	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop
Warranty	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 Inspiron 3910 Desktop vs. Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop

The Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop is a newer system that was released in 2022, while the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop was released a year earlier in 2021. The Dell Inspiron 3910 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. The Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop has a 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 Inspiron 3910 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 46W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G6900 up to a 65W 12-core Intel Core i7-12700F with a boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

While Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop has configurations 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.

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 Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop has two RAM slots that support up to 64GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop has four RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR4 XMP 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 8 USB ports available on the Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop, three less than the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop that has 11 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 Inspiron 3910 Desktop has seven USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

For Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop, it has nine USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. The PC 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).

Pricing

Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Price
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Computer Tower - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730, WiFi 6, HDMI, Bluetooth, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - Blue By Dell $596.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Vostro 3910 Desktop Computer \| 12th Gen Intel 4-Core Processor \| 16GB DDR4 RAM \| 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD \| Intel UHD Graphics 730 \| WiFi 6 \| DVD-RW \| Display Port \| HDMI \| Windows 11 Pro By Dell $499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Business Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, Windows 11 Pro, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics, Plain DVD+/-RW, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth By Dell $619.00	See at Amazon
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop Price
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 5-5600 - 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 8GB RAM - AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT \| 6 cores @ 4.4 GHz - 12GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,251.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 5900, 32GB 3466MHz RAM, 1TB SDD + 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X Graphics, VR Ready, USB-C, Windows 11 Home – Black By Alienware $2,399.95	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop (2022) \| Ryzen 7-5800H - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT \| 8 cores @ 4.4 GHz - 12GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,110.99	See at Amazon