Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation vs. Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation and Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 25, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Intel® W480 PCH Chipset Supports 10th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to 65W Intel® Core™ i9-10900 (10 cores/20 threads, up to 5.20 GHz). Up to 80W Intel® Xeon® W-1290 (10 cores/20 threads, up to 5.20 GHz). Up to NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6. Up to 64GB 2933MHz ECC or Non-ECC dual-channel DDR4 memory. Up to 2 x 2TB PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD. Up to 240W AC Power Adapter.	Up to AMD Ryzen™ 9 5950X (16 cores/ 32 threads). Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6X. Up to 128GB DDR4 3400MHz memory.

Availability	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop
Released	2020	2020
Release Info	Announced on August 26, 2020.	Announced and available on January 13, 2020. Updated in January 2021 AMD Ryzen 5000-series CPUs and the Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU
Pricing	Starting at $889.00 i5-10500 \| 8GB \| 256 SSD	Starting from $1,079.99 Ryzen 5 5600X Radeon™ RX 5300 8GB 1TB SATA Wi-Fi 5
Applicable Models		Alienware Aurora R10 Desktop Alienware Aurora R10 Desktop (AMD) 2020 Alienware Aurora R10 Desktop (AMD) Alienware Aurora R10 Desktop 2020 Alienware Aurora R10 Desktop (AMD AM4 B550A Chipset) Alienware Aurora R10 (AMD Ryzen 5) Alienware Aurora R10 (AMD Ryzen 7) Alienware Aurora R10 (AMD Ryzen 9)
Generations		Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop Current

Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation Price
	Dell Precision 3240 Micro Desktop - Intel Xeon W-1250, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 M.2 SSD, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000, Windows Pro for Workstations - Black (Latest Model) By Dell $1,799.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3000 3280 Workstation - Intel Core i7 14th Gen i7-14700 - 32 GB - 512 GB SSD - Compact By Dell $1,832.27	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7000 7670 Mobile Workstation (NVIDIA RTX A2000 8GB GPU, 16" FHD+, Intel 16-Core i9-12950HX, 64GB DDR5, 1TB SSD) Laptop for Business, Designer, Architect, Win 11 Pro, 3-YR WRT, Grey By Dell $2,099.99	See at Amazon
Dell Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop Price
	Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 7 5800, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, VR Ready, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Liquid Cooling, Windows 11 Home - Black By Dell $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop Computer Tower (2019) \| Core Ryzen 7-1TB SSD Hard Drive + 1TB Hard Drive - 64GB RAM \| 8 Cores @ 4.5 GHz Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,211.19	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-14700F Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Black By Alienware $1,449.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop
Size Comparison
Dimensions	7.03” x 7.40” x 2.76” (178.65 x 188.10 x 70.20 mm)	17 x 18.9 x 8.771” (431.9 x 481.6 x 222.8 mm)
Weight	Starting at 3.77 lbs. (1.71 kg)	39.2 lb (17.8 kg)
Colors	Black	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.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English No Keyboard Mouse Dell Wired Mouse MS3220 - Black Dell Optical Mouse - MS116 (Black) Dell Wired Mouse with Fingerprint Reader No Mouse	Multi-Media Keyboard (English) Optical Mouse MS116AW
Ports	Front 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with PowerShare. 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x Headset jack 1 x Audio Line out/Line in port Rear 4 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with Smart Power On. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 Supports 4K@120Hz. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Optional Port VGA, DisplayPort++ 1.4, HDMI 2.0, or USB-C with DP 1.4-Alt mode. 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Adapter Port	Front 1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare technology 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare technology 2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Microphone/Line In 1 x Headphone/Line Out Rear 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (Coaxial) 1 x SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK) 1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 With PowerShare techonolgy (up to 15W). 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 3 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 6 x Type-A USB 2.0 1 x RJ-45 Killer™ E2600 Gigabit Ethernet 1 x Microphone In 1 x Line In 1 x Line Out 1 x Center/Subwoofer Output 1 x Rear Surround Output Center/Subwoofer Output 1 x Side Surround Output

Chasis	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop
Form Factor	Compact Form Factor	Mid Tower
Power Supply	180W 7.4mm Barrel Power Adapter 240W 7.4mm Barrel Power Adapter. Required for discrete graphics card configurations.	550W 1000W
Optical Drives		Not Available
Chasis Information		Micro ATX motherboard CPU Cooling Options Alienware™ High-Performance Liquid Cooling Alienware™ Low-Profile Smart Cooling Heatsink Solution

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop
Chipset	Intel® W480 PCH Chipset	AMD AM4 B550A Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 6C/12T, 3.10 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270 8C/16T, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290 10C/20T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 80W	AMD Ryzen™ 5 3500 6C/6T, 3.60 → 4.10 GHz, 16MB Cache, 65W AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 6C/12T, 3.60 → 4.20 GHz, 32MB Cache, 65W AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X 6C/12T, 3.80 → 4.40 GHz, 32MB Cache, 95W AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600XT 6C/12T, 3.80 → 4.40 GHz, 32MB Cache, 95W AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 8C/16T, 3.60 → 4.40 GHz, 32MB Cache, 65W AMD Ryzen™ 7 3800X 8C/16T, 3.90 → 4.50 GHz, 32MB Cache, 105W AMD Ryzen™ 7 3800XT 8C/16T, 3.90 → 4.50 GHz, 32MB Cache, 105W AMD Ryzen™ 9 PRO 3900 12C/24T, 3.10 → 4.30 GHz, 64MB Cache, 65W AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900X 12C/24T, 3.80 → 4.60 GHz, 64MB Cache, 105W AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT 12C/24T, 3.80 → 4.60 GHz, 64MB Cache, 105W AMD Ryzen™ 9 3950X 16C/32T, 3.50 → 4.70 GHz, 64MB Cache, 105W 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 5 3500 Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600XT Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 7 3800X Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 7 3800XT Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 9 PRO 3900 Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900X Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Not Available AMD Ryzen™ 9 3950X 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® Quadro® P400 - 2GB GDDR5 3 x mini DisplayPort 1.4 P620 - 2GB GDDR5 4 x mini DisplayPort 1.4 P1000 - 4GB GDDR5 4 x mini DisplayPort 1.4 RTX 3000 - 6GB GDDR6 4 x mini DisplayPort 1.4	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 RTX 2060 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX 2070 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX 2080 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX™ 2080 Ti - 11GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX™ 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3080 - 10GB GDDR6X RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6X AMD® Radeon™ RX 5300 - 3GB GDDR6 RX 5600 - 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RX 5700 - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RX 5700 XT - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RX 6800 XT - 16GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots Memory Type: ECC and Non-ECC Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory. Memory Speed: 2666 MHz For 10th Generation Intel Core i3/i5/Xeon W-1250 processors. 2933 MHz For 10th Generation Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon W-1270/W1290 processors. Memory Size per Slot: 8GB 16GB 32GB	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 3200 MHz or 3400 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots with up to 32GB per slot.
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 or Gen 4 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x8 slot PCIe Gen 3 x8, Half-height SATA 1 x SATA slot for 3.5-inch/2.5-inch hard drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane.	2 x PCIe x16 slots 2 x PCIe x4 slots 4 x SATA slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For solid-state drive/Intel Optane memory 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card

Connectivity	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA61x4a (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.1 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1 No Wireless LAN Card	Qualcomm DW1810 Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Qualcomm DW1820 Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Killer AX1650 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1 Optional	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Intel i219-LM Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Killer E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop
OS	Windows 11 Home, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro National Academic, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, 64-bit Windows 10 Home, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro National Academic, 64-bit Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC (OEM only) Windows 10 Pro for Workstation, 64-bit RHEL 8.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 64-bit Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Dell Optimizer for Precision Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop
Audio	One 2W Speaker (optional) Audio controller Realtek ALC3246 4 Channel High Definition Audio External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Front).	No Speakers Audio controller Realtek ALC3861 External Ports 7.1 channel output Microphone-in Stereo headphones Headset combo connector

Misc	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop
Warranty	1-Year Basic Onsite Service	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation vs. Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop

The Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation and the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop were released in the same year, 2020. The Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation has a micro form factor that can only fit a custom-designed motherboard with none or one expansion slot and supports only a specific OEM graphics card. 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.

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 Precision 3240 Compact Workstation, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 80W 10-core Intel Xeon W-1290 with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.

While Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop has configurations 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.

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 Precision 3240 Compact Workstation has two RAM slots that support up to 64GB of 2933MHz ECC & Non-ECC dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop has four RAM slots that you can upgrade 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 6 USB ports available on the Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation, nine less than the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 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 Precision 3240 Compact Workstation has five USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

For Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 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).

Pricing

Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation Price
	Dell Precision 3240 Micro Desktop - Intel Xeon W-1250, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 M.2 SSD, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000, Windows Pro for Workstations - Black (Latest Model) By Dell $1,799.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3000 3280 Workstation - Intel Core i7 14th Gen i7-14700 - 32 GB - 512 GB SSD - Compact By Dell $1,832.27	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7000 7670 Mobile Workstation (NVIDIA RTX A2000 8GB GPU, 16" FHD+, Intel 16-Core i9-12950HX, 64GB DDR5, 1TB SSD) Laptop for Business, Designer, Architect, Win 11 Pro, 3-YR WRT, Grey By Dell $2,099.99	See at Amazon
Dell Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop Price
	Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 7 5800, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, VR Ready, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Liquid Cooling, Windows 11 Home - Black By Dell $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop Computer Tower (2019) \| Core Ryzen 7-1TB SSD Hard Drive + 1TB Hard Drive - 64GB RAM \| 8 Cores @ 4.5 GHz Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,211.19	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-14700F Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Black By Alienware $1,449.99	See at Amazon