HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series) vs. Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Here is a side by side comparison between HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series) and Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 lanes, for discrete graphics card.
1 x PCIe x1 slot
PCIe Gen 3.0 x1 lanes.
SATA
2 x SATA slots
For SATA HDD/SSD.
M.2
1 x M.2 2230 slot
For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card
2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
For PCIe x4 Gen 3 SSD/Intel Optane.
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16 slot
PCIe Gen 5 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
2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
For SSD/Intel Optane
Connectivity
HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series)
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Wi-Fi
Realtek Wi-Fi 5
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-5 (802.11ac)Bluetooth 5.0
Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6
Up to 2400 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.1
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX210
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet
Realtek RTL8118 ASH-CG Ethernet controller
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Killer E3100 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
Software
HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series)
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
OS
Windows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Microsoft Office 30 Day TrialMcAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial
Alienware Command CenterDell Digital DeliveryDell Mobile ConnectDell Recovery EnvironmentDropBoxMicrosoft® Office 30 Day Trial
Alienware Command Center - includingAlienFX lighting, Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality, Fusion ( and Alienware Adrenalin, Alienware Mobile Connect.
Camera & Audio
HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series)
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Audio
Audio Codec: ALC3866-CG.
High Definition (Azalia) 5.1 channel audio support.
HP Audio Switch
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
HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series)
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Warranty
1 year limited hardware warranty
90-day phone support
Complimentary chat support within the warranty period
1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series) vs. Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
The HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series) and the Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop were released in the same year, 2021. The HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series) has a . The Alienware Aurora R13 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 HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series), you have options to configure it with a 65W AMD Zen 3 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 5600G up to a 105W 12-core AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with a boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.
While Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop has configurations with a 125W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake 10-core Intel Core i5-12600K up to a 125W 16-core Intel Core i9-12900KF with a boost speed up to 5.20 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 HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series) up to 64GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop, it supports up to 64GB of 4400MHz or 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR5 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 HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series), four less than the Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop 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 HP OMEN 25L (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series) has six USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. It has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
For Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop, it has nine USB Type-A ports and three 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), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps).
