Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i vs. Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i and Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
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)
2 x USB-C
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps)
1 x RJ-45
Killer™ E3000 2.5 Gigabit 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
Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Form Factor
Micro Form Factor (1L)
Mid Tower (44L)
Power Supply
90W Power Adapter
130W Power Adapter
460W
80+ Bronze85% Efficiency
750W
80+ Platinum92% Efficiency
Bays
1 x 2.5" disk bay
Optical Drives
Not Available
Chasis Information
Chasis Options
460W Bronze Rated PSU, Air-Cooled CPU & Solid Side Panel
460W Bronze Rated PSU, Liquid-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
750W Platinum Rated PSU, Alienware Cryo-tech™ Edition CPU Liquid Cooling & Clear 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
750W Platinum Rated PSU, Alienware Cryo-tech™ Edition CPU Liquid Cooling & Clear Side Panel
Internal Specs
Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Chipset
Intel® H470 Chipset
Intel® Z690 Chipset
Processor
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100
4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100T
4C/8T, 3.00 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 35W
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400
6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400T
6C/12T, 2.00 → 3.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700T
8C/16T, 2.00 → 4.50 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 35W
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K
10C/16T, 3.70 → 4.90 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF
10C/16T, 3.70 → 4.90 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
12C/20T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 125W
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF
12C/20T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 125W
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900K
16C/24T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 30MB SmartCache, 125W
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF
16C/24T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 30MB SmartCache, 125W
Integrated Graphics
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100T
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400T
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700T
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K
Intel® UHD Graphics 770
32 Execution Units, 300 → 1450 MHz
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF
Not Available
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
Intel® UHD Graphics 770
32 Execution Units, 300 → 1500 MHz
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF
Not Available
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900K
Intel® UHD Graphics 770
32 Execution Units, 300 → 1550 MHz
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF
Not Available
Discrete Graphics
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
4GB8GB16GB32GB
Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory
Memory Speed:
2666 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i3/i5 CPU
2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i7/i9 CPU
Memory Per Slot:
4GB8GB16GB
Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR5 Memory
Memory Speed:
3600 MHz4400 MHz
Memory Per Slot:
8GB16GB32GB
Memory Configurations
8GB16GB32GB64GB
4400 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.
128GB
3600 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.
Storage
256GB512GB1TB
M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVME SSD
500GB1TB2TB
5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
1TB2TB
7200 RPM SATA HDD
Slots
SATA
1 x SATA slots
For 2.5-inch HDD/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
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
Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card
Wi-Fi 6
802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card
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 5.0
Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet controller
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Killer E3100 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
Software
Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
OS
Windows® 10 Pro 64
Windows 10 Home 64
Windows 10 Home in S mode
Windows 11 Pro 64
Windows 11 Home 64
No operating system
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Lenovo VantageMcAfee LiveSafe™Microsoft 365
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
Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Audio
No Speakers
Audio controller
High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC233VB codec
External Ports
1 x Universal Audio Jack
Front
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
Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i
Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
Security
Physical Locks
Kensington® Security Slot
BIOS Security
Administrator password
Power-on password
Hard disk password
Warranty
1-year depot service
1-year limited onsite service
2-year depot service
1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i vs. Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop
The Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i and the Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop were released in the same year, 2021. The Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i 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 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 Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 35W 8-core Intel Core i7-10700T with a boost speed up to 4.50 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.
Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i has two RAM slots that support up to 32GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop has four RAM slots that you can upgrade 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 6 USB ports available on the Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i, six 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 Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 5i has five USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. All of them supports USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 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).
