Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Specs

Here's what you need to know about Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Specs, including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest March 19, 2021 05:11 am

The Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop features 65W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11400 up to a 125W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900KF with a boost speed up to 5.30 GHz. The Intel® Z490 Chipset motherboard inside Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop has four memory slots that support up to 64GB of 3400MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory.

What's New in Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop

Here's what you need to know about the Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop.

New 11th Gen Intel Core Processors.
Up to Intel Core i9-11900K (8 cores/ 16 threads).
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3090 24GB GDDR6X.
Up to 128GB Dual-Channel DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz memory.
Up to 1000W power supply.

Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Full Specifications

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Availability
Released	2021
Release Info	Announced on March 2021.
Pricing	Starting from $1,099.99 i5-11400F GTX 1650 SUPER 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5
Generations	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R13 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Current Alienware Aurora R11 Desktop Compare Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Desktop Compare

Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Price
	2021 Newest Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-11700F(Liquid Cool, Up to 4.9GHz), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 32GB 3200MHz DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, Win10 By Dell $2,299.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 2022 Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6X, Intel 11th Gen 8-Core i7-11700F, 16GB HyperX DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD+1TB HDD, Lunar Light White,1000W PSU, WiFi 6 By Dell $1,599.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop (2021) \| Core i7-1TB HDD + 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - RTX 3080 \| 8 Cores @ 4.9 GHz - 11th Gen CPU - 10GB GDDR6X Win 10 Pro By Dell $2,771.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop (2021) \| Core i9-2TB HDD + 1TB SSD - 128GB RAM - RTX 3090 \| 8 Cores @ 5.3 GHz - 11th Gen CPU - 24GB GDDR6X Win 10 Pro By Dell $4,455.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop (2021) \| Core i5-1TB SSD + 1TB HDD - 32GB RAM - RTX 3080 \| 6 Cores @ 4.9 GHz - 11th Gen CPU - 10GB GDDR6X Win 10 Pro By Dell $1,999.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 2021 Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop - Intel Core i9 11th Gen - i9-11900KF - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 2TB + 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $3,689.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop
Dimensions	17 x 18.9 x 8.771” (431.9 x 481.6 x 222.8 mm)
Weight	30.42 - 39.2 lb (13.80 - 17.8 kg)
Colors	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	Multi-Media Keyboard (English) Optical Mouse MS116AW
Ports	Front 2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare technology 1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare technology 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 RJ-45 Killer™ E3000 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet 6 x Type-A USB 2.0 1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 1 x Side Surround Output 1 x Microphone In 1 x Line Out 3 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Rear Surround Output Center/Subwoofer Output 1 x Center/Subwoofer Output 1 x Line In

Chasis	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop
Form Factor	Mid Tower
Power Supply	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	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop
Chipset	Intel® Z490 Chipset
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600K 6C/12T, 3.90 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 6C/12T, 3.90 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900K 8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF 8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Not Available
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) 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 GDDR6X RTX™ 3080 - 10GB GDDR6X RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6X AMD® Radeon™ RX 5300 - 3GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) 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 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2933 MHz, 3200 MHz, or 3400 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots with up to 32GB per slot.
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	2 x PCIe x16 slots 2 x PCIe x4 slots 4 x SATA slots 1 x M.2 2242/2260/2280 slot For solid-state drive/Intel Optane memory 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card

Connectivity	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810) Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1 Killer AX1650i Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Killer E3100 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Software	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop
Audio	No Speakers Audio controller Realtek ALC3861 External Ports 7.1 channel output Microphone-in Stereo headphones Headset combo connector

Misc	Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Price

Here is the latest price update for Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop.

Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop Price
	2021 Newest Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-11700F(Liquid Cool, Up to 4.9GHz), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 32GB 3200MHz DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, Win10 By Dell $2,299.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 2022 Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6X, Intel 11th Gen 8-Core i7-11700F, 16GB HyperX DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD+1TB HDD, Lunar Light White,1000W PSU, WiFi 6 By Dell $1,599.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop (2021) \| Core i7-1TB HDD + 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - RTX 3080 \| 8 Cores @ 4.9 GHz - 11th Gen CPU - 10GB GDDR6X Win 10 Pro By Dell $2,771.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop (2021) \| Core i9-2TB HDD + 1TB SSD - 128GB RAM - RTX 3090 \| 8 Cores @ 5.3 GHz - 11th Gen CPU - 24GB GDDR6X Win 10 Pro By Dell $4,455.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop (2021) \| Core i5-1TB SSD + 1TB HDD - 32GB RAM - RTX 3080 \| 6 Cores @ 4.9 GHz - 11th Gen CPU - 10GB GDDR6X Win 10 Pro By Dell $1,999.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 2021 Alienware Aurora R12 Desktop - Intel Core i9 11th Gen - i9-11900KF - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 2TB + 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $3,689.99	See at Amazon