ALIENWARE AURORA R12 GAMING DESKTOP

PROCESSOR

11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i5 11400 (6-Core, 12MB Cache, 2.6Ghz to 4.4GHz)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i5 11400F (6-Core, 12MB Cache, 2.6Ghz to 4.4GHz)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i5 11600K (6-Core, 12MB Cache, 3.9Ghz to 4.9GHz w/Turbo)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i5 11600KF (6-Core, 12MB Cache, 3.9Ghz to 4.9GHz w/Turbo)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i7 11700 (8-Core, 16MB Cache, 2.5Ghz to 4.9GHz w/Intel® Turbo Boost Max)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i7 11700F (8-Core, 16MB Cache, 2.5GHz to 4.9GHz w/Intel® Turbo Boost Max)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i7 11700K (8-Core, 16MB Cache, 3.6GHz to 5GHz w/Intel® Turbo Boost Max)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i7 11700KF (8-Core, 16MB Cache, 3.6GHz to 5GHz w/Intel® Turbo Boost Max)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i9 11900 (8-Core, 16MB Cache, 2.5GHz to 5.2GHz w/Thermal Velocity Boost)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i9 11900F (8-Core, 16MB Cache, 2.5GHz to 5.2GHz w/Thermal Velocity Boost)
11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i9 11900K (8-Core, 16MB Cache, 3.5GHz to 5.3GHz w/Thermal Velocity Boost)
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 11900KF (8-Core, 16MB Cache, 3.5GHz to 5.3GHz w/Thermal Velocity Boost)

OPERATING SYSTEMS

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Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Pro (Includes Windows 11 Pro License)

VIDEO CARD

AMD Radeon™ RX 5300 3GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon™ RX 5600 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
NVIDIA^® GeForce^® GTX 1650 SUPER™ 4GB GDDR6
NVIDIA^® GeForce^® GTX 1660 SUPER™ 6GB GDDR6
NVIDIA^® GeForce^® GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6
NVIDIA^® GeForce^® RTX 2060 SUPER™ 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
NVIDIA^® GeForce^® RTX 2070 SUPER™ 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
NVIDIA^® GeForce^® RTX 2080 SUPER™ 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
NVIDIA^® GeForce^® RTX™ 2080 Ti 11GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
NVIDIA^® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA^® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA^® GeForce RTX™ 3080 10GB GDDR6X
NVIDIA^® GeForce RTX™ 3090 24GB GDDR6X

MEMORY^I

Memory Options

3200Mhz Class
8GB HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
16GB HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
16GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
32GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
64GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
128GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz

3400Mhz Class* (*Available on K-Series processors only)
16GB HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
32GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
64GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
128GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz

3466Mhz Class* (*Shipping in April 2021)
16GB HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
32GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
64GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
128GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz

HARD DRIVE

Single Storage Drive Options
1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s
2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s
256GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD

Dual Storage Drive Options
256GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
256GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

MICROSOFT OFFICE

Alienware Command Center
Dashboard navigates all features, including themes, system performance, and overclocking
– Game Library to manage titles from multiple services
– FX supports full RBG values up to 16.8 million colors
– Thermal Management monitors and sets thermal performance
– Power Management adjusts power plans with a game
– Overclocking controls system performance and overclocking profiles
– Sound Center dials in the perfect sound by managing sound profiles, audio effects, and Audio Recon

PORTS

Front Ports
(1x) Headphone/Line Out
(1x) Microphone/Line In
(2x) USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
(1x) USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A w/Powershare technology
(1x) USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C w/Powershare technology

Rear Ports
(1x) SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK)
(1x) SPDIF Digital Output (Coax)
(6x) USB 2.0
(1x) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C w/Powershare technology (up to 15W)
(3x) USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
(1x) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
(1x) RJ-45 Killer™ E3100G Gigabit Ethernet
(1x) Microphone In
(1x) Line In
(1x) Line Out
(1x) Center/Subwoofer Output
(1x) Rear Surround Output
(1x) Side Surround Output

OPTICAL DRIVE

No Optical Drive
Dell External USB DVD/RW

SLOTS

Memory Slots
4 DIMMs

PCI-Express Specifications
Slot 1: x8 Gen4 electrical, x16 physical
Slot 2: x4 Gen3 electrical, x4 physical
Slot 3: x4 Gen3 electrical, x4 physical
Slot 4: x8 Gen4 electrical, x16 physical

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT

Height: 481.6 mm
Width: 222.8 mm
Depth: 431.9 mm
Maximum Weight: 17.8 kg

AUDIO AND SPEAKERS

Audio Details
Internal High-Definition 7.1+2 Performance Audio

Networking and Wi-Fi Details
Killer E3100 2.5G Ethernet NIC (Standard)
Dell Wireless Wi-Fi 5 DW1810 1×1 802.11ac Wi-Fi Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.0
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2×2) 802.11ax Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.1
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2×2) 802.11ax Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.1

CHASSIS

AlienFX Lighting Zones
2 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors (Dark Side of the Moon)
4 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors (Lunar Light)

Motherboard Class
Micro ATX motherboard
Intel® Z490 Chipset

Chassis Color
Dark Side of the Moon
Lunar Light (includes two additional AlienFX lighting zones and “AUR” side print)

Chassis Options
Dark Side of the Moon chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 550W Power Supply
Dark Side of the Moon chassis with High-Performance CPU Liquid Cooling and 550W Power Supply
Dark Side of the Moon chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 1000W Power Supply
Dark Side of the Moon chassis with High-Performance CPU Liquid Cooling and 1000W Power Supply
Lunar Light chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 550W Power Supply
Lunar Light chassis with High-Performance CPU Liquid Cooling and 550W Power Supply
Lunar Light chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 1000W Power Supply
Lunar Light chassis with High-Performance CPU Liquid Cooling and 1000W Power Supply

REGULATORY

Product Safety and Environmental Datasheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page
Dell and the Environment