Comparison summary
For performance Alienware Aurora R14 has a lot better processor.
Otherwise they are similar.
Alienware Aurora R14
Alienware Aurora R12
Compare specifications
| Alienware Aurora R14 | Alienware Aurora R12 |
|---|---|
| Processor (CPU)?Central Processing Unit is the heart of a gaming PC and is responsible for running games. | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | Intel Core i7-11700F |
| Memory (RAM)?Memory increases the general speed of a gaming PC. | |
| 32gb | 32gb |
| Graphics card (GPU)?Graphics Processing Unit calculates 3D graphics and is essential for gaming and heavy programs. | |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Weight | |
| - | 39.7 lbs (18.01 kg) |
| Size (length x width x height) | |
| 18.9 x 17 x 8.8 inches | |
| (48.01 x 43.18 x 22.35 cm) | |
| Operating system (OS) | |
| - | Windows 10 |
| Release date | |
| April 20, 2022 | September 21, 2021 |
| Amazon.com List Price | |
| $2,149.00 | |
| Amazon.com Lowest New Price | |
| $2,149.00 | |
| Buy on Amazon.com | |
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Compare Alienware Aurora R14 / Alienware Aurora R12 vs other AMD gaming PCs:
Amazon.com description
Alienware Aurora R14 Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 5900, 32GB 3466MHz RAM, 1TB SSD + 2TB HDD, Black & Wired/Wireless Gaming Mouse AW610M: 16000 DPI Optical Sensor-3-ZONE Alienfx RGB Lighting
Product 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (12-Core, 70MB Total Cache, Max Boost Clock of 4.7GHz)
Product 1: 32GB (2x16GB) 3466MHz DDR4 XMP; 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
Product 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X
Product 1: MediaTek MT7921 Wi-Fi 6 (2x2) MIMO 802.11ax Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Product 2: 1, 000Hz wireless polling rate In both wired and wireless mode ensuring no loss of performance
Product 2: Latest generation native 16, 000 DPI sensor from PixArt for optimal accuracy
Product 2: Custom adjustable scroll wheel toggle that allows for switching between 12 and 24 steps per scroll wheel Revolution, giving greater precision and control in-game
Product 2: Customizable 16. 8M AlienFX RGB lighting
ASIN: B09Y92LPJM
2021 Newest Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-11700F(Liquid Cool, Up to 4.9GHz), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 32GB 3200MHz DDR4, 2TB 970 EVO Plus, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, Win10
【Fantastic Gaming Processor】2021 Newest 11th Gen Core i7-11700F Processor, 8 Cores & 16 Thrades, Base Frequency 2.5GHz, Max Turbo Frequency 4.9GHz, 16MB L3 Cache, With powerful single-core and multi-core performance, Significant improvement the multi-tasking and extreme gaming performance, it ensures smooth and stable, and is a great tool for winning games
【Upgrade to 32GB 3200 DDR4 Memory】Dual-channel 3200MHz high-frequency gaming memory reduces memory latency and increases memory throughput to maximize processor performance, thereby reducing lag in complex gaming scenarios and improving the gaming experience
【2X Performance of RTX 2080】The Newest Gen Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 Graphics Card, 10GB GDDR6X, 8704 CUDA Cores, Twice the performance of RTX 2080, Up to 2X Throughput, DLSS 2.0, Delivers the ultra performance that gamers crave
【Upgraded to 2TB 970 EVO PLUS SSD】Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 3,500MB s and 3,300MB s, respectively; Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 600,000 IOPS Random Read, 600 TBW, Boot up in seconds, get to files faster, and have room for loads of files with the lightning-quick solid state drive
【Liquid Cooling & 1000W Power Supply】Liquid Cooling can keep the processor relatively low temperature under any conditions of use, to ensure that the processor can run at high frequency for a long time, while the 1000w power supply can provide sufficient and stable current for the processor and graphics card, thus ensuring that this gaming computer has a stable and powerful performance
ASIN: B097KF9PQC