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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Alienware Alpha R2 vs Alienware Aurora R5

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  • 149specifications compared
  • 48differ
  • 101identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i5-6400T
    • i7-6700
  • Processor threads
    • 4
    • 8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 2.8 GHz
    • 4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 2.2 GHz
    • 3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 6 MB
    • 8 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • 35 W
    • 65 W

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Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-6400Ti7-6700
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W65 W
TcaseDiffers66 °C71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x42x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers1x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GB
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon R9 M470XNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB3 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs950 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x19121912
CUDAKnown for oneYes
CUDA coresKnown for one1664
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYes
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
On-board graphics card burst frequencyKnown for one950 MHz
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffersMini PCPC
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H110Intel® Z170
Password protectionKnown for oneYes
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Ports & interfaces7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers06
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers47
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers20
Headphone outputsDiffers01
Line-outKnown for oneYes
Line-inKnown for oneYes
Microphone inDiffersNoYes
HDMI versionKnown for one2.0
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini PCMidi Tower
Placement supportedDiffersHorizontalVertical
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one1
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for one2
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Product colourDiffersBlackSilver
VolumeKnown for one1.2 L
Processor special features11 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8818788196
Processor codeDiffersSR2BSSR2BT
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1SSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015APCG 2015C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers200 mm212 mm
DepthDiffers200 mm360.5 mm
HeightDiffers55 mm472.5 mm
WeightDiffers1.81 kg14.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC3234

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