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Alienware Aurora Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-4820K vs Alienware Aurora R4

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  • 107specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 83identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • Aurora Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-4820K:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Aurora R4:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Aurora Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-4820K:i7-4820K
    • Aurora R4:i7-3820
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aurora Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-4820K:3.9 GHz
    • Aurora R4:3.8 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Aurora Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-4820K:3.7 GHz
    • Aurora R4:3.6 GHz
  • Bus type
    • Aurora Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-4820K:DMI2
    • Aurora R4:DMI
  • Processor lithography
    • Aurora Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-4820K:22 nm
    • Aurora R4:32 nm
  • PCI Express slots version
    • Aurora Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-4820K:3.0
    • Aurora R4:2.0
  • Stepping
    • Aurora Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-4820K:S1
    • Aurora R4:M1

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142 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i73rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-4820Ki7-3820
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1600 MHz
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI
FSB ParityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor lithographyDiffers22 nm32 nm
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-3800 Desktop Series
Processor codenameKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSandy Bridge E
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source44
SteppingDiffersS1M1
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs59.7 GB/s51.2 GB/s
Memory1 differ
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs4 x 2 GB2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
HDD interfaceDiffersSATASATA II
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers1.536 GB1.5 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® X79 Express
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces2 differ
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DVI portDiffersNoYes
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceActive
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 Home PremiumWindows 8
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special features4 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers7778163698
Processor codeDiffersSR1AUSR0LD
Supported instruction setsDiffersAES, AVX, SSE4.2AVX, SSE4.2
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Conflict-Free processorDiffersYesNo
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one20.4 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source447.8 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source866.9 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source660.4 mm
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffersNoYes
Keyboard includedDiffersNoYes
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Keyboardidentical
Windows keysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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