Dell Alienware 16 Aurora

Dell Alienware 16 Aurora
  • Launched: May 2025
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~78.3%
  • Dimensions: 356.98 x 265.43 x 15.2-22.7 mm (14.05 x 10.45 x 0.6-0.89 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Alienware 16 Aurora.
Performance
57
Gaming
20
Display
57
Battery Life
53
Connectivity
72
Portability
62
NanoReview Score
43
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware 16 Aurora

Case

Weight 2.49 kg (5.49 lbs)
Dimensions 356.98 x 265.43 x 15.2-22.7 mm
14.05 x 10.45 x 0.6-0.89 inches
Area 948 cm2 (146.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78.3%
Side bezels 6.2 mm
Colors Blue
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Magnesium alloy
Bottom: Magnesium alloy
Transformer No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 55.6 dB

Display

Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
PPI 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 72.1%
DCI-P3 color gamut 70.8%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.7 V
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 130 / 180 W
Weight of AC adapter 699 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12
L3 Cache 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2584
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9457
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
115
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
609

Graphics Card

GPU name
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40
GPU performance 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
3774
Blender GPU 890
Solar Bay 16088
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3204
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7
Bluetooth v5.4
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 7.0 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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