Dell Alienware 16X Aurora

Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
  • Launched: May 2025
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~78.3%
  • Dimensions: 356.98 x 265.43 x 19.2-23.4 mm (14.05 x 10.45 x 0.76-0.92 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Alienware 16X Aurora.
Performance
77
Gaming
54
Display
66
Battery Life
61
Connectivity
72
Portability
59
NanoReview Score
64
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware 16X Aurora

Case

Weight 2.57 kg (5.67 lbs)
Dimensions 356.98 x 265.43 x 19.2-23.4 mm
14.05 x 10.45 x 0.76-0.92 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) 58 dB

Display

Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz
PPI 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 89.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 96.9%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.7 V
Full charging time 2:25 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 180 / 280 W
Weight of AC adapter 930 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 14
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
Fabrication process 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2813
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
15457
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
138
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1572

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 115 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
13457
Blender GPU 3816
Solar Bay 55417
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 96 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
Loudness ~82.1 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7
Bluetooth v5.4
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
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 Mechanical
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.8 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 7.0 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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