Dell Alienware 16 Aurora 2026, Core 9 270H, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070, Blue
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong ram (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong cpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)
- Below average portability (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 9 270H |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Ethernet | 1GbE |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs |
| Battery | 96 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware 16 Aurora | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 9 270H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 96 | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware 16 Aurora | 83.1 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 64 | 84.9 | 12.6 | 79.3 | 33.4 | 27.2 | 7.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.4 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.5 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.3 |
Usage Scores
- Overall58.6
- AI/LLM48.9
- Gaming82
- Portability40.3
- Creator79
- Student47.4
- Business49.8
- Developer71.1
- Entertainment65.4
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