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A premium Dell Alienware 16X Aurora laptop with capable performance (75/100). Suited for productivity, content creation and gaming.
| Performance | 75 /100 |
| Gaming | 53 /100 |
| Display | 66 /100 |
| Battery Life | 61 |
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Compare Dell Alienware →| Connectivity | 72 /100 |
| Portability | 59 /100 |
| QuickComparisons Score | 63 /100 |
| 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) |
| Size | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 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 | 89.70% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 96.90% |
| Response time | 3 ms |
| Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2936 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 14506 |
| Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 138 |
| Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1451 |
| 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 cm 2 (146.8 inches 2 ) |
| 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 system | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No |
| Number of fans | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 58 dB |
| CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX |
| Base frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 14 |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GPU name | GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB |
| Type | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GPU boost clock | — |
| 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 |
| Blender GPU | — |
| Solar Bay | — |
| RAM size | 8GB |
| Channels | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes |
| Storage size | 512GB |
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes |
| NVMe | Yes |
| Capacity | 96 Wh |
| 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 |
| Cable length | — |
| Weight of AC adapter | 868 grams |
| Wi-Fi | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes |
| Optical drive | No |
| Webcam | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 |
| [Keyboard] | — |
| Keyboard type | Mechanical |
| Numpad | Yes |
| Backlit | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.8 mm |
| [Touchpad] | — |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes |
| Speakers | 2 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 |
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