Features & Design
Operating system
Available with Windows 11.
It’s a whole new game
The Alienware Aurora R16 marks the debut of our Legend 3 design in desktop form. This new design provides efficient airflow without sacrificing performance — running cooler, quieter, offering equal or better performance than the Aurora R15 desktop — and the ability to personalize your experience in an optimized chassis that’s perfect for any setting.
Clear panel available on select configurations.
Intentional thermal strategy
Our design prioritizes airflow efficiency and improved acoustics by introducing larger passageways and optimized internal cable management resulting in 20% quieter operation, on average, and 7% lower temperatures compared to the Aurora R15. This approach — combined with air or liquid cooling CPU options — contributes to an incredibly smooth gaming experience.
Central to the Aurora R16’s thermal strategy is the increase in its ventilation’s total surface area. The side hexagonal array, top surface exhaust, and the front stadium intake all provide significantly larger pathways for ambient air to enter and heat to be exhausted. This increase is the driving force behind the desktop’s efficient airflow, cooling and acoustics.
The 240mm heat exchanger, available on the optional CPU liquid cooling, heightens thermal resistance, ensuring temperatures stay consistently low during longer gaming sessions.
Total command
The Alienware Aurora R16 is our first gaming desktop to include the revamped Alienware Command Center software, where you can create and edit AlienFX lighting across the ecosystem, choose and monitor your performance mode across distinct power states, and create custom gaming profiles for your whole library.
Expressive gameplay
Show off your gaming style by customizing AlienFX lighting across your Alienware ecosystem with over 16.8 million RGB colors at your disposal.
Performance Presets
Choose and monitor performance across distinct power states—quiet, balanced and performance—for a more flexible gaming experience.
Game your way
Play through every game exactly how you want by creating customized gaming profiles for your whole library.
Legend perfected
The R16 is our first gaming desktop to showcase the elevated Legend 3 industrial design, which is meant to prioritize a more minimal, optimized chassis – that is sleek and modern – with a new matte finish, Basalt Black.
High-performance graphics
Experience immersive gameplay your way with NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 Series high-performance graphics options.
NVIDIA GeForce technologies
NVIDIA Ada Lovelace Architecture
NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics are engineered to run games differently, better than ever, by doubling power efficiency, AI performance, ray tracing capabilities, and using Game Ready drivers.Realistic Ray Tracing in Graphics
Experience gorgeous lighting in games thanks to dedicated RT cores in GeForce RTX graphics.Accelerated Performance
Intended to make games feel great in real-time, NVIDIA’s DLSS 3 tech uses artificial intelligence to accelerate performance.An Ultra-Responsive Platform
Made to help you win, NVIDIA Reflex technology is meant to reduce lag between your mouse, GPU and display intelligently and quickly.Broadcasting Performance
Steal the show with exceptional live streaming quality, incredible gaming performance and AI-enhanced microphone and webcam features with the NVIDIA Broadcast App-powered by GeForce RTX® 40 Series and NVIDIA Broadcast AI technology. Available via download from NVIDIA for use on your optional GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics.
NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics are engineered to run games differently, better than ever, by doubling power efficiency, AI performance, ray tracing capabilities, and using Game Ready drivers.Realistic Ray Tracing in Graphics
Experience gorgeous lighting in games thanks to dedicated RT cores in GeForce RTX graphics.Accelerated Performance
Intended to make games feel great in real-time, NVIDIA’s DLSS 3 tech uses artificial intelligence to accelerate performance.An Ultra-Responsive Platform
Made to help you win, NVIDIA Reflex technology is meant to reduce lag between your mouse, GPU and display intelligently and quickly.Broadcasting Performance
Steal the show with exceptional live streaming quality, incredible gaming performance and AI-enhanced microphone and webcam features with the NVIDIA Broadcast App-powered by GeForce RTX® 40 Series and NVIDIA Broadcast AI technology. Available via download from NVIDIA for use on your optional GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics.
Marathon gaming unlocked
All Aurora R16s are equipped with our 12-phase voltage regulation design. This high-performance technology ensures clean energy is consistently available, unleashing the top-level power of up to 14th Gen Intel® Core™ processors as you game, livestream, and multi-task for hours on end. For more demanding experiences, the new 14th Gen K-series processors are unlocked and can be overclocked, up to 5.8GHz on the i7K and 6.1GHz on the i9K.
Intel Core (14th Gen) Technologies
Performance Hybrid Architecture
Delivers more multi-tasking power by optimizing e-core performance, so you can work and play even the most demanding games at the same time.
Thread Director
Maximizes performance by directing workloads to the most suitable core, allowing for more apps to be open simultaneously while keeping background tasks from slowing you down.
Smart Cache Technology
Expanded cache sizes accelerate processor performance, delivering higher FPS for smoother gameplay and faster load times.
Solid speed and storage
Seriously fast load times are made possible thanks to loading Windows from our solid-state drives. Aurora R16 has two PCIe NVMe M.2 slots that enable up to 8TB of total storage space. You can even host an additional 3.5″ hard disk drive to store, run and archive any games, files, or applications.
For the highest level of memory multitasking performance, we also enable up to 64GB of 5600 XMP DDR5 options. These are Intel extreme memory profiles where specific tuning manages the speed of each module.
Game and stream confidently
Advanced and high-speed networking is made possible with Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5Gbps Ethernet, enabling the best wired and wireless connectivity.
Intel® Killer™ AX1675 wireless joins forces with your Killer E3100 ethernet to prioritize gaming traffic and combines total bandwidth using the Killer DoubleShot Pro technology – enabling up to 4.9 Gbps of total bandwidth.
The Alienware Aurora R16 also features an external antenna that increases reach and reduces interference, ensuring uninterrupted gameplay.
Their latest. Our greatest.
Together, Windows 11 and Dell PCs create a best-in-class experience.
An inspiring new look and feel makes for a calmer desktop. Snap assistant helps focus your workflow while desktops allow you to organize your open windows.
Call, chat, and make plans come to life with Teams on Windows 11 right from your PC regardless of what computer or phone or tablet they are on.
Get your game on
Play over 100 high-quality PC games with your new Alienware PC and one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for PC-including EA play. With new games added all the time, there’s always something new to play. Included on select configurations only. Cloud Gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate requires connected controller.
We’re on your side to keep you in the game.
Premium Support offers 24×7 access to trusted experts for new game installation and troubleshooting, even when you travel domestic or international.
Our AI-powered support technology detects and resolves issues before they become problems. When needed, we come to you for hardware repairs.
Ports & slots
Front ports : 1. Global headset | 2. (2x) USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports | 3. USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology | 4. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C® with PowerShare technology
Rear ports : 5. Rear L/R Surround Output | 6. Optical S/PDIF port | 7. Side L/R Surround Output | 8. Audio input/microphone In | 9. Line-Out | 10. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C® (10Gbps) | 11. USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C® (20Gbps) | 12. (2x) USB 2.0 Type-A with Smart Power Technology | 13. Coaxial S/PDIF port | 14. Center/Subwoofer Output | 15. Line In | 16. (2x) USB 2.0 Type-A | 17. (2x) USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps) | 18. RJ-45 Killer™ E3100 Gigabit Ethernet | 19. Dual Self-Complementary Antenna (SCA) ports
Dimensions & weight
Chassis dimension including rear pull bar and rubber foot
1. Height: 16.46 in. (418.00 mm) | 2. Width: 7.75 in. (197.00 mm) | 3. Depth: 18.05 in. (458.40 mm)
Weight (maximum): 33.89 lb (15.37 kg)
1. Height: 16.46 in. (418.00 mm) | 2. Width: 7.75 in. (197.00 mm) | 3. Depth: 18.05 in. (458.40 mm)
Weight (maximum): 33.89 lb (15.37 kg)
