Compare MSI MAG Codex X5 11th vs Dell XPS 8940 11th vs Alienware Aurora R12

40 L

19 L

33.8 L

1x M.2 PCIe Gen 4 x4 + 2x SATA/PCIe combo + 4x SATA III 6.0Gbps (2x 2.5" + 2x 3.5")

2x SATA slots for 2.5-inch HDD + 1x SATA slot for 3.5 inch HDD + 3x PCIe expansion slots (x1, x4, x16) + 4x DIMM slots (supports up to 128GB)

3x PCIe (x1, x4, x16)

[Front] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone | [Rear] 4x DisplayPort (3 from GPU) + 2x HDMI (1x from GPU) + 6x Audio jacks + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2x2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 4x USB 2.0 + 1x PS/2 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps)

[Front] 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 2x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI 1.4 + 1x DisplayPort 1.2 + 1x RJ45 Gigabit + 1x Audio ports (5.1-channel, 3 mini jacks) | [Rear] 1x USB-C 3.1 Gen1 + 3x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Headphone

[Front] 6x USB 2.0 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x TOSLINK + 1x Coaxial + 1x RJ45 Gigabit LAN + 1x Microphone + 1x Line In + 1x Line Out + 1x Center/Sub + 1x Rear Surround + 1x Side Surround | [Rear] 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 (1x Powers

WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2

WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1 or WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 4.1

WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

Night Sky or Mineral White

Lunar Light or Dark Side of the Moon

ATX desktop computer

Mini ATX tower desktop computer

Optional tempered glass side panel

514.8 mm / 20.27"

308 mm / 12.13 inch

431.9 mm / 17 inch

466 mm / 18.35"

367 mm / 14.45 inch

481.6 mm / 18.9 inch

195 mm / 7.68"

169 mm / 6.65 inch

222.8 mm / 8.8 inch

10 kg

From 6.3 kg / 13.89 lbs

17.8 kg / 39.2 lbs (max)

7.1 Channel HD Audio (Realtek ALC897)

Realtek

Internal High-Definition 7.1+2 Performance Audio

Intel Z590

Intel Z490

Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Intel UHD Graphics 730 or 750, or NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5, GTX 1650 SUPER 4GB GDDR6, GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB GDDR6, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2060 SUPER or AMD Radeon RX 5300 3GB GDDR6, RX 5600 6GB GDDR6, RX 5700 8GB GDDR6, or RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6

AMD Radeon RX 5600 6GB, RX 5700 8GB, RX 5700XT 8GB, or RX 6800XT 16GB, or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4GB, GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB, RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB, RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, RTX 3060 Ti 8GB, RTX 3060 121

Windows 10

Windows 10

Tray-load DVD writer or Blu-Ray writer

Up to Intel Core i9-11900K (Rocket Lake)

11th-gen Intel Core i5-11400, i5-11600K, i7-11700, i7-11700K, i9-11900, or i9-11900K

11th-gen Intel Core i5-11400F, i5-11600KF, i7-11700F, i7-11700KF, i9-11900F, or i9-11900KF Rocket Lake

Mystic Light RGB LED

2 (Dark Side of the Moon) or 4 (Lunar Light) unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors

4x U-DIMMs, up to 128GB

Up to 128 GB (4x DIMMs)

Up to 128 GB (4x DIMMs)

DDR4 3200MHz

DDR4 2666MHz or 2933MHz

DDR4 XMP 2666, 2933, 3200, or 3400 MHz

850W 80 PLUS (Gold)

500 W

550 W or 1000 W

3x M.2 2280 SSD (1x PCIe Gen 4 x4 + 2xSATA/PCIe Combo) + 2x 2.5" Drive bays + 2x 3.5" Drive bays

2x 2.5" SATA + 1x 3.5" + 1x Optical Drive: SATA Up to 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD + 2TB 7200RPM SATA

Up to 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 2TB 7200RPM SATA

Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black, Dell Wired Mouse Black

Mouse: Dell Alienware Optical Mouse MS116AW

2020-07

2021-05-04

2020-07-09

2019-11