Dell
Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Desktop (2023)
Bottom line: The Dell Core i9-13900F / RTX 4080 Super prebuilt ($5,731.60 on Amazon as of 2026-10-22 22:17 UTC) has GeForce RTX 4080 Super graphics, 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD.
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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-10-22. Price and availability subject to change.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- ✓ Pairs a Core i9-13900F processor with GeForce RTX 4080 Super graphics
- ✓ 32GB of RAM leaves headroom for gaming alongside streaming or creative apps
Cons
- ✗ Price, stock, shipping and returns are set by the retailer and may have changed since this page was last updated
Manufacturer description
Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Desktop (2023) | Core i9 - 13900F - 2TB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER | 24 cores @ 5.6 GHz - 16GB GDDR6X Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed)
SpecPicks Verdict
SpecPicks scored Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Desktop using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to our editorial and benchmark analysis across the processors category. Dell's processors lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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Full Specifications
| Brand | Dell |
|---|---|
| Model | Alienware Aurora R16 Desktop |
| UnitCount | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Dell Computers |
| ItemPartNumber | Alienware Aurora R16 Desktop |
| Full listing title | Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Desktop (2023) | Core i9-13900F - 2TB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super | 24 cores @ 5.6 GHz - 16GB GDDR6X Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) |
Performance Data
View gaming FPS, AI inference throughput, and synthetic scores for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER — the core hardware component in this product. Benchmarks sourced from TechPowerUp, PassMark, and the r/LocalLLaMA community.
Which local LLMs fit in 16 GB?
16 GB holds a 20–27B model at Q4 with a modest context window; 30B-class weights need 24 GB.
- ✅ 7–9B models (Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen 3 8B) — fits at Q4
- ✅ 12–14B models (Qwen 3 14B, Phi-4) — fits at Q4
- ❌ 20–27B models (Gemma 3 27B, Mistral Small) — needs 20 GB+
- ❌ 30–35B models (Qwen 3 32B, QwQ 32B) — needs 24 GB+
- ❌ 70B models (Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 72B) — needs 48 GB+
Across 5 community runs from 4 sources, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER generates a median 102 tok/s on 7–9B models at Q4 (per Hardware Corner).
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Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Desktop (2023) | Core i9-13900F - 2TB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super | 24 cores @ 5.6 GHz - 16GB GDDR6X Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) is listed on Amazon. Price, availability, shipping and returns are set by Amazon and its sellers — check the listing for current terms. SpecPicks earns a small commission on qualifying purchases — thank you for supporting independent review work.
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