Alienware 16X Aurora, RTX 5070
Specifications
Alienware 16X Aurora, RTX 5070 (16X Series)
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 24 x 2.1 - 5.4 GHz, 164 W PL2 / Short Burst, 98 W PL1 / Sustained, Arrow Lake-HX
Graphics adapter
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1425 MHz, RAM: 1500 MHz, 115 W TDP, GDDR7, 580.88, Advanced Optimus
Memory
32 GB
, DDR5-5600, SH Hynix, 46-45-45-90, Dual-Channel
Display
16.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 189 PPI, LG Philips 160WQG, IPS, Controller: LGD07A3, Dell P/N: 9XC0H, glossy: no, 240 Hz, Adaptive Sync
Mainboard
Intel HM870 (Arrow Lake-HX PCH)
Soundcard
Intel Arrow Lake-S PCH - ACE (Audio Context Engine)
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB4 40 Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo
Networking
Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card (a/b/g/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 23.4 x 356.98 x 265.43 ( = 0.92 x 14.05 x 10.45 in)
Battery
96 Wh Lithium-Ion, 6-cell
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Primary Camera: 2 MPix IR
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, 2x 2 W, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Alienware Command Center, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
2.549 kg ( = 89.91 oz / 5.62 pounds), Power Supply: 868 g ( = 30.62 oz / 1.91 pounds)
Price
1800 USD
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Price comparison
Average Score:
Average of 3 scores (from 2 reviews)
Average of 3 scores (from 2 reviews)
price: - %, performance: 92%, features: 67%, display: 84% mobility: 59%, workmanship: 89%, ergonomy: 84%, emissions: 77%
Reviews for the Alienware 16X Aurora, RTX 5070
Alienware 16X Aurora review: Balancing premium build with a midrange GPU | Notebookcheck
Unlike the Alienware Area-51 behemoth, the Alienware 16X Aurora cuts out a lot of the RGB features and fancy Gorilla Glass for a more affordable and streamlined gaming machine. Nonetheless, we find the 240 Hz display and Core Ultra 9 CPU to be more impressive than the GeForce RTX 5070 GPU.
Unlike the Alienware Area-51 behemoth, the Alienware 16X Aurora cuts out a lot of the RGB features and fancy Gorilla Glass for a more affordable and streamlined gaming machine. Nonetheless, we find the 240 Hz display and Core Ultra 9 CPU to be more impressive than the GeForce RTX 5070 GPU.
Alienware Aurora 16X Gaming Laptop Review: Finally, an Alienware Laptop that Looks Normal
Source: Life Hacker
There are other nice touches sprinkled throughout the 16X hardware/software offerings, including a sharp 1080p webcam, a nice selection of ports (two USB-Cs including one Thunderbolt 4, two USB-As, combo audio, HMDI 2.1 and Ethernet; sadly, a Micro-SD slot is absent) and a Stealth Mode setting that slashes hardware performance to eliminate virtually all fan noise. The entire package presents as a near-ideal mid-tier laptop. It's a delight to use, offers excellent performance and a reasonable display, and comes in with a fair price at two grand (down to $1,800 at time of writing). That's an excellent value for what's on offer given how well it's executed, especially because you can get less powerful configurations than the one I tested starting at $1,560 (down to $1,450 at time of writing), and if you want to step down even further you can get the Alienware Aurora 16 (without the X) starting for $1,500 (down to $1,300 at time of writing).
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/05/2025
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Life Hacker
There are other nice touches sprinkled throughout the 16X hardware/software offerings, including a sharp 1080p webcam, a nice selection of ports (two USB-Cs including one Thunderbolt 4, two USB-As, combo audio, HMDI 2.1 and Ethernet; sadly, a Micro-SD slot is absent) and a Stealth Mode setting that slashes hardware performance to eliminate virtually all fan noise. The entire package presents as a near-ideal mid-tier laptop. It's a delight to use, offers excellent performance and a reasonable display, and comes in with a fair price at two grand (down to $1,800 at time of writing). That's an excellent value for what's on offer given how well it's executed, especially because you can get less powerful configurations than the one I tested starting at $1,560 (down to $1,450 at time of writing), and if you want to step down even further you can get the Alienware Aurora 16 (without the X) starting for $1,500 (down to $1,300 at time of writing).
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/05/2025
Rating: Total score: 90%
Alienware 16X Aurora review: Out of this world value
Source: PC World
The Alienware 16X Aurora is an impressive machine. At $1,999 for an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, an RTX 5070, and a display of this caliber, it’s serious value compared to what you’d pay for competing laptops with similar hardware — at retail price, it undercuts many similar laptops by a few hundred bucks. It’s a great experience, but some people might want a faster GPU for better gaming performance, an OLED panel, or a higher-end all-metal build quality. You’ll pay extra for touches like that, though. This is a mid-range laptop that delivers value and doesn’t feel like a budget machine. That’s very impressive coming from a brand like Alienware that’s historically been more high-end, especially with prices climbing all around.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: PC World
The Alienware 16X Aurora is an impressive machine. At $1,999 for an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, an RTX 5070, and a display of this caliber, it’s serious value compared to what you’d pay for competing laptops with similar hardware — at retail price, it undercuts many similar laptops by a few hundred bucks. It’s a great experience, but some people might want a faster GPU for better gaming performance, an OLED panel, or a higher-end all-metal build quality. You’ll pay extra for touches like that, though. This is a mid-range laptop that delivers value and doesn’t feel like a budget machine. That’s very impressive coming from a brand like Alienware that’s historically been more high-end, especially with prices climbing all around.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 90%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop: Fast mobile graphics card from the Blackwell family, which Team Green presented at CES 2025. The 5070 have 4608 CUDA cores with 8 GB GDDR7 VRAM.
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Ultra 9 275HX: Mobile high-end CPU for gaming notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. Offers 24 cores consisting of 8 fast performance cores with up to 5.4 GHz and 16 smaller efficiency cores with up to 4.6 GHz clock speed. The CPU can access 40 MB L2 cache and 36 MB L3 cache and is specified with a TDP of 55 watts. The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Essentials.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
