Dell Alienware m15 R4 vs ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513
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Dell Alienware m15 R4
From $2149
ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513
From $999
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m15 R4
- Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 144 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 220-300% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~54%) battery – 86 against 56 watt-hours
Advantages of the ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R20 test
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (142.1 vs 154.4 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Width | 360.3 mm (14.19 inches) | 354 mm (13.94 inches) |
| Height | 276.3 mm (10.88 inches) | 259 mm (10.2 inches) |
| Thickness | 17.8-20.5 mm (0.7-0.81 inches) | 27.2 mm (1.07 inches) |
| Area | 996 cm2 (154.4 inches2) | 917 cm2 (142.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~67.4% | ~73.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm | 4.3 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 52 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 300 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 62.5% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 47.3% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 240 W | 150 / 240 W |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x4W | 2x1.5W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | - |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1x v1.4 | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Size | 9.9 x 5.3 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 780-1215 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1290-1620 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 15.97 TFLOPS | 3.195 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memoty type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory clock | 1500-1750 MHz (Effective - 12000-14000 MHz) | 1500 MHz (Effective - 12000 MHz) |
| Shading units | 5120 | 1024 |
| DirectX support | 12 | 12 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 - 60 Hz | - |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 2933 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 3 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
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