Dell Alienware m17 R4 vs m15 R7
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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 m17 R4
- Can run popular games at about 32-44% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~54%) battery – 86 against 56 watt-hours
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m15 R7
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Around 66% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (150.5 vs 182.6 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 2.42 kg (5.34 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399.8 x 294.6 x 16.9-22 mm 15.74 x 11.6 x 0.67-0.87 inches |
356.2 x 272.5 x 12.9-20.6 mm 14.02 x 10.73 x 0.51-0.81 inches |
| Area | 1178 cm2 (182.6 inches2) | 971 cm2 (150.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~70% | ~69.1% |
| Side bezels | 8.4 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 50 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 127 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 |
| Contrast | - | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 7 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 13.2 V |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 240 / 330 W | 180 / 240 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 1300 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 14 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 130 W | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | No, direct | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1504 MHz | 1463 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1802 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 8.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 2933 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 3 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281-CG | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x4W | 2x2.5W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
| Loudness | 87 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x v1.4 | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 10.4 x 7.8 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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