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Dell Alienware x15 R1 vs m15 R6

55 out of 100
Dell Alienware x15 R1
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50 out of 100
Dell Alienware m15 R6
Dell Alienware x15 R1
Dell Alienware m15 R6
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Review

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Gaming
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Battery Life
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Connectivity
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell Alienware x15 R1
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 87 against 56 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 20-27% higher FPS
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m15 R6
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)

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Tests and Specifications

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Alienware x15 R1
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Alienware m15 R6

Case

Weight 2.27 kg (5.01 lbs) 2.42 kg (5.34 lbs)
Dimensions 359.7 x 277.2 x 16.3 mm
14.16 x 10.91 x 0.64 inches		 356.2 x 272.5 x 12-19.2 mm
14.02 x 10.73 x 0.47-0.76 inches
Area 997 cm2 (154.5 inches2) 971 cm2 (150.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~67.3% ~69.1%
Side bezels 7.2 mm 5.4 mm
Colors Silver Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 4 2
Noise level (max. load) 53.5 dB 53.3 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 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
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable) G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Response time 19 ms 19 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V 13.2 V
Full charging time 1:25 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes No
Charging port position Left Bottom
Charge power 180 / 240 W 180 / 240 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 711 grams 955 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2-2.7 GHz 2.2-2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 90 W 80 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1163 MHz 1463 MHz
GPU boost clock 1530 MHz 1695 MHz
FLOPS 11.8 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
Alienware x15 R1 +36%
11.8 TFLOPS
Alienware m15 R6
8.7 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3281 Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x4W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~82.7 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 3
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No 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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.8 cm 10.5 x 6.0 cm
Surface Glass -
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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Comments

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Phil 12 July 2021 04:32
My only concern with purchasing the x15 at this time, is that its a new model, I think Dell is going to release it and see how it does, wait for users to report issues and concerns, and then try to correct the problems with next years x15 R2. I owned the m15 r1 and the r2 models, I recently purchased the m15 r6 only because this is now revision 6 and you would think all the kinks would be worked out by now. Just my thought...
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Cody 09 September 2021 14:19
How did you like the m15 r1? Considering it was significantly more compact than the others, do you feel like that compromised performance?
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