Dell Alienware X16 vs x14 R2
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Alienware X16
- Can run popular games at about 72-98% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Performs significantly better (up to 90%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 62% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 90 against 80.5 watt-hours
Advantages of the Dell Alienware x14 R2
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 720 grams less (around 1.59 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (129.6 vs 163.8 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.72 kg (6 lbs) | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 364.74 x 289.81 x 18.57 mm 14.36 x 11.41 x 0.73 inches |
321.08 x 260.41 x 14.5 mm 12.64 x 10.25 x 0.57 inches |
| Area | 1057 cm2 (163.8 inches2) | 836 cm2 (129.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~70.2% | ~68% |
| Side bezels | 10.1 mm | 9.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 120° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | Optional | No |
| Number of fans | 4 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 54.8 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Alienware X16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Alienware x14 R2
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99% | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 9 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 240 / 330 W | 130 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 750 / 991 grams | 485 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2070 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz | 1417 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 13.4 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2678 | 1018 |
| Solar Bay | 37922 | 17517 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281 | Realtek ALC3281 |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 4x3W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~87.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.8 mm | 1.2 mm |
| Size | 11.2 x 6.5 cm | 10.8 x 5.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Alienware X16:
- 4-fan cooling with liquid metal only for RTX 4080 or RTX 4090 models.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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