Dell Alienware x17 R2 vs m15 R5 (Ryzen Edition)
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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 x17 R2
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 32-44% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 87 against 56 watt-hours
- Around 41% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m15 R5 (Ryzen Edition)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 600 grams less (around 1.32 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (150.5 vs 185.4 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.02 kg (6.66 lbs) | 2.42 kg (5.34 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399.2 x 299.5 x 12.9-17.1 mm 15.72 x 11.79 x 0.51-0.67 inches |
356.2 x 272.5 x 12-19.2 mm 14.02 x 10.73 x 0.47-0.76 inches |
| Area | 1196 cm2 (185.3 inches2) | 971 cm2 (150.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~69% | ~69.1% |
| Side bezels | 8.1 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | White | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 4 | 2 |
| Noise level | 52.5 dB | 50 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 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 | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 800:1 | 1219:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 76% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 9 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 13.2 V |
| Full charging time | 1:40 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 | 240 / 330 W | 180 / 240 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 1003 gramm | 780 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 14 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Radeon RX Vega 8 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 80 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | 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 | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 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 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 84.3 dB | 82 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | 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 | 2x 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 | 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 | Mechanical | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 11.2 x 6.6 cm | 10.5 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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