Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition) vs Alienware m15 R4
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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 G15 5515 (Ryzen Edition)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m15 R4
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 730 grams less (around 1.61 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 32-44% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~54%) battery – 86 against 56 watt-hours
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.84 kg (6.26 lbs) | 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.2 x 272.1 x 24.9 mm 14.06 x 10.71 x 0.98 inches |
360.3 x 276.3 x 17.8-20.5 mm 14.19 x 10.88 x 0.7-0.81 inches |
| Area | 972 cm2 (150.6 inches2) | 996 cm2 (154.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~69% | ~67.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.9 mm | 7.5 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | White, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 48 dB | 52 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 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 | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 600:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 56.9% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 40.4% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 39.1% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | No |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 180 / 240 W | 240 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 567 gramm | 800 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 90 W | 130 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1463 MHz | 1504 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1695 MHz | 1802 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.7 TFLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2933 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 3 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 76 dB | 85 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| 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 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.0 cm | 9.9 x 5.3 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| 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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