Eluktronics Prometheus XVI (2021) vs Dell Alienware x15 R1
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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 Eluktronics Prometheus XVI (2021)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 9-13% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Alienware x15 R1
- Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~35%) battery – 87 against 64.3 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.54 kg (5.6 lbs) | 2.27 kg (5.01 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.9 x 285.7 x 27.1 mm 14.17 x 11.25 x 1.07 inches |
359.7 x 277.2 x 16.3 mm 14.16 x 10.91 x 0.64 inches |
| Area | 1028 cm2 (159.4 inches2) | 997 cm2 (154.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~72.2% | ~67.3% |
| Side bezels | 7.6 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 4 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 53.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | - | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 94% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 74% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 74% | - |
| Response time | - | 19 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | - | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | - | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 230 W | 240 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 891 grams | 711 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 1.9-2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 8 | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 90 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1504 MHz | 1163 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1802 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 11.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3281 |
| Speakers | - | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
| Loudness | - | 82.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| 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 3.1 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x v1.4 | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 10.5 x 6.8 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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