HP Omen 15 (2021 Intel) vs Dell Alienware m15 R3
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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 HP Omen 15 (2021 Intel)
- Can run popular games at about 87-119% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 16% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~27%) battery – 70.9 against 56 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (133 vs 154.1 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m15 R3
- Easier to carry: weighs 350 grams less (around 0.77 lbs)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.46 kg (5.42 lbs) | 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.9 x 239.7 x 22.6 mm 14.09 x 9.44 x 0.89 inches |
360.3 x 276 x 20.5 mm 14.19 x 10.87 x 0.81 inches |
| Area | 858 cm2 (133 inches2) | 994 cm2 (154.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.2% | ~67.5% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 7.5 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | - | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | - | 50 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 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 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | - | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 99.2% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 63.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 150 W | 130 / 180 / 240 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 895 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 14 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 | 80-95 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1215 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1567 MHz | 1645 MHz |
| FLOPS | 12 TFLOPS | 4.632 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | ~14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 1408 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 88 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 2933 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 3 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Power | - | 4x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
| Loudness | - | 89.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | 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 3.1 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1x v1.4 | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | - | 10.6 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | - | 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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