Razer Blade 15 (2023) 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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 15 (2023)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 165 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
- Around 80% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 19% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (129.3 vs 154.5 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Alienware x15 R1
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 87 against 80 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.01 kg (4.43 lbs) | 2.27 kg (5.01 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 235 x 16.99 mm 13.98 x 9.25 x 0.67 inches |
359.7 x 277.2 x 16.3 mm 14.16 x 10.91 x 0.64 inches |
| Area | 834 cm2 (129.3 inches2) | 997 cm2 (154.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.4% | ~67.3% |
| Side bezels | 4.8 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 4 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 48.6 dB | 53.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 360 Hz | 165 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 |
| Sync technology | G-Sync (configurable) | G-Sync (configurable) |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100.1% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 69% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 70.9% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | 19 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 230 W | 180 / 240 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 790 grams | 711 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.2-2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 6 |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) |
| 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 | 100 W | 90 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1267 MHz | 1163 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1605 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| FLOPS | 12.3 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 | 12.3 TFLOPS | 11.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2258 | 2285 |
| Solar Bay | 34078 | 33144 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3281 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~90.9 dB | ~82.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| 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 |
| Size | 13.0 x 8.0 cm | 10.5 x 6.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | 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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