Razer Blade 16 (2024) vs Dell Alienware m16 R2
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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 16 (2024)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- Around 85% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Performs better (up to 37%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 13-17% higher FPS
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 95.2 against 90 watt-hours
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 244 x 21.99 mm 13.98 x 9.61 x 0.87 inches |
363.9 x 249.4 x 19.9-23.5 mm 14.33 x 9.82 x 0.78-0.93 inches |
| Area | 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2) | 908 cm2 (140.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.7% | ~81.8% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 9.6 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50.3 dB | 62 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 20900:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.9% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 95.6% | 71.4% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 71% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.7 V |
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | 1:30 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, Right | Bottom |
| Charge power | 280 / 330 W | 240 / 280 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 967 grams | 673 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 32 | 22 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 135 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2295 MHz | 2070 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz | 2370 MHz |
| FLOPS | 16 TFLOPS | 13 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3072 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 16 TFLOPS | 13 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3494 | 2603 |
| Solar Bay | 48884 | 37736 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.1 dB | ~82.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 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 | 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 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Size | 17.0 x 9.7 cm | 11.5 x 7.0 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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