Razer Blade 16 vs Dell Alienware X16
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 16
- Around 2.4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 22% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Performs better (up to 38%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 95.2 against 90 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (134.2 vs 163.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Alienware X16
- Higher screen refresh rate: 480 versus 240 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) | 2.72 kg (6 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 244 x 21.99 mm 13.98 x 9.61 x 0.87 inches |
364.74 x 289.81 x 18.57 mm 14.36 x 11.41 x 0.73 inches |
| Area | 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2) | 1057 cm2 (163.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.7% | ~70.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 10.1 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 120° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Optional |
| Number of fans | 2 | 4 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.3 dB | 54.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1305:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.5% | 99% |
| Response time | 9 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | 2:00 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 | 240 / 280 / 330 W | 240 / 330 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 804 / 959 grams | 750 / 991 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| 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 | 140 W | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| 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 | 13.4 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 | 13.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3547 | 2628 |
| Solar Bay | 45994 | 37922 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| 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 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W, 4x3W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~88.2 dB | ~87.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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) | 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 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Size | 17.0 x 9.7 cm | 11.2 x 6.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Alienware X16:
- 4-fan cooling with liquid metal only for RTX 4080 or RTX 4090 models.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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