Razer Blade 17 (2021) vs Dell Alienware m17 R4
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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 Razer Blade 17 (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 144 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 15% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 21% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (159.2 vs 182.6 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m17 R4
- Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 86 against 70.5 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.75 kg (6.06 lbs) | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 395 x 260 x 19.9 mm 15.55 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches |
399.8 x 294.6 x 16.9-22 mm 15.74 x 11.6 x 0.67-0.87 inches |
| Area | 1027 cm2 (159.2 inches2) | 1178 cm2 (182.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~70% |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 8.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 43.5 dB | 50 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 360 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | 980:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 73.6% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 71.7% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 230 W | 240 / 330 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 801 grams | 1300 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9-2.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 110-125 W | 130 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | No, direct |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1467 MHz | 1504 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1778 MHz | 1802 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.6 TFLOPS | 13.8 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 | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2933 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 3 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Power | - | 4x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 86.7 dB | 87 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | 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 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| 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) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.1 mm | - |
| Size | 12.9 x 8.1 cm | 10.4 x 7.8 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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