- Launched: January 2023
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~71.6%
- Dimensions: 410.3 x 319.9 x 24.1-26.7 mm (16.15 x 12.59 x 0.95-1.05 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Alienware m18.
Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware m18
| Weight |
4.23 kg (9.33 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
410.3 x 319.9 x 24.1-26.7 mm
16.15 x 12.59 x 0.95-1.05 inches |
| Area |
1313 cm2 (203.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~71.6% |
| Side bezels |
11.3 mm |
| Colors |
Black, Gray |
| Material |
Aluminum |
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
135° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
Yes |
| Liquid metal |
Yes |
| Number of fans |
4 |
| Noise level (max. load) |
56.7 dB |
| Size |
18 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
480 Hz |
| PPI |
126 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:10 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support |
Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology |
G-Sync |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
| Ambient light sensor |
No |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1000:1 |
| sRGB color space |
10% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut |
100% |
| Response time |
3 ms |
| Full charging time |
2:00 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Bottom |
| Charge power |
300 / 330 W |
| Cable length |
1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter |
1478 / 1512 grams |
| Base frequency |
2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.9 GHz |
| Cores |
14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads |
20 |
| L3 Cache |
24 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
2001
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
15689
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2093
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
22866
| TGP |
115 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
MUX |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
4 nm |
| FLOPS |
8.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
6 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
96 bit |
| Memory speed |
~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
32 |
GPU performance
8.8 TFLOPS
| Channels |
2x8 GB |
| Clock |
4800 MHz |
| Type |
DDR5 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x256 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
4 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Audio chip |
Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
Yes |
| Loudness |
83.8 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6E |
| Bluetooth |
v5.3 |
| Fingerprint |
No |
| Infrared sensor |
Yes |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
Ports
| USB-A |
3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt |
Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI |
1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort |
1x v1.4 |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
Yes |
| SD card reader |
Yes |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Mechanical |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1.8 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
13.1 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface |
Glass |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
- Optional CherryMX low-profile mechanical switches.
- Supports a maximum of 9 TB of storage (2x4 TB + 2x512 TB).
- The RAM can operate at up to 5800 MHz, thanks to the XMP profiles.
Comparison with competitors
