Dell Alienware m18 R2

Dell Alienware m18 R2
  • Launched: January 2024
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~71.6%
  • Dimensions: 410.3 x 319.9 x 24.1-25.1 mm (16.15 x 12.59 x 0.95-0.99 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Alienware m18 R2.
Performance
68
Gaming
45
Display
50
Battery Life
61
Connectivity
82
Portability
17
NanoReview Score
54
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware m18 R2

Case

Weight 4.23 kg (9.33 lbs)
Dimensions 410.3 x 319.9 x 24.1-25.1 mm
16.15 x 12.59 x 0.95-0.99 inches
Area 1313 cm2 (203.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~71.6%
Side bezels 11.3 mm
Colors Black
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 135°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Optional
Liquid metal Yes
Number of fans 4
Noise level (max. load) 56.6 dB

Display

Size 18 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 480 Hz
PPI 126 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1
Adobe RGB profile 100%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 280 / 360 W
Weight of AC adapter 1076 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.2 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E)
Threads 24
L3 Cache 30 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2762
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
16247
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
120
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1062

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 2295 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz
FLOPS 16 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
GPU performance 16 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
10996
Blender GPU 3668
Solar Bay 53453
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 4
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~82.5 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7
Bluetooth v5.4
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 No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

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
Notes
    - A 32GB memory option supports 6400 MHz via XMP, while others max out at 5600 MHz.

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