Dell Alienware m16 (R1, Early 2023) vs Dell Alienware X17 (R2, Early 2022)

Dell Alienware m16 (R1, Early 2023) $1,300
Dell Alienware X17 (R2, Early 2022) $2,250
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,250
CPU
Core i7-13700HX
CPU
Core i7-12700H
GPU
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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Core i7-13700HX
16 Cores
24 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W
2560 Shaders
2370MHz
6GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
3840 Shaders
1702MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 12.13 TFLOPS
24%
1080p 90 FPS
75%
FP32 13.07 TFLOPS
26%
16GB
DDR5-4800
16GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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16"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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350 Nits
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240Hz
Variable
165Hz
Variable
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Scissor Switch
1.50mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Facial
2
Realtek ALC3254
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2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
600 Series P+
Data
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1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
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DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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87Wh
7632mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 4 Hours
Up to 4 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
4x Fans
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Cooler
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
8.0mm
Height
25.4 mm (1 in)
Width
368.9 mm (14.5 in)
Depth
289.9 mm (11.4 in)
Volume
2.72 L
Height
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
399.2 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
299.6 mm (11.8 in)
Volume
2.50 L
Weight
3.25 kg (7.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
4.03 kg (8.9 lb)
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Weight
3.2 kg (7.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.98 kg (8.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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2x M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 x4
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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Change Comparison