Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2016)

Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) $1,500
MacBook 12 (Early 2016) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i5-13420H
CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
Core i5-13420H
8 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
Core m3-6Y30A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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300 Nits
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165Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
216 PPI
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
1.20mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
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100 Series Y+
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Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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80Wh
7018mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
321.1 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.21 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.914 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.39 kg (5.3 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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R2
A1534
EMC 2991
MacBook9,1
Change Comparison