Dell Alienware X15 (R2, Early 2022) vs MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020)

Dell Alienware X15 (R2, Early 2022) $2,150
MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,150
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i7-12700H
CPU
M1 (8C7G-FL)
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
GPU
7-Core M1-FL
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
CPU Image
M1 (8C7G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core i7-12700H vs M1 (8C7G-FL) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
3840 Shaders
1605MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
7-Core M1-FL
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
85 FPS 1080p
71%
12.33 TFLOPS FP32
25%
19 FPS 1080p
16%
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
5%
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W vs 7-Core M1-FL Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5-5200
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
350 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
165Hz
Variable
G-Sync
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
3ms GtG
Response Time
31ms GtG
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Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
67% DCI-P3
70% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
86% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 2.8 Avg
dE 4.9 Max
dE 2.50 Greyscale
2.11 Gamma
6200K
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
Coating
Matte
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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1.50mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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600 Series P+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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87Wh
7632mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 16 Hours
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Charge Time
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160 min 100%
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
9.0mm
Height
15.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
359.7 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
277.3 mm (10.9 in)
Volume
1.59 L
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
2.35 kg (5.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.13 kg (6.9 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 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
Storage Slots
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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R2
A2337
EMC 3598
MacBookAir10,1
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