Dell Alienware X16 (R2, Early 2024) vs ASUS ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021)

Dell Alienware X16 (R2, Early 2024) $2,000
ASUS ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) $1,650
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,650
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU
Ryzen 9 5900HX
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
GPU
Radeon RX 6800M
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Ryzen 9 5900HX
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
3072 Shaders
2370MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
Radeon RX 6800M
2560 Shaders
2424MHz
12GB GDDR6
384GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 14.56 TFLOPS
29%
1080p 123 FPS
102%
FP32 12.41 TFLOPS
25%
16GB
LPDDR5X-7467
16GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
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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240Hz
Variable
300Hz
Variable
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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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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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
DC 6x3.7mm
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External
External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
280W
20.00V
14.00A
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DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
DC 6x3.7mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
90Wh
7895mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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90Wh
5844mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Height
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Width
364.8 mm (14.4 in)
Depth
290 mm (11.4 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Height
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Width
354 mm (13.9 in)
Depth
259 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.49 L
Weight
2.66 kg (5.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.44 kg (7.6 lb)
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Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.34 kg (7.4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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R2
G513QY-212.SG15
Change Comparison