Alienware m15 (R7 Intel) vs Legion 5 (Mid 2021)

Alienware m15 (R7 Intel) $1,650
Legion 5 (Mid 2021) $1,140
Base Price
$1,650
Base Price
$1,140
CPU
Core i7-12700H
CPU
Ryzen 5 5600H
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
GPU
Radeon RX 6600M
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Ryzen 5 5600H
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 10,000
42%
GB6S 1,600
42%
GB6M 5,760
24%
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
2560 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1695MHz
Radeon RX 6600M
1792 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2177MHz
1080p 60 FPS
50%
FP32 8.68 TFLOPS
17%
1080p 79 FPS
66%
FP32 7.8 TFLOPS
16%
16GB
DDR5-4800
8GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/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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350 Nits
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300 Nits
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165Hz
Variable
165Hz
Variable
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Number Pad
White Backlight
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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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 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
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External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
230W
20.00V
11.50A
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
Lenovo Slim-tip
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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60Wh
3906mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 4 Hours
Up to 4.5 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 20 min
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Up to 100% in 60 min
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Height
24 mm (0.9 in)
Width
356.2 mm (14 in)
Depth
272.5 mm (10.7 in)
Volume
2.32 L
Height
25.8 mm (1 in)
Width
362.6 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
260.6 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
2.43 L
Weight
2.69 kg (5.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.47 kg (7.7 lb)
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Weight
2.35 kg (5.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.13 kg (6.9 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
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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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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