Alienware X14 (R1) vs Inspiron 14 Plus (7420)

Alienware X14 (R1) $1,500
Inspiron 14 Plus (7420) $1,000
Base Price
$1,500
Base Price
$1,000
CPU
Core i5-12500H
CPU
Core i7-12700H
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1400MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Display
14" LCD IPS 2240x1400 -
Core i5-12500H
12 Cores
16 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,200
58%
GB6M 9,000
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GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 10,000
42%
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1417MHz
Iris Xe 96EU 1400MHz
768 Shaders
Shared Memory
1400MHz
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
1080p 29 FPS
24%
FP32 2.15 TFLOPS
4%
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
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.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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300 Nits
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144Hz
Variable
60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
2240x1400
3.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1.20mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x HDMI 2.1
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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 UHS-II
Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
130W
19.50V
6.70A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
80.5Wh
7061mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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64Wh
5614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8.5 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 80% in 60 min
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
321.5 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
262.8 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Height
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
227.5 mm (9 in)
Volume
1.35 L
Weight
1.841 kg (4.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.32 kg (5.1 lb)
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Weight
1.68 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.16 kg (4.8 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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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