Alienware X15 (R2) vs Blade 15 (Early 2020)

Alienware X15 (R2) $2,150
Blade 15 (Early 2020) $1,600
Base Price
$2,150
Base Price
$1,600
CPU
Core i7-12700H
CPU
Core i7-10750H
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
GPU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Core i7-10750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 10,000
42%
GB6S 1,480
39%
GB6M 5,340
22%
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1605MHz
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop
1536 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1590MHz
1080p 85 FPS
71%
FP32 12.33 TFLOPS
25%
1080p 60 FPS
50%
FP32 4.88 TFLOPS
10%
16GB
LPDDR5-5200
16GB
DDR4-2933
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.5GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
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
144Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1.50mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
RGB Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
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Not Included
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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
HM470
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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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Card
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Power
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
Power
3-hole Oval Shape
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
230W
19.50V
11.80A
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DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
87Wh
7632mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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65Wh
4221mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 5.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.66 L
Weight
2.35 kg (5.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.13 kg (6.9 lb)
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Weight
2.1 kg (4.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.9 kg (6.4 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
Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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