Alienware X15 (R2) vs MacBook Pro 16" (M3 Pro)

Alienware X15 (R2) $2,150
MacBook Pro 16" (M3 Pro) $2,499
Base Price
$2,150
Base Price
$2,499
CPU
Core i7-12700H
CPU
M3 Pro 12C18G
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
GPU
18-Core M3 Pro
Memory
16GB
Memory
18GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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16.2" LCD IPS 3456x2234 -
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
M3 Pro 12C18G
12 Cores
12 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 10,000
42%
GB6S 3,140
83%
GB6M 15,600
65%
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1605MHz
18-Core M3 Pro
2304 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
1080p 85 FPS
71%
FP32 12.33 TFLOPS
25%
N/A
0%
FP32 6.44 TFLOPS
13%
16GB
LPDDR5-5200
18GB
LPDDR5-6400
56 Tabs
11%
64 Tabs
13%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/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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16.2"
LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
165Hz
Variable
120Hz
Variable
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
3456x2234
7.7 Million Pixels
254 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Mini-LED Backlight
2,554 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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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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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 5.3
No Sensors
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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
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
Power
MagSafe 3
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External
External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
140W
28.00V
5.00A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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5.00A 15V (75W)
5.00A 20V (100W)
5.00A 28V (140W)
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DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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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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100Wh
8728mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 17 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Windows
macOS 14 Sonoma
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
3.5mm
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
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355.7 mm (14 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.48 L
Weight
2.35 kg (5.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.13 kg (6.9 lb)
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Weight
2.14 kg (4.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.42 kg (5.3 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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