Blade 17 (Early 2022) vs Alienware X17 (R2)

Blade 17 (Early 2022) $2,800
Alienware X17 (R2) $2,250
Base Price
$2,800
Base Price
$2,250
CPU
Core i7-12800H
CPU
Core i7-12700H
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
17.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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17.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i7-12800H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
62%
GB6M 10,500
44%
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 10,000
42%
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1702MHz
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1702MHz
1080p 90 FPS
75%
FP32 13.07 TFLOPS
26%
1080p 90 FPS
75%
FP32 13.07 TFLOPS
26%
16GB
DDR5-4800
16GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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17.3"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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350 Nits
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360Hz
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165Hz
Variable
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
1.50mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Facial
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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
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
Power
3-hole Oval Shape
Power
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
280W
19.50V
14.36A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
82Wh
5325mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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87Wh
7632mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 4 Hours
Up to 4 Hours
Charge Time
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
3x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
8.0mm
Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
395 mm (15.6 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.04 L
Height
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
399.2 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
299.6 mm (11.8 in)
Volume
2.50 L
Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.3 kg (7.3 lb)
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Weight
3.2 kg (7.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.98 kg (8.8 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
Not 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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