HP Envy 15 (Early 2021) vs Dell Alienware m15 (R7 AMD, Early 2022)

HP Envy 15 (Early 2021) $1,550

Dell Alienware m15 (R7 AMD, Early 2022) $1,500

Base Price (MSRP) $1,550	Base Price (MSRP) $1,500
CPU Core i7-11800H	CPU Ryzen 7 6800H
GPU UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12	GPU GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
Memory 8GB	Memory 16GB
Storage 512GB	Storage 512GB
Display 15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -	Display 15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -

Tech Specs

CPU


Core i7-11800H 8 Cores 16 Threads 2.3GHz Clock	Ryzen 7 6800H 8 Cores 16 Threads 3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,900 47% GB6M 7,820 29%	GB6S 1,960 48% GB6M 9,400 35%

GPU


UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12 256 Shaders 1450MHz Shared Memory	GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W 2560 Shaders 1695MHz 4GB GDDR6 192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A 0% FP32 0.74 TFLOPS 1%	1080p 60 FPS 50% FP32 8.68 TFLOPS 17%

Memory


8GB DDR4-3200	16GB DDR5-4800
24 Tabs 5%	56 Tabs 11%

Storage


512GB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 3.5GB/s Read	512GB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 4.0 x4 Up to 6.9GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video 24%	954 min 4K Video 24%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


15.6" LCD IPS -	15.6" LCD IPS -
400 Nits -	350 Nits -
60Hz -	165Hz Variable
1920x1080 2.1 Million Pixels 141 PPI	1920x1080 2.1 Million Pixels 141 PPI
LED Backlight - 1,300:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast
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Cameras

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Keyboard

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Scissor Switch

1.80mm

RGB Backlight

Per Key Lighting

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

Fingerprint

No Biometrics

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.2

Sensors

No Sensors - - - -	No Sensors - - - -
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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x HDMI 2.1 - -	Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x HDMI 2.1 - -
Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
Card - 1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I	- - -
Power DC 4.5x3mm	Power DC 7.4x5mm
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


200W 19.50V 10.30A	240W 19.50V 12.30A
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DC 4.5x3mm - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable	DC 7.4x5mm - - - 2.0M (7 ft) Cable

Battery

83.1Wh 7180mAh 11.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	86Wh 7544mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion -
Up to 6 Hours	Up to 4.5 Hours
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Operating System

Windows	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Plastic - -
Cooler 2x Fans - -	Cooler 2x Fans - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 6.0mm	- - Display Side Boarder Size 7.5mm
Height 18.4 mm (0.7 in) Width 357.9 mm (14.1 in) Depth 236.8 mm (9.3 in) Volume 1.56 L	Height 24 mm (0.9 in) Width 356.2 mm (14 in) Depth 272.5 mm (10.7 in) Volume 2.32 L
Weight 2.18 kg (4.8 lb) Weight + Charger 2.84 kg (6.3 lb) - -	Weight 2.69 kg (5.9 lb) Weight + Charger 3.47 kg (7.7 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Upgradable	Memory Upgradable
Storage Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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Memory Slots - 2x SO-DIMM	Memory Slots - 2x SO-DIMM
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