HP Envy 15 (Early 2021) vs Dell Alienware X14 (R1, Early 2022)

HP Envy 15 (Early 2021) $1,550
Dell Alienware X14 (R1, Early 2022) $1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,550
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
CPU
Core i7-11800H
CPU
Core i5-12500H
GPU
UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080
Display
14" LCD IPS 1920×1080
CPU Image
Core i7-11800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-12500H
12 Cores
16 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
Core i7-11800H vs Core i5-12500H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12
256 Shaders
1450MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
742 GFLOPS FP32
1%
40 FPS 1080p
33%
5.8 TFLOPS FP32
12%
UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12 vs GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-3200
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.5GB/s
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s
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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14"
LCD IPS
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Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
83.8 in² (540.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
144Hz
Variable
G-Sync
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Response Time
61ms GtG
Response Time
3ms GtG
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
77% DCI-P3
77% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.9 Avg
dE 3.1 Max
dE 2.20 Greyscale
2.10 Gamma
6650K
Accuracy
dE 3.0 Avg
dE 7.1 Max
dE 5.10 Greyscale
2.19 Gamma
6200K
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Coating
Matte
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.20mm
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
Fingerprint
Facial
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
600 Series P+
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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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-I
Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
Power
DC 4.5x3mm
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
200W
19.50V
10.30A
130W
20.00V
6.50A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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DC 4.5x3mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
83.1Wh
7180mAh
11.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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80.5Wh
7061mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 6 Hours
Up to 8.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
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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
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
321.5 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
262.8 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Weight
2.18 kg (4.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.84 kg (6.3 lb)
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Weight
1.841 kg (4.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.32 kg (5.1 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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