MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) vs Dell Alienware X16 (R1, Early 2023)

MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) $1,199
Dell Alienware X16 (R1, Early 2023) $2,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,000
CPU
M3 (8C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i7-13620H
GPU
8-Core M3-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
1TB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -
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16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
M3 (8C8G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core i7-13620H
10 Cores
16 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 2,450
60%
GB6M 11,500
43%
8-Core M3-FL
1024 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W
2560 Shaders
2370MHz
6GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
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0%
FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
6%
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FP32 12.13 TFLOPS
24%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
LPDDR5-5200
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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240Hz
Variable
2560x1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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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 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
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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
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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Removable Cable
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DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
52.6Wh
4614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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90Wh
7895mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 50 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
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macOS 12 Monterey
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Width
364.8 mm (14.4 in)
Depth
290 mm (11.4 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.66 kg (5.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.44 kg (7.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not 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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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Change Comparison