MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs Alienware X16 (R1, Early 2023) Full Specs

Summary

CPU M4 (10C10G-FL)10 Cores (4P+6E)	CPU Core i7-13620H10 Cores (6P+4E)
GPU 10-Core M4-FL1,280 Shaders	GPU GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W2,560 Shaders, 6GB
Memory 16GBLPDDR5X-7500	Memory 16GBLPDDR5-5200
Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	Storage 1TBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR	Display 16" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 240Hz Matte AR
Other Upgrades 35W 2x USB-C	Other Upgrades 240W DC 7.4x5mm
Price $1,199 MAX	Price $2,000 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Peak OPS FP32 FP16 GPU Bandwidth

MacBook Air 153,708M4 (10C10G-FL)

x1.51

Alienware X162,450Core i7-13620H

x1

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System Arch

CPU

M4 (10C10G-FL)	Core i7-13620H
10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads 4.41GHz	10 Cores(6P+4E) 16 Threads 2.4GHz

GPU

10-Core M4-FL	GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W
1,280 Shaders 1.58GHz	2,560 Shaders 2.37GHz
Shared Memory	6GB GDDR6 192GB/s
Peak·FP32·FP16 4.04 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 388.3 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse

Memory

16GBLPDDR5X-7500

16GBLPDDR5-5200

Storage

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	1TBPCIe 4.0 x4
1.4GB/s Read 1.3GB/s Write	7GB/s Read 5.1GB/s Write
	2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 15.3"	16" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 240Hz Matte AR Size Res 16"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 106.6 in² 15.5:10	Area & Aspect Ratio 115.1 in² 16:10
Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak	Brightness 300 nits 300 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 60Hz	Refresh & VRR 240Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync FreeSync
Response Time 33 ms	Response Time 3 ms
Resolution 2880x1864 5.4M Pixels 224 ppi	Resolution 2560x1600 4.1M Pixels 189 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1.7K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 10-bit	Color Depth 8-bit
Color Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 97% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Glossy AR	Coating & Lamination Matte AR
Touchscreen No	Touchscreen No
Border Size 3.5mm (0.14")	Border Size 7.5mm (0.3")

Battery

Up to 16 hours	Up to 5 hours
Charge Time 0-50%: 30 min 0-80%: 50 min 0-100%: 90 min	Charge Time -
66.5Wh 5833mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer	90Wh 7895mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 2x Thunderbolt 4	Data -
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots -	Card Slots 1x microSDXC Card

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3	Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 35W 2x USB-C	Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm
Output 35W 20.00V 1.75A	Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A
Input 1.00A	Input 3.50A
Protocol & Port 2x USB-C	Protocol & Port DC 7.4x5mm DC 7.4x5mm
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 2.33A 15V (34.95W) 1.75A 20V (35W)	USB-PD -

Audio

Speakers 6	Speakers 6
Microphones 3	Microphones 2

Input

Keyboard 78 Keys Scissor Backlit -	Keyboard - Scissor Backlit Per-Key Lighting
Trackpad Force Touch Glass	Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass
Biometrics Facial - Fingerprint Fingerprint	Biometrics Facial Face ID Fingerprint -

OS

Launch OS macOS 15 Sequoia

Launch OS Windows 11

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Plastic
Weight Option -	Weight Option 2.66kg
Height 11.5mm (0.45") Width 340.4mm (13.4") Depth 237.6mm (9.35")	Height 18.6mm (0.73") Width 364.8mm (14.36") Depth 290mm (11.42")
Weight 1.51kg	Weight 2.66kg
Weight + Charger 1.61kg	Weight + Charger 3.44kg
Volume 0.9301L	Volume 1.9645L
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights Yes

Info

Release Date 2025-03-05	Release Date 2023-02-13
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description M4, Early 2025	Description R1, Early 2023
Model ID Mac16,13	Model ID -
Model Number 1 A3241	Model Number 1 R1

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