ASUS ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) vs Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023)

ASUS ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) $1,650
Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) $1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,650
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
CPU
Ryzen 9 5900HX
CPU
Core i5-13420H
GPU
Radeon RX 6800M
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Ryzen 9 5900HX
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
Core i5-13420H
8 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,850
46%
GB6M 7,615
29%
GB6S 2,290
56%
GB6M 8,505
32%
Radeon RX 6800M
2560 Shaders
2424MHz
12GB GDDR6
384GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 123 FPS
102%
FP32 12.41 TFLOPS
25%
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
16GB
DDR4-3200
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/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%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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300 Nits
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300Hz
Variable
165Hz
Variable
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
216 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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RGB 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
No Biometrics
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 5.1
Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
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Network
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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
DC 6x3.7mm
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
280W
20.00V
14.00A
130W
20.00V
6.50A
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USB-PD
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DC 6x3.7mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
90Wh
5844mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion
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80Wh
7018mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
Height
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Width
354 mm (13.9 in)
Depth
259 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.49 L
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
321.1 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.21 L
Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.34 kg (7.4 lb)
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Weight
1.914 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.39 kg (5.3 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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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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G513QY-212.SG15
R2
Change Comparison