ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) vs Alienware m15 (R5)

ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) $1,650
Alienware m15 (R5) $1,350
Base Price
$1,650
Base Price
$1,350
CPU
Ryzen 9 5900HX
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
GPU
Radeon RX 6800M
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Ryzen 9 5900HX
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,850
49%
GB6M 7,615
32%
GB6S 1,765
47%
GB6M 7,225
30%
Radeon RX 6800M
2560 Shaders
12GB GDDR6
2424MHz
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1680MHz
1080p 123 FPS
102%
FP32 12.41 TFLOPS
25%
1080p 89 FPS
74%
FP32 12.9 TFLOPS
26%
16GB
DDR4-3200
16GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
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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300Hz
Variable
165Hz
Variable
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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RGB Backlight
1.80mm
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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.2
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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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Power
DC - 6 x 3.7mm
Power
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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External
280W
20.00V
14.00A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
90Wh
5844mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion
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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 5 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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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
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
356.2 mm (14 in)
Depth
272.5 mm (10.7 in)
Volume
2.22 L
Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.34 kg (7.4 lb)
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Weight
2.42 kg (5.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.2 kg (7.1 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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