XPS 17 (9710) vs Alienware X17 (R2)

XPS 17 (9710) $1,800
Alienware X17 (R2) $2,250
Base Price
$1,800
Base Price
$2,250
CPU
Core i5-11400H
CPU
Core i7-12700H
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
17" LCD IPS 3840x2400 Touch
Display
17.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 1,820
48%
GB6M 6,365
27%
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 10,000
42%
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
Shared Memory
1450MHz
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1702MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.37 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 90 FPS
75%
FP32 13.07 TFLOPS
26%
8GB
DDR4-3200
16GB
DDR5-4800
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/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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17"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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165Hz
Variable
3840x2400
9.2 Million Pixels
266 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
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79 Keys
1.00mm
White Backlight
1.50mm
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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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 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
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4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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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 Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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87Wh
7632mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 4 Hours
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 120 min
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.0mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
8.0mm
Height
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Width
374.5 mm (14.7 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.77 L
Height
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
399.2 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
299.6 mm (11.8 in)
Volume
2.50 L
Weight
2.42 kg (5.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.9 kg (6.4 lb)
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Weight
3.2 kg (7.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.98 kg (8.8 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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