XPS 17 (9710 Base) vs Alienware m15 (R6)

XPS 17 (9710 Base) $1,600
Alienware m15 (R6) $1,750
Base Price
$1,600
Base Price
$1,750
CPU
Core i5-11400H
CPU
Core i5-11400H
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
1TB
Display
17" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
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Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
GB6S 1,820
48%
GB6M 6,365
27%
GB6S 1,820
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GB6M 6,365
27%
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
Shared Memory
1450MHz
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
2560 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1695MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.37 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 60 FPS
50%
FP32 8.68 TFLOPS
17%
8GB
DDR4-3200
16GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.3GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
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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165Hz
Variable
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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79 Keys
1.00mm
White Backlight
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
Fingerprint
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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Network
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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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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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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 9 Hours
Up to 5 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
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.0mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
356.2 mm (14 in)
Depth
272.5 mm (10.7 in)
Volume
2.22 L
Weight
2.21 kg (4.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.69 kg (5.9 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
Not 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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