Alienware m15 (R5, Early 2021) vs MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Ryzen 7 5800H8 Cores	CPU M5 (10C8G-FL)10 Cores (4P+6E)
GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W3,840 Shaders, 6GB	GPU 8-Core M5-FL1,024 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR4-3200	Memory 16GBLPDDR5X-9600
Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR	Display 13.6" LCD IPS2560x1664 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR
Other Upgrades -	Other Upgrades 40W USB-C
Price $1,350 MAX	Price $1,299 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Alienware m151,746Ryzen 7 5800H

x1

MacBook Air 134,152M5 (10C8G-FL)

x2.38

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System Arch

CPU

Ryzen 7 5800H	M5 (10C8G-FL)
8 Cores 16 Threads 3.2GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads 4.46GHz

GPU

GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W	8-Core M5-FL
3,840 Shaders 1.68GHz	1,024 Shaders 1.58GHz
6GB GDDR6 336GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 412.9 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 25.85 TOPSINT8 Tensor

Memory

16GBDDR4-3200	16GBLPDDR5X-9600
2x SO-DIMM

Storage

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
2.2GB/s Read 1.4GB/s Write	4.6GB/s Read 4.3GB/s Write

Display

15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 15.6"	13.6" LCD IPS2560x1664 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 13.6"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 104 in² 16:9	Area & Aspect Ratio 84.26 in² 15.5:10
Brightness 350 nits 350 nits Peak	Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time 3 ms	Response Time 33 ms
Resolution 1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 141 ppi	Resolution 2560x1664 4.3M Pixels 225 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1.7K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 8-bit	Color Depth 10-bit
Color Coverage 100% sRGB 67% DCI-P3	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Matte AR	Coating & Lamination Glossy AR
Touchscreen No	Touchscreen No
Border Size 7.5mm (0.3")	Border Size 3.5mm (0.14")

Battery

Up to 5 hours	Up to 16 hours
Charge Time -	Charge Time 0-50%: 30 min 0-80%: 50 min 0-100%: 90 min
86Wh 7544mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion	53.8Wh 4719mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 1x USB-C 3.1 DP PD 3x USB 3.0	Data 2x Thunderbolt 4 -
Network 1x Ethernet 2.5G	Network -
Video 1x HDMI 2.1	Video -
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2	Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 6.0
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Charger 40W USB-C
Max Power Draw 225W	Max Power Draw 31W
Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A	Output 40W 20.00V 2.00A
Input 3.50A	Input 1.50A
Protocol & Port DC 7.4x5mm DC 7.4x5mm	Protocol & Port USB-C
USB-PD -	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 2.67A 15V (40.05W) 2.00A 20V (40W)

Audio

Speakers 2	Speakers 4
Microphones 2	Microphones 3

Input

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

OS

Launch OS Windows 10

Launch OS macOS 26 Tahoe

Enclosure

Build Material Plastic	Build Material Aluminum
Height 22.9mm (0.9") Width 356.2mm (14.02") Depth 272.5mm (10.73")	Height 11.3mm (0.44") Width 304.1mm (11.97") Depth 215mm (8.46")
Weight 2.42kg	Weight 1.24kg
Weight + Charger 3.20kg	Weight + Charger 1.32kg
Volume 2.218L	Volume 0.7388L
Decor Lights Yes	Decor Lights No
Fans 2	Fans -

Info

Release Date 2021-04-20	Release Date 2026-03-03
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description R5, Early 2021	Description M5, Early 2026
Model ID -	Model ID Mac17,3
Model Number 1 R5	Model Number 1 A3449

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