Alienware m15 (R5, Early 2021) vs Surface Laptop 4 15 (Early 2021) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Ryzen 7 5800H8 Cores	CPU Ryzen 7 4980U8 Cores
GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W3,840 Shaders, 6GB	GPU Radeon Vega 8 1950MHz512 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR4-3200	Memory 8GBLPDDR4X-4266
Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
Display 15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR	Display 15" LCD IPS2496x1664 400Nits 60Hz
Price $1,350 MAX	Price $1,149 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Alienware m151,884Ryzen 7 5800H

x1.19

Surface Laptop 4 151,586Ryzen 7 4980U

x1

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System Arch

CPU

Ryzen 7 5800H	Ryzen 7 4980U
8 Cores 16 Threads 3.2GHz	8 Cores 16 Threads 2GHz

GPU

GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W	Radeon Vega 8 1950MHz
3,840 Shaders 1.68GHz	512 Shaders 1.95GHz
6GB GDDR6 336GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 412.9 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.99 TFLOPSFP16

Memory

16GBDDR4-3200	8GBLPDDR4X-4266
2x SO-DIMM

Storage

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
2.2GB/s Read 1.4GB/s Write	2.2GB/s Read 830MB/s Write

Display

15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 15.6"	15" LCD IPS2496x1664 400Nits 60Hz Size Res 15"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 104 in² 16:9	Area & Aspect Ratio 103.8 in² 3:2
Brightness 350 nits 350 nits Peak	Brightness 400 nits 400 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time 3 ms	Response Time 58 ms
Resolution 1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 141 ppi	Resolution 2496x1664 4.2M Pixels 2 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1.6K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 8-bit	Color Depth 8-bit
Color Coverage 100% sRGB 67% DCI-P3	Color Coverage 98% sRGB 65% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Matte AR	Coating & Lamination Fully Laminated
Touchscreen No	Touchscreen Yes
Border Size 7.5mm (0.3")	Border Size 11.3mm (0.44")

Battery

Up to 5 hours	Up to 7 hours
86Wh 7544mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion	47.4Wh 6253mAh 7.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 1x USB-C 3.1 DP PD 3x USB 3.0	Data 1x USB 3.0 1x USB-C 3.0 DP PD
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 6 Bluetooth 5.0
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Charger 65W Surface Connect USB-A
Max Power Draw 225W	Max Power Draw 65W
Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A	Output 65W 15.00V 4.33A
Input 3.50A	Input 1.60A
Protocol & Port DC 7.4x5mm DC 7.4x5mm	Protocol & Port Surface Connect USB-A
USB-PD -	USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W)

Audio

Speakers 2	Speakers 2
Microphones 2	Microphones 2

Input

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

OS

Launch OS Windows 10

Launch OS Windows

Enclosure

Build Material Plastic	Build Material Aluminum
Height 22.9mm (0.9") Width 356.2mm (14.02") Depth 272.5mm (10.73")	Height 14.7mm (0.58") Width 339.5mm (13.37") Depth 244mm (9.61")
Weight 2.42kg	Weight 1.54kg
Weight + Charger 3.20kg	Weight + Charger 1.83kg
Volume 2.218L	Volume 1.2177L
Decor Lights Yes	Decor Lights No
Fans 2	Fans 1

Info

Release Date 2021-04-20	Release Date 2021-04-13
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description R5, Early 2021	Description Early 2021
Model Number 1 R5	Model Number 1 -

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