Alienware m16 (R1 AMD, Early 2023) vs MacBook Air 15 (M5, Early 2026) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Ryzen 7 7745HX8 Cores	CPU M5 (10C10G-FL)10 Cores (4P+6E)
GPU Radeon RX 7600M XT2,048 Shaders, 8GB	GPU 10-Core M5-FL1,280 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR5-4800	Memory 16GBLPDDR5X-9600
Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 16" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 240Hz Matte AR	Display 15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR
Other Upgrades 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Other Upgrades 40W USB-C
Price $1,300 MAX	Price $1,499 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Alienware m162,618Ryzen 7 7745HX

x1

MacBook Air 154,145M5 (10C10G-FL)

x1.58

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System Arch

CPU

Ryzen 7 7745HX	M5 (10C10G-FL)
8 Cores 16 Threads 3.6GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads 4.46GHz

GPU

Radeon RX 7600M XT	10-Core M5-FL
2,048 Shaders 2.62GHz	1,280 Shaders 1.58GHz
8GB GDDR6 288GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 85.69 TOPSINT4 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor

Memory

16GBDDR5-4800	16GBLPDDR5X-9600
2x SO-DIMM

Storage

512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
6.9GB/s Read 5GB/s Write	4.6GB/s Read 4.3GB/s Write
1x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

16" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 240Hz Matte AR Size Res 16"	15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 15.3"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 115.1 in² 16:10	Area & Aspect Ratio 106.6 in² 15.5:10
Brightness 300 nits 300 nits Peak	Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 240Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync FreeSync	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time 3 ms	Response Time 33 ms
Resolution 2560x1600 4.1M Pixels 189 ppi	Resolution 2880x1864 5.4M Pixels 224 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 97% 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 4 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	66.5Wh 5833mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 2x USB-C 3.1 DP 2x USB 3.0	Data 2x Thunderbolt 4 -
Network 1x Ethernet 1G	Network -
Video 1x HDMI 2.1 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4	Video -
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots 1x SDXC Card	Card Slots -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3	Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 6.0
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Charger 40W USB-C
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 6
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 11

Launch OS macOS 26 Tahoe

Enclosure

Build Material Plastic	Build Material Aluminum
Height 25.4mm (1") Width 368.9mm (14.52") Depth 289.9mm (11.41")	Height 11.5mm (0.45") Width 340.4mm (13.4") Depth 237.6mm (9.35")
Weight 3.30kg	Weight 1.51kg
Weight + Charger 4.08kg	Weight + Charger 1.59kg
Volume 2.7164L	Volume 0.9301L
Decor Lights Yes	Decor Lights No
Fans 4	Fans -

Info

Release Date 2023-03-02	Release Date 2026-03-03
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description R1 AMD, Early 2023	Description M5, Early 2026
Model ID -	Model ID Mac17,4
Model Number 1 R1 AMD	Model Number 1 A3448

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