Alienware m16 (R2, Early 2024) vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core Ultra 7 155H16 Cores (6P+8M+2E)	CPU M4 (10C10G-FL)10 Cores (4P+6E)
GPU GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 110W2,560 Shaders, 6GB	GPU 10-Core M4-FL1,280 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR5-5600	Memory 16GBLPDDR5X-7500
Storage 1TBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 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 35W 2x USB-C
Price $1,300 MAX	Price $1,199 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Alienware m162,400Core Ultra 7 155H

x1

MacBook Air 153,708M4 (10C10G-FL)

x1.54

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System Arch

CPU

Core Ultra 7 155H	M4 (10C10G-FL)
16 Cores(6P+2E+8M) 22 Threads 1.4GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads 4.41GHz

GPU

GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 110W	10-Core M4-FL
2,560 Shaders 2.35GHz	1,280 Shaders 1.58GHz
6GB GDDR6 192GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 385.8 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.04 TFLOPSFP16

Memory

16GBDDR5-5600	16GBLPDDR5X-7500
2x SO-DIMM

Storage

1TBPCIe 4.0 x4	256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
7GB/s Read 5.1GB/s Write	1.4GB/s Read 1.3GB/s Write
2x 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
90Wh 7895mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion	66.5Wh 5833mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 1x Thunderbolt 4 2x USB 3.0 1x USB-C 3.0 DP	Data 2x Thunderbolt 4 - -
Network 1x Ethernet 1G	Network -
Video 1x HDMI 2.1	Video -
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots 1x microSDXC Card	Card Slots -

Connectivity

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

Power

Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Charger 35W 2x USB-C
Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A	Output 35W 20.00V 1.75A
Input 3.50A	Input 1.00A
Protocol & Port DC 7.4x5mm DC 7.4x5mm	Protocol & Port 2x USB-C
USB-PD -	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 2.33A 15V (34.95W) 1.75A 20V (35W)

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 15 Sequoia

Enclosure

Build Material Plastic	Build Material Aluminum
Height 23.5mm (0.93") Width 363.9mm (14.33") Depth 249.4mm (9.82")	Height 11.5mm (0.45") Width 340.4mm (13.4") Depth 237.6mm (9.35")
Weight 2.61kg	Weight 1.51kg
Weight + Charger 3.39kg	Weight + Charger 1.61kg
Volume 2.1328L	Volume 0.9301L
Decor Lights Yes	Decor Lights No
Fans 2	Fans -

Info

Release Date 2024-01-08	Release Date 2025-03-05
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description R2, Early 2024	Description M4, Early 2025
Model ID -	Model ID Mac16,13
Model Number 1 R2	Model Number 1 A3241

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