Alienware m18 (R1, Early 2023) vs MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core i7-13700HX16 Cores (8P+8E)	CPU M5 (10C8G-FL)10 Cores (4P+6E)
GPU GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W3,072 Shaders, 8GB	GPU 8-Core M5-FL1,024 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR5-4800	Memory 16GBLPDDR5X-9600
Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 18" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 165Hz Matte AR	Display 13.6" LCD IPS2560x1664 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR
Other Upgrades 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Other Upgrades 40W USB-C
Price $1,900 MAX	Price $1,299 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Alienware m182,550Core i7-13700HX

x1

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

x1.63

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System Arch

CPU

Core i7-13700HX	M5 (10C8G-FL)
16 Cores(8P+8E) 24 Threads 2.1GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads 4.46GHz

GPU

GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W	8-Core M5-FL
3,072 Shaders 2.37GHz	1,024 Shaders 1.58GHz
8GB GDDR6 256GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 466 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 25.85 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

18" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 18"	13.6" LCD IPS2560x1664 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 13.6"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 145.6 in² 16:10	Area & Aspect Ratio 84.26 in² 15.5:10
Brightness 300 nits 300 nits Peak	Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync FreeSync	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time 3 ms	Response Time 33 ms
Resolution 2560x1600 4.1M Pixels 168 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 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
97Wh 8509mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion	53.8Wh 4719mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 2x Thunderbolt 4 3x USB 3.0 1x USB-C 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
Max Power Draw -	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 -	Biometrics Fingerprint Fingerprint

OS

Launch OS Windows 11

Launch OS macOS 26 Tahoe

Enclosure

Build Material Plastic	Build Material Aluminum
Height 26.7mm (1.05") Width 410.3mm (16.15") Depth 319.9mm (12.59")	Height 11.3mm (0.44") Width 304.1mm (11.97") Depth 215mm (8.46")
Weight 4.04kg	Weight 1.24kg
Weight + Charger 4.82kg	Weight + Charger 1.32kg
Volume 3.5045L	Volume 0.7388L
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, Early 2023	Description M5, Early 2026
Model ID -	Model ID Mac17,3
Model Number 1 R1	Model Number 1 A3449

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