Alienware m18 (R2, Early 2024) vs MacBook Pro 14 (M4 Max, Late 2024) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core i7-14650HX16 Cores (8P+8E)	CPU M4 Max (14C32G)14 Cores (10P+4E)
GPU GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W3,072 Shaders, 8GB	GPU 32-Core M4 Max4,096 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR5-5600	Memory 36GBLPDDR5X-8533
Storage 1TBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 1TBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 18" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 165Hz Matte AR	Display 14.2" LCD IPS Mini-LED3024x1964 1000Nits 120Hz Glossy AR
Other Upgrades 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Other Upgrades -
Price $1,900 MAX	Price $3,199 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Alienware m182,417Core i7-14650HX

x1

MacBook Pro 143,871M4 Max (14C32G)

x1.60

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System Arch

CPU

Core i7-14650HX	M4 Max (14C32G)
16 Cores(8P+8E) 24 Threads 2.2GHz	14 Cores(10P+4E) 14 Threads 4.51GHz

GPU

GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W	32-Core M4 Max
3,072 Shaders 2.37GHz	4,096 Shaders 1.58GHz
8GB GDDR6 256GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 466 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 12.93 TFLOPSFP16

Memory

16GBDDR5-5600	36GBLPDDR5X-8533
2x SO-DIMM

Storage

1TBPCIe 4.0 x4	1TBPCIe 4.0 x4
7GB/s Read 5.1GB/s Write	5GB/s Read 6.3GB/s Write
2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

18" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 18"	14.2" LCD IPS Mini-LED3024x1964 1000Nits 120Hz Glossy AR Size Res 14.2"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS HDR
Area & Aspect Ratio 145.6 in² 16:10	Area & Aspect Ratio 91.86 in² 15.5:10
Brightness 300 nits 300 nits Peak	Brightness 1000 nits 1600 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync FreeSync	Refresh & VRR 120Hz Variable Refresh
Response Time 3 ms	Response Time 58 ms
Resolution 2560x1600 4.1M Pixels 168 ppi	Resolution 3024x1964 5.9M Pixels 254 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast Mini-LED 2K zones 1M: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 12 hours
Charge Time -	Charge Time 0-50%: 30 min
97Wh 8509mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion	72.4Wh 6319mAh 11.46V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 2x Thunderbolt 4 3x USB 3.0 1x USB-C 3.0	Data 3x Thunderbolt 5 - -
Network 1x Ethernet 1G	Network -
Video 1x HDMI 2.1 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4	Video 1x HDMI 2.1 -
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots 1x SDXC Card	Card Slots 1x SDXC Card UHS-II

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 5.4	Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Charger 96W USB-C
Max Power Draw -	Max Power Draw 95.8W
Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A	Output 96W 20.50V 4.68A
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) 3.00A 15V (45W) 4.70A 20V (94W)

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 26.7mm (1.05") Width 410.3mm (16.15") Depth 319.9mm (12.59")	Height 15.5mm (0.61") Width 312.6mm (12.31") Depth 221.2mm (8.71")
Weight 4.23kg	Weight 1.62kg
Weight + Charger 5.01kg	Weight + Charger 1.91kg
Volume 3.5045L	Volume 1.0718L
Decor Lights Yes	Decor Lights No
Fans 4	Fans 2

Info

Release Date 2024-01-08	Release Date 2024-10-30
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description R2, Early 2024	Description M4 Max, Late 2024
Model ID -	Model ID Mac16,6
Model Number 1 R2	Model Number 1 A3185
Model Number 2 -	Model Number 2 EMC 8623

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