Alienware X15 (R2, Early 2022) vs MacBook Pro 14 (M4, Late 2024) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core i7-12700H14 Cores (6P+8E)	CPU M4 (10C10G)10 Cores (4P+6E)
GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W3,840 Shaders, 6GB	GPU 10-Core M41,280 Shaders
Memory 16GBLPDDR5-5200	Memory 16GBLPDDR5X-7500
Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR	Display 14.2" LCD IPS Mini-LED3024x1964 1000Nits 120Hz Glossy AR
Other Upgrades -	Other Upgrades 70W USB-C
Price $2,150 MAX	Price $1,599 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Alienware X152,300Core i7-12700H

x1

MacBook Pro 143,755M4 (10C10G)

x1.63

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System Arch

CPU

Core i7-12700H	M4 (10C10G)
14 Cores(6P+8E) 20 Threads 2.3GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads 4.51GHz

GPU

GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W	10-Core M4
3,840 Shaders 1.6GHz	1,280 Shaders 1.58GHz
6GB GDDR6 336GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 394.4 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.04 TFLOPSFP16

Memory

16GBLPDDR5-5200

16GBLPDDR5X-7500

Storage

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

Display

15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 15.6"	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 104 in² 16:9	Area & Aspect Ratio 91.86 in² 15.5:10
Brightness 350 nits 350 nits Peak	Brightness 1000 nits 1600 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync	Refresh & VRR 120Hz Variable Refresh
Response Time 3 ms	Response Time 58 ms
Resolution 1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 141 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 67% 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 5 hours	Up to 13.5 hours
Charge Time -	Charge Time 0-50%: 30 min
87Wh 7632mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion	72.4Wh 6319mAh 11.46V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 1x Thunderbolt 4 1x USB-C 3.1 DP PD 1x USB 3.0	Data 3x Thunderbolt 4 - -
Video 1x HDMI 2.1	Video 1x HDMI 2.1
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots - 1x microSDXC Card UHS-II	Card Slots 1x SDXC Card UHS-II -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2	Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Charger 70W USB-C
Max Power Draw 245W	Max Power Draw 68.5W
Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A	Output 70W 20.00V 3.50A
Input 3.50A	Input 1.65A
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) 3.50A 20V (70W)

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 15.9mm (0.63") Width 359.7mm (14.16") Depth 277.3mm (10.92")	Height 15.5mm (0.61") Width 312.6mm (12.31") Depth 221.2mm (8.71")
Weight 2.35kg	Weight 1.55kg
Weight + Charger 3.13kg	Weight + Charger 1.75kg
Volume 1.5861L	Volume 1.0718L
Decor Lights Yes	Decor Lights No
Fans 4	Fans 2

Info

Release Date 2022-03-23	Release Date 2024-10-30
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description R2, Early 2022	Description M4, Late 2024
Model ID -	Model ID Mac16,1
Model Number 1 R2	Model Number 1 A3112
Model Number 2 -	Model Number 2 EMC 8526

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