Alienware X17 (R2, Early 2022) vs MacBook Neo (Early 2026) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core i7-12700H14 Cores (6P+8E)	CPU A18 Pro (Neo)6 Cores (2P+4E)
GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W3,840 Shaders, 6GB	GPU 5-Core A18 Pro640 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR5-4800	Memory 8GBLPDDR5X-7500
Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
Display 17.3" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR	Display 13" LCD IPS2408x1506 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR
Other Upgrades 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Other Upgrades -
Price $2,250 MAX	Price $699 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Alienware X172,300Core i7-12700H

x1

MacBook Neo3,409A18 Pro (Neo)

x1.48

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System Arch

CPU

Core i7-12700H	A18 Pro (Neo)
14 Cores(6P+8E) 20 Threads 2.3GHz	6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads 4.04GHz

GPU

GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W	5-Core A18 Pro
3,840 Shaders 1.7GHz	640 Shaders 1.47GHz
6GB GDDR6 336GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 418.3 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16

Memory

16GBDDR5-4800	8GBLPDDR5X-7500
2x SO-DIMM

Storage

512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
6.9GB/s Read 5GB/s Write	1.4GB/s Read 1.3GB/s Write
2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

17.3" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 17.3"	13" LCD IPS2408x1506 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 13"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 127.9 in² 16:9	Area & Aspect Ratio 75.96 in² 16:10
Brightness 350 nits 350 nits Peak	Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time 3 ms	Response Time -
Resolution 1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 127 ppi	Resolution 2408x1506 3.6M Pixels 219 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1.5K: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
Coating & Lamination Matte AR	Coating & Lamination Glossy AR
Touchscreen No	Touchscreen -
Border Size 8mm (0.32")	Border Size -

Battery

Up to 4 hours	Up to 11 hours
87Wh 7632mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion	36.5Wh 4803mAh 7.6V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 1x Thunderbolt 4 1x USB-C 3.1 DP PD 2x USB 3.0	Data 1x USB-C 3.1 DP PD 1x USB-C 2.0 -
Network 1x Ethernet 2.5G	Network -
Video 1x HDMI 2.1 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4	Video -
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots 1x microSDXC Card UHS-II	Card Slots -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2	Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 6.0
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm	Charger 20W USB-C
Max Power Draw 323W	Max Power Draw -
Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A	Output 20W 9.00V 2.22A
Input 3.50A	Input 0.50A
Protocol & Port DC 7.4x5mm DC 7.4x5mm	Protocol & Port USB-C
USB-PD -	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 2.22A 9V (19.98W)

Audio

Speakers 2	Speakers 2
Microphones 2	Microphones 2

Input

Keyboard - Scissor Backlit Per-Key Lighting	Keyboard 78 Keys Scissor - -
Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass	Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass
Biometrics Facial Face ID	Biometrics -

OS

Launch OS Windows 11

Launch OS macOS 26 Tahoe

Enclosure

Build Material Plastic	Build Material Aluminum
Height 20.9mm (0.82") Width 399.2mm (15.72") Depth 299.6mm (11.79")	Height 12.7mm (0.5") Width 297.5mm (11.71") Depth 206.4mm (8.13")
Weight 3.20kg	Weight 1.23kg
Weight + Charger 3.98kg	Weight + Charger 1.29kg
Volume 2.4996L	Volume 0.7798L
Decor Lights Yes	Decor Lights No
Fans 4	Fans -

Info

Release Date 2022-03-23	Release Date 2026-03-04
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description R2, Early 2022	Description Early 2026
Model ID -	Model ID Mac17,5
Model Number 1 R2	Model Number 1 A3404

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