Surface Laptop 4 15 (Early 2021) vs Alienware m15 (R5, Early 2021) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Ryzen 7 4980U8 Cores	CPU Ryzen 7 5800H8 Cores
GPU Radeon Vega 8 1950MHz512 Shaders	GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W3,840 Shaders, 6GB
Memory 8GBLPDDR4X-4266	Memory 16GBDDR4-3200
Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
Display 15" LCD IPS2496x1664 400Nits 60Hz	Display 15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR
Price $1,149 MAX	Price $1,350 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Surface Laptop 4 151,586Ryzen 7 4980U

x1

Alienware m151,746Ryzen 7 5800H

x1.10

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System Arch

CPU

Ryzen 7 4980U	Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores 16 Threads 2GHz	8 Cores 16 Threads 3.2GHz

GPU

Radeon Vega 8 1950MHz	GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
512 Shaders 1.95GHz	3,840 Shaders 1.68GHz
Shared Memory	6GB GDDR6 336GB/s
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.99 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 412.9 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse

Memory

8GBLPDDR4X-4266	16GBDDR4-3200
	2x SO-DIMM

Storage

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
2.2GB/s Read 830MB/s Write	2.2GB/s Read 1.4GB/s Write

Display

15" LCD IPS2496x1664 400Nits 60Hz Size Res 15"	15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 15.6"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 103.8 in² 3:2	Area & Aspect Ratio 104 in² 16:9
Brightness 400 nits 400 nits Peak	Brightness 350 nits 350 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 60Hz	Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync
Response Time 58 ms	Response Time 3 ms
Resolution 2496x1664 4.2M Pixels 2 ppi	Resolution 1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 141 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1.6K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 8-bit	Color Depth 8-bit
Color Coverage 98% sRGB 65% DCI-P3	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 67% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Fully Laminated	Coating & Lamination Matte AR
Touchscreen Yes	Touchscreen No
Border Size 11.3mm (0.44")	Border Size 7.5mm (0.3")

Battery

Up to 7 hours	Up to 5 hours
47.4Wh 6253mAh 7.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer	86Wh 7544mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 1x USB 3.0 1x USB-C 3.0 DP PD	Data 1x USB-C 3.1 DP PD 3x USB 3.0
Network -	Network 1x Ethernet 2.5G
Video -	Video 1x HDMI 2.1
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0	Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 65W Surface Connect USB-A	Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm
Max Power Draw 65W	Max Power Draw 225W
Output 65W 15.00V 4.33A	Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A
Input 1.60A	Input 3.50A
Protocol & Port Surface Connect USB-A	Protocol & Port DC 7.4x5mm DC 7.4x5mm
USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W)	USB-PD -

Audio

Speakers 2	Speakers 2
Microphones 2	Microphones 2

Input

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

OS

Launch OS Windows

Launch OS Windows 10

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Plastic
Height 14.7mm (0.58") Width 339.5mm (13.37") Depth 244mm (9.61")	Height 22.9mm (0.9") Width 356.2mm (14.02") Depth 272.5mm (10.73")
Weight 1.54kg	Weight 2.42kg
Weight + Charger 1.83kg	Weight + Charger 3.20kg
Volume 1.2177L	Volume 2.218L
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights Yes
Fans 1	Fans 2

Info

Release Date 2021-04-13	Release Date 2021-04-20
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description Early 2021	Description R5, Early 2021
Model Number 1 -	Model Number 1 R5

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