Compare Alienware m15 R3 vs Alienware x17
Variants
OLED
IPS
4K
FHD 165Hz
FHD 360Hz
Connectivity
Ports
1x RJ-45 Killer Ethernet E3000 2.5Gbps + 3x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x Alienware Graphics Amplifier + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio out + 1x microSD
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
Wireless Connectivity
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Camera | Front
720p HD
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
Lunar Light
Material
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
4-Way (Woofer/Tweeter) Stereo Speaker Design
4 speakers, 8W in total
Switch Type
Optional CherryMX ultra-low profile mechanical keyboard
Dimensions
Size | Depth
299.49 mm / 11.791"
Size | Height
0.807" (20.5 mm)
Size | Width
14.19" (360.3 mm)
399.23 mm / 15.718"
Weight
4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) - 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
15.6"
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS or OLED
IPS
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5500M 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, RTX 2060 6GB, 2070 8GB, 2070 SUPER 8GB, 2080 SUPER 8GB w/ Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting
Per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-10750H, 10875H, or i9-10980HK
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11980HK Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Yes
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 144Hz panel
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 360Hz panel
Performance
Memory | Capacity
16 or 32 GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2666MHz
DDR4 3200MHz or DDR4 XMP 3466MHz
Storage
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) + 512MB PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Production
Debut
2020-05
2021-06
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