Compare Alienware Area 51m R2 vs Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 vs MSI Alpha 17 B5E
Variants
FHD
UHD
FHD
QHD
Connectivity
Ports
1x RJ-45 Killer Ethernet E3000 2.5Gbps + 3x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x Alienware Graphics Amplifier + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio out + 1x SD
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x Headphone
2x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps) + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90 Wh
Camera | Front
720p HD or HD IR
HD (30fps@720p)
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
Dark Side of the Moon
Material
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Digital-array microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers 2x 2W
2x 2W speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
12.565" (319.14 mm)
10.73" (272.5mm)
273 mm
Size | Height
1.7" (44 mm)
0.8996" (22.85mm)
24.2 mm
Size | Width
15.85" (402.60 mm)
14.02" (356.2mm)
398 mm
Weight
Up to 9.04 lb (4.1 kg)
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
2.35 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3"
15.6 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920 x 1080) or UHD (3840 x 2160)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
FHD (1920x1080)
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer, High-Resolution Audio
Graphics
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 or RTX 3070 8GB
AMD Radeon™ RX 6600M with 8GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Alienware mSeries per-key AlienFX RGB
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard with CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard
RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Windows 10 Home
Processor
Intel Core i7-10700, 10700K, i9-10900, or i9-10900K
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H Mobile Processor
RGB Lighting
Keyboard + AlienFX chassis RGB lighting
Yes
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 144Hz and 360Hz panels
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for QHD and 360Hz FHD
Weather Resistance
AMD FreeSync Premium
Performance
Memory | Capacity
16, 32, or 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, up to 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
180 W
Storage
Up to 8TB (4x 2TB) PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
2x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen3 x4
Production
Debut
2020-06
2021-Q2
2021-07-09
Model Name
Alpha 17 B5EX
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