Compare Alienware Area 51m R2 vs Alienware x15 vs MSI GE76 Raider
Variants
FHD
UHD
FHD 165Hz
QHD
FHD 360Hz
4K
QHD
FHD
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
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x HDMI + 1x Mini DisplayPort + 1x SD + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90 Wh
99.9 Wh
Camera | Front
720p HD
FHD type (30fps@1080p)
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
Aluminum
Microphone
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers, 8W in total
2x 2W Duo Wave Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
12.565" (319.14 mm)
277.25 mm / 10.915"
284 mm
Size | Height
1.7" (44 mm)
25.9 mm
Size | Width
15.85" (402.60 mm)
359.7 mm / 14.16"
397 mm
Weight
Up to 9.04 lb (4.1 kg)
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
2.9 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3"
15.6 inch
17.3"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Resolution
FHD (1920 x 1080) or UHD (3840 x 2160)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
FHD (1920x1080), QHD (2560x1440), or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhance
Chipset
Intel HM570
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 GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Alienware mSeries per-key AlienFX RGB
per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-10700, 10700K, i9-10900, or i9-10900K
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H Tiger Lake
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Keyboard + AlienFX chassis RGB lighting
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Mystic Light
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 144Hz and 360Hz panels
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 240Hz QHD & 360Hz FHD panels
Performance
Battery Life
9 hours
Durability
MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability
Key Travel
1.9 mm
Memory | Capacity
16, 32, or 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200 MHz
Power Supply
280 W Slim adapter
Storage
Up to 8TB (4x 2TB) PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 + 1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4
Production
Debut
2020-06
2021-06
2021-05
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