Compare Alienware Area 51m R2 vs Alienware m17 R4 vs Gigabyte G7
Variants
FHD
UHD
FHD
4K
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
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1b + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x RJ45 (Killer Networks E3100x) + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Headphone + 1x MicroSD
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio combo + 1x Microphone + 1x SD + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps)
Wireless Connectivity
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90 Wh
48.96 Wh
Camera | Front
720p HD
HD
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
Dark Side of the Moon or Lunar Light
Material
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Digital-array microphones
Speakers
4-Way (Woofer/Tweeter) Stereo Speaker Design, 8W in total
2x 2W Speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
12.565" (319.14 mm)
11.585" (294.26mm)
260 mm / 10.23 inch
Size | Height
1.7" (44 mm)
0.87" (22mm)
29.5 mm / 1.16 inch
Size | Width
15.85" (402.60 mm)
15.74" (399.8mm)
396 mm / 15.6 inch
Weight
Up to 9.04 lb (4.1 kg)
5.51 lbs (2.50 kg) - 6.55 lbs (2.97 kg)
2.5 kg / 5.51 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3"
17.3 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, matte
Gamut
72% NTSC
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920 x 1080) or UHD (3840 x 2160)
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
FHD (1920x1080)
Function
Audio
Nahimic 3 3D Audio for Gamers
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM470 Express
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, RTX 2060 6GB, 2070 8GB, 2070 SUPER 8GB, 2080 SUPER 8GB w/ Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB
Keyboard Backlight
Alienware mSeries per-key AlienFX RGB
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard
15 Full Area Colored RGB Backlit Keyboard
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-10700, 10700K, i9-10900, or i9-10900K
Intel Core i7-10870H or i9-10980HK
Up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10870H
RGB Lighting
Keyboard + AlienFX chassis RGB lighting
Programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Security
Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT)
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 144Hz and 360Hz panels
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 144Hz panel
Performance
Memory | Capacity
16, 32, or 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Max 64GB (2x DIMMs)
Memory | Type
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 2933MHz
Power Supply
180 W
Storage
Up to 8TB (4x 2TB) PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) + 512MB PCIe M.2 SSD
2x M.2 SSD 2280 (1x NVMe + 1x NVMe/SATA) + 1x 2.5" HDD
Production
Debut
2020-06
2021-01 (CES 2021)
2021-01-13 (CES 2021)
Made In
Taiwan
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