Compare Gigabyte AORUS 17X vs Alienware Area 51m R2 vs Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5
Variants
RTX 2070
RTX 2070 SUPER
RTX 2080 SUPER
FHD
UHD
FHD
QHD
Connectivity
Ports
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x DisplayPort 1.4 / USB-C + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone + 1x SD + 1x RJ45
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
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
94 Wh
90 Wh
Camera | Front
HD
720p HD or HD IR
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
2x 2W Speakers + 1x 3W Subwoofer
Stereo speakers 2x 2W
Dimensions
Size | Depth
293 mm / 11.53 inch
12.565" (319.14 mm)
10.73" (272.5mm)
Size | Height
38 mm / 1.49 inch
1.7" (44 mm)
0.8996" (22.85mm)
Size | Width
396 mm / 15.59 inch
15.85" (402.60 mm)
14.02" (356.2mm)
Weight
3.75 kg / 8.26 lbs
Up to 9.04 lb (4.1 kg)
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
17.3"
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS IGZO, matte (240Hz) / IPS, matte (300Hz)
IPS
IPS
Gamut
72% NTSC
Refresh Rate
240 or 300Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920 x 1080) or UHD (3840 x 2160)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Function
Audio
ESS Sabre HiFi Audio DAC, Nahimic 3 3D Audio for Gamers
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM470 Express
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 630 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB, RTX 2070 SUPER Max-Q 8GB, or RTX 2080 SUPER Max-Q 8GB
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
Keyboard Backlight
AORUS Fusion RGB Per-Key
Alienware mSeries per-key AlienFX RGB
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard with CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
10th-gen Intel Core i7-10750H, i7-10875H, or i9-10980HK
Intel Core i7-10700, 10700K, i9-10900, or i9-10900K
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
RGB Lighting
Keyboard + AlienFX chassis RGB lighting
Yes
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 QHD and 360Hz FHD
Performance
Key Travel
2.5mm (Mechanical Keyboard w/ OMRON Gaming Switch)
Memory | Capacity
Max 64GB (2x DIMMs)
16, 32, or 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2666MHz or 2933MHz
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Storage
2x M.2 SSD 2280 (1x NVMe + 1x NVMe/SATA) + 1x 2.5" SATA
Up to 8TB (4x 2TB) PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
Production
Debut
2020
2020-06
2021-Q2
Made In
Taiwan
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