Compare MSI Alpha 17 vs MSI Alpha 17 B5E vs Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5
Variants
Per-key RGB Backlight
Red Backlight
FHD
QHD
Connectivity
Ports
3x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x miniDP + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x SD + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone
2x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps) + 1x Audio combo
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 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
65 Wh
Camera | Front
HD (30fps@720p)
HD (30fps@720p)
720p HD or HD IR
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon
Material
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Digital-array microphones
Speakers
2x 2W speakers
2x 2W speakers
Stereo speakers 2x 2W
Dimensions
Size | Depth
272 mm
273 mm
10.73" (272.5mm)
Size | Height
28 mm
24.2 mm
0.8996" (22.85mm)
Size | Width
398.5 mm
398 mm
14.02" (356.2mm)
Weight
2.6 kg
2.35 kg
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
60 or 144 Hz
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Function
Audio
Hi-Res audio
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer, High-Resolution Audio
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB
AMD Radeon™ RX 6600M with 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB lighting
RGB lighting
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard with CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10
Processor
Up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H Mobile Processor
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
RGB Lighting
Yes
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for QHD and 360Hz FHD
Weather Resistance
AMD FreeSync Premium
AMD FreeSync Premium
Performance
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, up to 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
230 W
180 W
Storage
2 x M.2 SSD Slots by NVMe PCIe Gen3
2x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen3 x4
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
Production
Debut
2020-09-07
2021-07-09
2021-Q2
Model Name
Alpha 17 B5EX
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