Compare Alienware m17 R4 vs MSI Alpha 15 (Late 2020) vs Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5

Variants
FHD
4K
FHD
QHD

Connectivity

Ports
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
3x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x miniDP + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x SD + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x Headphone
Wireless Connectivity
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity
65 Wh
Camera | Front
720p HD
HD (30fps@720p)
720p HD or HD IR
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon or Lunar Light
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
Digital-array microphones
Speakers
4-Way (Woofer/Tweeter) Stereo Speaker Design, 8W in total
2x 2W speakers
Stereo speakers 2x 2W

Dimensions

Size | Depth
11.585" (294.26mm)
248 mm
10.73" (272.5mm)
Size | Height
0.87" (22mm)
26.9 mm
0.8996" (22.85mm)
Size | Width
15.74" (399.8mm)
357.7 mm
14.02" (356.2mm)
Weight
5.51 lbs (2.50 kg) - 6.55 lbs (2.97 kg)
2.4 kg
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
60 or 144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)

Function

Audio
Hi-Res audio
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard
Per-key RGB lighting
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard with CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard
Operating System
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-10870H or i9-10980HK
Up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
RGB Lighting
Programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Yes
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 144Hz panel
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for QHD and 360Hz FHD
Weather Resistance
AMD FreeSync Premium

Performance

Memory | Capacity
16 or 32 GB
Up to 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4-3200
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
230 W
Storage
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) + 512MB PCIe M.2 SSD
2 x M.2 SSD Slots by NVMe PCIe Gen3
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD

Production

Debut
2021-01 (CES 2021)
2020-09-07
2021-Q2
Model Name
Alpha 15 A4DEK

Price

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