Compare MSI GE76 Raider vs Alienware Area 51m R2 vs Alienware x15
Variants
4K
QHD
FHD
FHD
UHD
FHD 165Hz
QHD
FHD 360Hz
Connectivity
Ports
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
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
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99.9 Wh
90 Wh
Camera | Front
FHD type (30fps@1080p)
720p HD
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
Lunar Light
Material
Aluminum
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
2x 2W Duo Wave Speaker
Stereo speakers, 8W in total
Dimensions
Size | Depth
284 mm
12.565" (319.14 mm)
277.25 mm / 10.915"
Size | Height
25.9 mm
1.7" (44 mm)
Size | Width
397 mm
15.85" (402.60 mm)
359.7 mm / 14.16"
Weight
2.9 kg
Up to 9.04 lb (4.1 kg)
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3"
17.3"
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080), QHD (2560x1440), or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
FHD (1920 x 1080) or UHD (3840 x 2160)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Function
Audio
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhance
Realtek ALC3281
Chipset
Intel HM570
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
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
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries
Alienware mSeries per-key AlienFX RGB
per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
Intel Core i7-10700, 10700K, i9-10900, or i9-10900K
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Mystic Light
Keyboard + AlienFX chassis RGB lighting
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
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
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200 MHz
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
280 W Slim adapter
Storage
1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 + 1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4
Up to 8TB (4x 2TB) PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Production
Debut
2021-05
2020-06
2021-06
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