Compare AORUS 17X 2021 vs Alienware Area 51m R2 vs Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5
Variants
FHD
UHD
FHD
QHD
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Microphone + 1x Headphone + 1x SD + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps)
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 5.2
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99 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
Dual-Array 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, matte
IPS
IPS
Gamut
72% NTSC
Refresh Rate
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, DTS X:Ultra
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM570 Express Chipset
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 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
Keyboard Backlight
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
Misc
N-key Rollover, 100% Anti-Ghosting
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
11th-gen Intel Core i9-11980HK Tiger Lake
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
Durability
Keyboard: 15 million keystrokes
Key Travel
2.5mm (Mechanical Keyboard w/ OMRON Gaming Switch)
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
330 W
Storage
1x M.2 SSD 2280 PCIe Gen3 / SATA + 1x M.2 SSD 2280 PCIe Gen4
Up to 8TB (4x 2TB) PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
Production
Debut
2021-05-11
2020-06
2021-Q2
Made In
Taiwan
Model Name
AORUS 17X YD
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