Compare Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 vs MSI Bravo 17 vs MSI Alpha 17 B5E

Variants
FHD
QHD
Per-Key RGB Backlight
Red Backlight

Connectivity

Ports
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x Headphone
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo
2x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps) + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity
51 Wh
Camera | Front
720p HD or HD IR
HD type (30fps@720p)
HD (30fps@720p)
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon
Material
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Digital-array microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers 2x 2W
2x 2W speaker + 1x mic/headphone combo jack
2x 2W speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
10.73" (272.5mm)
260 mm
273 mm
Size | Height
0.8996" (22.85mm)
23 mm
24.2 mm
Size | Width
14.02" (356.2mm)
397 mm
398 mm
Weight
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
1.96 kg
2.35 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
Display Diagonal
15.6 inch
17.3 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
120 or 144 Hz
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)

Function

Audio
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Nahimic high-res audio
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer, High-Resolution Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB
AMD Radeon RX 5500M 4GB
AMD Radeon™ RX 6600M with 8GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard with CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard
Single-color back-lit (red)
RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10 Home
Processor
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
Up to AMD Ryzen 7 4000 H processors
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H Mobile Processor
RGB Lighting
Yes
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for QHD and 360Hz FHD
AMD FreeSync Premium
Weather Resistance
AMD FreeSync Premium

Performance

Memory | Capacity
16 or 32 GB
2x slots, max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, up to 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
180 W
180 W
Storage
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
1x M.2 SSD Combo (NVMe PCIe Gen 3 / SATA) + 1x 2.5" SATA
2x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen3 x4

Production

Debut
2021-Q2
2020-04-30
2021-07-09
Model Name
Alpha 17 B5EX

Price

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