Compare Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 vs MSI Alpha 15 B5EX vs MSI Alpha 17 B5E
Variants
FHD
QHD
Connectivity
Ports
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x Headphone
2x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps) + 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 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Camera | Front
720p HD or HD IR
HD (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 speakers
2x 2W speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
10.73" (272.5mm)
259 mm
273 mm
Size | Height
0.8996" (22.85mm)
23.95 mm
24.2 mm
Size | Width
14.02" (356.2mm)
359 mm
398 mm
Weight
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
2.35 kg
2.35 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Display Diagonal
15.6 inch
15.6"
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
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 3 Audio Enhancer, High-Resolution Audio
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer, High-Resolution Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
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
RGB lighting
RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Windows 10 Home
Processor
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H Mobile Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H Mobile Processor
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
16 or 32 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, up to 64 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, up to 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4-3200
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
180 W
Storage
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
2x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen3 x4
2x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen3 x4
Production
Debut
2021-Q2
2021-07-09
2021-07-09
Model Name
Alpha 15 B5EX
Alpha 17 B5EX
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