Compare MSI Alpha 17 B5E vs Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5
Variants
FHD
QHD
Connectivity
Ports
2x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps) + 1x Audio combo
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 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Camera | Front
HD (30fps@720p)
720p HD or HD IR
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon
Material
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Digital-array microphones
Speakers
2x 2W speakers
Stereo speakers 2x 2W
Dimensions
Size | Depth
273 mm
10.73" (272.5mm)
Size | Height
24.2 mm
0.8996" (22.85mm)
Size | Width
398 mm
14.02" (356.2mm)
Weight
2.35 kg
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Function
Audio
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer, High-Resolution Audio
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 6600M with 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
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
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H Mobile Processor
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
RGB Lighting
Yes
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for QHD and 360Hz FHD
Weather Resistance
AMD FreeSync Premium
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, up to 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
180 W
Storage
2x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen3 x4
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
Production
Debut
2021-07-09
2021-Q2
Model Name
Alpha 17 B5EX
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