Compare Alienware m16 vs Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 vs Alienware x16
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
FHD
QHD
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x Headphone
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 / AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
86 WHr
90 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
720p HD or HD IR
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Dark Side of the Moon
Lunar Silver
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Digital-array microphones
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
Stereo speakers 2x 2W
6-Speaker Spatial Sound
Dimensions
Size | Depth
289.9 mm / 11.41"
10.73" (272.5mm)
289.81 mm / 11.41"
Size | Height
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
0.8996" (22.85mm)
18.57 mm / 0.73"
Size | Width
368.9 mm / 14.5"
14.02" (356.2mm)
364.74 mm / 14.36"
Weight
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
2.72 kg / 6 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
15.6 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard with CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HK / i7-13700H / i7-13620H
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Yes
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling / Multi-touch AlienFX touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for QHD and 360Hz FHD
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz
LPDDR5 5200MHz / 6000MHz
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
240W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter (Standard) / 330W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
Production
Debut
2021-Q2
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
81%
Pros
- High grade of construction
- Quad M.2 storage with RAID
- Optional mechanical keyboard
- No numeric keypad
- Powerful
- Wide range of configurable options
- Superb port selection
- Powerful AMD Ryzen CPU and Nvidia 3060 GPU
- Excellent gaming performance
- Good port selection
- High grade of all-metal construction
- Great GPU options
- Good port selection
- Good wireless connectivity
Cons
- Very large, very heavy
- Thick bezels
- Display somewhat dark
- No 4K option
- High price
- Case is a little chunky
- Lacks RGB lighting
- Extremely large for a thin laptop
- Soldered memory
- Gimmicky RGB touchpad
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