Compare Alienware m16 vs Alienware x15 vs Dell G5 15 5500
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
FHD 165Hz
QHD
FHD 360Hz
GTX 1650 Ti
GTX 1660 Ti and above
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Intel WiFi 6 2x2, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
86 WHr
51 or 68 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
720p HD
720p at 30 fps HD camera
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Lunar Light
Interstellar Dark
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphones
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers, 8W in total
2 tuned speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
289.9 mm / 11.41"
277.25 mm / 10.915"
10" (254 mm)
Size | Height
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
Size | Width
368.9 mm / 14.5"
359.7 mm / 14.16"
14.4" (365.5 mm)
Weight
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
5.18 lbs (2.34 kg)
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
250 nits or 300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
15.6 inch
15.6"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, matte
Refresh Rate
60 Hz or 144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
FHD (1920 x 1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers
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 GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB, 1660 Ti 6GB, RTX 2060 6GB, or RTX 2070 8GB w/ Max-Q
Keyboard Backlight
1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
RGB backlit
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H Tiger Lake
Intel Core i5-10300H or i7-10750H
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 240Hz QHD & 360Hz FHD panels
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 2933MHz
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Up to 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD
Production
Debut
2021-06
2020
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
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
- Thin and light for a 15.6-inch gaming laptop
- Up to 360Hz display
- Good CPU performance
- Good battery life
- High-quality aluminum chassis
- Bright 120 Hz display with good color gamut coverage
- NVMe SSD
- USB Type-C and 2x USB Type-A ports
- Thunderbolt 3
- Good battery life
Cons
- Very large, very heavy
- Thick bezels
- Display somewhat dark
- No 4K option
- High price
- Thick bezels
- CPU performance could be better
- Slow SD card reader
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