Compare MSI Stealth 16 Studio 2023 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware x15
Variants
QHD+
UHD+
FHD 165Hz
QHD
FHD 360Hz
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x MicroSD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 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 ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
80.5 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
720p HD
Colors
Pure White / Star Blue
Lunar Silver
Lunar Light
Material
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
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
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
Stereo speakers, 8W in total
Dimensions
Size | Depth
259.7 mm
260.41 mm / 10.25"
277.25 mm / 10.915"
Size | Height
19.95 mm
14.5 mm / 0.57"
Size | Width
355.8 mm
321.08 mm / 12.64"
359.7 mm / 14.16"
Weight
1.99 kg
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
14 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
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
1.2 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
240W
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Production
Debut
2021-06
Reviews
Neofiliac score
82%
66%
Pros
- Rather powerful components
- Stylish design
- Good port selection
- Upgradable
- Good display options
- Great speakers
- Rather compact
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
- Thin and light for a 15.6-inch gaming laptop
- Up to 360Hz display
- Good CPU performance
- Good battery life
- High-quality aluminum chassis
Cons
- Has numeric keypad
- Lower bezel a little to large
- Very large and heavy for its class
- Low performance for a gaming laptop
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage
- Thick bezels
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