Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs Alienware m18 vs Dell G15 5530

Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz

Connectivity

Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x USB-C + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2x2 802.11ax

Construction

Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
97 WHr
56 WHr / 86 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Integrated widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Dark Shadow Gray with Black thermal shelf / Quantum White with Deep Space Blue thermal shelf / Pop Purple with Neo Mint thermal shelf
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Single Array Digital Microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2 tuned speakers with Dolby Audio

Dimensions

Size | Depth
283 mm / 11.1"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
274.5 mm / 10.8"
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
26.9 mm / 1.06"
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
357.26 mm / 14.07"
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
from 2.65 kg / 5.84 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
250 nits / 300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
18 inch
15 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
120 Hz / 165 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
FHD (1920 x 1080)
Response Time
3 ms

Function

Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
1-zone RGB backlit, optional 4-zone RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX / i5-13450HX
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Precision Touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching

Performance

Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
up to 32GB (2x SO-DIMMs)
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
240W
330W, optional GaN FET
240W AC Adapter / 330W AC Adapter
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Up to 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Class 40

Reviews

Neofiliac score
77%
88%
47%
Pros
  • Reasonably powerful
  • Clean styling
  • Good port selection
  • Premium build quality
  • Superb port selection
  • Quad M.2 SSD slots
  • Powerful configurables
  • All-metal construction
  • Good CPU selection
  • Low price in North America
Cons
  • Often sold with dated chips
  • Low-res displays
  • Mostly built of plastic
  • Rather large bezels
  • Extremely bulky
  • Large bezels
  • Memory limited to 4800MHz
  • No 4K display option
  • Quite strange styling
  • Just as large as the G16 but much smaller display
  • Quite large and heavy for its class
  • Average construction
  • Poor webcam

Price

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