Dell Alienware m15 R3

  • Launched: May 2020
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~67.5%
  • Dimensions: 360.3 x 276 x 20.5 mm (14.19 x 10.87 x 0.81 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Dell Alienware m15 R3
Performance
44
Gaming
27
Display
53
Battery Life
53
Connectivity
66
Portability
57
BestCheck Score
50

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware m15 R3

Case

Weight 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs)
Dimensions 360.3 x 276 x 20.5 mm 14.19 x 10.87 x 0.81 inches
Area 994 cm2 (154.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~67.5%
Side bezels 7.5 mm
Colors Black, Gray
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 50 dB

Display

 
Size 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
PPI 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 800:1
sRGB color space 99.2%
Adobe RGB profile 63.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 7 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 130 / 180 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 895 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
L3 Cache 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Fabrication process 14 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1574
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4795
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1174
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
5153

Graphics Card

 
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 7 nm
GPU base clock 1375 MHz
GPU boost clock 1645 MHz
FLOPS 4.632 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~14 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1408
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 88
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance
4.632 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 2666 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable No

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 3
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3281-CG
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x4W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~89.5 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.1
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.1
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.1
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 3
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort 1x v1.4
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.6 x 6.0 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes