Dell Alienware m15 R5 (Ryzen Edition)

  • Launched: January 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~69.1%
  • Dimensions: 356.2 x 272.5 x 12-19.2 mm (14.02 x 10.73 x 0.47-0.76 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Dell Alienware m15 R5 (Ryzen Edition)
Performance
61
Gaming
43
Display
53
Battery Life
55
Connectivity
67
Portability
63
BestCheck Score
57

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware m15 R5 (Ryzen Edition)

Case

Weight 2.42 kg (5.34 lbs)
Dimensions 356.2 x 272.5 x 12-19.2 mm 14.02 x 10.73 x 0.47-0.76 inches
Area 971 cm2 (150.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~69.1%
Side bezels 5.4 mm
Colors Black
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
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 165 Hz
PPI 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1219:1
sRGB color space 99%
Adobe RGB profile 76%
Response time 9 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 13.2 V
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery No
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 180 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 780 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz
Cores 8
Threads 16
L3 Cache 16 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 8
Fabrication process 7 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2017
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8368
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1433
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
12367

Graphics Card

 
TGP 80 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1463 MHz
GPU boost clock 1695 MHz
FLOPS 8.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
GPU performance
8.7 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 32 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~82 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 3
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.0 cm
Windows Precision Yes