Dell Alienware m18

  • Launched: January 2023
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~71.6%
  • Dimensions: 410.3 x 319.9 x 24.1-26.7 mm (16.15 x 12.59 x 0.95-1.05 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Dell Alienware m18
Performance
92
Gaming
48
Display
51
Battery Life
66
Connectivity
89
Portability
17
BestCheck Score
61

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware m18

Case

Weight 4.23 kg (9.33 lbs)
Dimensions 410.3 x 319.9 x 24.1-26.7 mm 16.15 x 12.59 x 0.95-1.05 inches
Area 1313 cm2 (203.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~71.6%
Side bezels 11.3 mm
Colors Black, Gray
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 135°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Liquid metal Yes
Number of fans 4
Noise level (max. load) 56.7 dB

Display

 
Size 18 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 480 Hz
PPI 126 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1
sRGB color space 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 300 / 330 W
Cable length 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 1478 / 1512 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 20
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2768
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14772
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2054
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
23042

Graphics Card

 
TGP 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
FLOPS 8.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance
8.8 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

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

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~83.8 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
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 Mechanical
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.8 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.1 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes