Dell Alienware x14 R2

  • Launched: January 2023
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~68%
  • Dimensions: 321.08 x 260.41 x 14.5 mm (12.64 x 10.25 x 0.57 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Dell Alienware x14 R2
Performance
68
Gaming
36
Display
58
Battery Life
64
Connectivity
89
Portability
74
BestCheck Score
65

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware x14 R2

Case

Weight 2 kg (4.41 lbs)
Dimensions 321.08 x 260.41 x 14.5 mm 12.64 x 10.25 x 0.57 inches
Area 836 cm2 (129.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~68%
Side bezels 9.8 mm
Colors Silver
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

 
Size 14 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 480 Hz
PPI 162 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 9 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:20 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 130 W
Cable length 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 485 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12
L3 Cache 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2158
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8822
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1706
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
12705

Graphics Card

 
TGP 50 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1185 MHz
GPU boost clock 1417 MHz
FLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40
GPU performance
5.8 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5
Upgradable No

Storage

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

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3281
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
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 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.2 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.8 x 5.5 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes