Dell Alienware x15 R1

  • Launched: June 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~67.3%
  • Dimensions: 359.7 x 277.2 x 16.3 mm (14.16 x 10.91 x 0.64 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Dell Alienware x15 R1
Performance
59
Gaming
50
Display
53
Battery Life
64
Connectivity
77
Portability
58
BestCheck Score
61

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware x15 R1

Case

Weight 2.27 kg (5.01 lbs)
Dimensions 359.7 x 277.2 x 16.3 mm 14.16 x 10.91 x 0.64 inches
Area 997 cm2 (154.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~67.3%
Side bezels 7.2 mm
Colors Silver
Material Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 4
Noise level (max. load) 53.5 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 No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1
sRGB color space 100%
Response time 19 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 1:25 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 180 / 240 W
Cable length 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 711 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.2-2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz
Cores 6
Threads 12
L3 Cache 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2035
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7227
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1461
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
9481

Graphics Card

 
TGP 90 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1163 MHz
GPU boost clock 1530 MHz
FLOPS 11.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 192 bit
Memory speed 14 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3840
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 120
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
GPU performance
11.8 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable No

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 ALC3281
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x4W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~82.7 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 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2
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 Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.8 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes