Dell Alienware x17 R2

  • Launched: January 2022
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~69%
  • Dimensions: 399.2 x 299.5 x 12.9-17.1 mm (15.72 x 11.79 x 0.51-0.67 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Dell Alienware x17 R2
Performance
78
Gaming
61
Display
51
Battery Life
65
Connectivity
77
Portability
41
BestCheck Score
63

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware x17 R2

Case

Weight 3.02 kg (6.66 lbs)
Dimensions 399.2 x 299.5 x 12.9-17.1 mm 15.72 x 11.79 x 0.51-0.67 inches
Area 1196 cm2 (185.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~69%
Side bezels 8.1 mm
Colors White
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 4
Noise level (max. load) 52.5 dB

Display

 
Size 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz
PPI 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1
sRGB color space 100%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Full charging time 1:40 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 240 / 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 1003 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 20
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2579
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11783
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1855
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
16838

Graphics Card

 
TGP 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1504 MHz
GPU boost clock 1802 MHz
FLOPS 13.8 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
13.8 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 1x8 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 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3281
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~84.3 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2
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 No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.2 x 6.6 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes