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2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 vs. Alienware Area-51m R2: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 and Alienware Area-51m R2 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 Pros

Reasons that 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 is better than Alienware Area-51m R2.

2021 vs. 2020

The 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 weighed 8.60 pounds, 5% lighter than the 9.04 pounds Alienware Area-51m R2.

Weight	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Pound	8.60 lbs.	9.04 lbs.
Kilogram	3.90 kg	4.10 kg

Alienware Area-51m R2 Pros

Reasons that Alienware Area-51m R2 is better than 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500.

Intel Core i9-10900K inside Alienware Area-51m R2 has a 11% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-11980HK inside 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware Area-51m R2 - Intel Core i9-10900K

10,800

2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 - Intel Core i9-11980HK

9,677

2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 and Alienware Area-51m R2.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

2021 Acer Predator Helios 500

64 GB

Alienware Area-51m R2

64 GB

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4 XMP

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Acer Predator Helios 500 17.3 11800H Price
	Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-54-760S Gaming Laptop \| Intel i7-11800H \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU \| 15.6" FHD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display \| 16GB DDR4 \| 512GB SSD \| Killer WiFi 6 \| RGB Keyboard By acer $1,087.00 $1,299.99 16% OFF	See at Amazon
	Acer Predator Helios Triton 500 SE (16" QHD 165Hz, Intel 8-Core i7-11800H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3060 6GB) 3-Zone RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop, Webcam, Fingerprint, Win11 Home, Steel Gray By ist computers $1,199.99	See at Amazon
	acer Predator Helios Neo 16" i7-13700HX GeForce RTX 4060 16GB 1TB SSD W11H (Renewed) By acer $999.99	See at Amazon
Alienware Area-51m R2 Price
	Alienware Area 51M Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 300hz 3ms FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10700K, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Lunar Light (AWARR2-7323WHT-PUS) By Alienware $2,299.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware 2021 Area 51M Gaming Laptop, 17.3-inch 300hz 3ms FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10700K, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Lunar Light (AWARR2-7323WHT-PUS) (Renewed) By Alienware $3,999.00	See at Amazon
	Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop - 18 QHD+ 165Hz 3ms Display, Intel Core i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Dark Metallic Moon By Alienware $2,799.99	See at Amazon

Availability	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Released	2021	2020
Release Date	-	Announced on June 22, 2020.
Pricing	$2,499.99 i7-11800H \| 16GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3070 \| QHD $4,449.99 i7-11900HK \| 64GB \| 2TB \| RTX 3080 \| UHD	$2,569.99 i7-10700 RTX 2060 16GB 256GB
Applicable Models	PH517-52-78A9 PH517-52-98X1	-
Generations	-	2020 Alienware Area-51m R2 2019 Alienware Area-51m

Exterior	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Dimensions	15.7” x 12.6” x 1.39” (398.78 x 320 x 35.3 mm)	15.85 x 12.565 x 1.089 - 1.7 in (402.60 x 319.14 x 27.65 - 44 mm)
Weight	8.60 lbs (3.9 kg)	9.04 lb (4.10 Kg) Alienware Area-51m R2 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. 10.36 lb (4.70 Kg) Alienware Area-51m R2 with other graphics cards.
Colors	Abyss Black	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Full-size backlit keyboard with full Numpad. Mechanical MagTek Switches. 0.8 mm key travel. WASD keycaps. Per-key RGB customized keyboard. Touchpad Large trackpad with Windows precision drivers.	Alienware mSeries Keyboard Alienware TactX keyboard with per-key RGB LED AlienFX lighting. Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology. 1.7mm key travel, programmable macro keys, alphanumeric keys. Touchpad 3.94 x 2.20 in (100 mm x 56 mm) All-points addressable (APA) trackpad. AlienFX backlit.

Display	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Size	17.3 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	17.3" QHD 165Hz 2560 x 1440, 16:9, IPS-Level, 165 Hz, 3ms response time. 17.3" 4K UHD 120Hz Mini LED 3840 x 2160, 16:9, IPS-Level, 120 Hz, 3ms response time, 512 zones dynamic backlight, DisplayHDR 1000.	17.3” FHD 144Hz with Tobii 1920 x 1080 127 PPI 9ms response time 300 nits 16:9 72% NTSC 600:1 contrast ratio Anti-glare Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA 17.3” FHD 144Hz with NVIDIA-GSYNC 1920 x 1080 127 PPI 7ms response time 300 nits 16:9 72% NTSC NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology 600:1 contrast ratio Anti-glare WVA 17.3” FHD 300Hz with Tobii 1920 x 1080 127 PPI 3ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut 700:1 Anti-glare Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA 17.3” FHD 360Hz with Tobii & NVIDIA-GSYNC 1920 x 1080 127 PPI 5ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology 700:1 Anti-glare Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA 17.3” UHD 60Hz with Tobii 3840 x 2160 255 PPI 25ms response time 500 nits 16:9 100% Adobe RGB 1 200:1 contrast ratio Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA

Ports	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
2 x USB-C Supports Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, USB charging 5V/3A. 3 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports 4K at 120Hz. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 1 x Headphone jack 1 x Microphone jack 2 x DC-in	Image Source: Dell 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 and DisplayPort 1.2 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare. 1 x HDMI 2.0 Output with HDCP 2.2 Output Port (Supports direct-drive VR interfaces). 1 x mini DisplayPort™ 1.4 Output Port (supports NVIDIA^® G-Sync™). 1 x RJ-45 Killer™ Ethernet E3000 2.5Gbps Port. 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port 2 x power adapter Ports 1 x Global Headset Port 1 x Audio Out 1/8" Port Compatible with inline mic headset. 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately)

Internal Specs	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 65W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10 cores, 20 threads, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K 10 cores, 20 threads, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 24GB 32GB 64GB 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM. Memory Slots: 2 x SODIMM slots Memory Type: DDR4-SDRAM Memory Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB	Memory Slots 2 x SoDIMM slots Memory Configurations 8 GB, 2 x 4 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual-channel 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual-channel 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual-channel 64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual-channel 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, dual-channel, Intel XMP 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, dual-channel, Intel XMP
Discrete Graphics	Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 Max Power: 140W, Max Speed: 1560 MHz. 3080 - 16GB GDDR6 Max Power: 165W, Max Speed: 1545 MHz.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX™ 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX™ 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX 2070 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) RTX 2080 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) AMD® Radeon™ RX 5700M - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB PCIe NVMe SSD	Available Slots 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 1TB each) One SATA AHCI 6 Gbps (Up to 1TB) Single Drive 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD. Dual Drives 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive RAID-0 Drives 512GB RAID 0 (2x 256GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs) 1TB RAID 0 (2x 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs) 2TB RAID 0 (2x 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs) 4TB RAID 0 (2x 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs) RAID-0 Plus Drives 512GB (2x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive [Storage] 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive [Storage] 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID 0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB (2x 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD) Non-Raid [Storage] 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive [Storage] 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD [Storage] 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID 0 [Boot] + 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) Non-Raid [Storage]

Connectivity	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Wi-Fi	Killer Wireless-AX 1650i 2x2 Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax	Rivet Killer WiFi 6 AX1650i Up to 2212Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Killer E3100G Gigabit Ethernet Controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Size	74 Wh 4-cell Lithium-Ion battery.	6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Battery Life	Up to 4 hours of battery life	-
Power Supply	330W barrel-type power adapter.	180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 240W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 330W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)

Software	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
OS	Windows 10 Home \| Pro Windows 11 Home \| Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Acer Predator Sense	Alienware Command Center Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.	Front-facing camera Alienware HD (1280 x 720 resolution) camera.
Audio	Stereo Speakers 2 speakers DTS:X® Ultra Built-in microphone	Controller: Realtek ALC3282-CG 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 4-Way Stereo Speaker Design Output: 8-10W Microphone: Dual-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
Sensors	-	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
Security	Firmware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) solution Kensington lock slot BIOS Passwords: User Supervisor	Wedge-shaped lock slot
In the box	Predator Helios 300 Gaming Notebook Lithium-Ion Battery AC Adapter Power Cord	-
Warranty	-	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	2021 Acer Predator Helios 500	Alienware Area-51m R2
At Glance	Released in 2021 16:9 17.3” 2160p 120Hz Weight 8.60 lb 3.90 kg Up to Intel Core i9-11980HK 8C/16T, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,646 Single Core Geekbench 5 9,677 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6	Released in Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 17.3” 360Hz w/ Tobii Weight 9.04 lb 4.10 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10900K 10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,392 Single Core Geekbench 5 10,800 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 XMP Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6