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Alienware Area-51m vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Alienware Area-51m and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Alienware Area-51m Pros

Reasons that Alienware Area-51m is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Intel Core i9-9900K inside Alienware Area-51m has a 180% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10610U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i9-9900K

8,543

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i9-9900

7,669

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i7-9700K

7,192

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i7-8700

5,810

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i7-10610U

3,042

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i5-10310U

2,992

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Alienware Area-51m supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Max system memory size

Alienware Area-51m

64 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8

16 GB

Alienware Area-51m supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8. It supports up to 2800MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Memory type and speed

Alienware Area-51m - DDR4 XMP

2,800 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Alienware Area-51m comes with four SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Slots	x4	Onboard
Type	DDR4 XMP	LPDDR3

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Alienware Area-51m has a 17.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Display size

Alienware Area-51m

17.3-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8

14-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 is better than Alienware Area-51m.

2020 vs. 2019

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 weighed 2.40 pounds, 72% lighter than the 8.54 pounds Alienware Area-51m.

Weight	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Pound	8.54 lbs.	2.40 lbs.
Kilogram	3.87 kg	1.09 kg

Prices

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

Alienware Area-51m 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 $2,499.81	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Area-51m Elite Gaming Laptop Backpack, 17-Inch, Gray/Black (AWA51BPE17) By Dell $189.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop - 18-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) 480Hz 3ms Display, AMD Ryzen 9-7845HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 GDDR6, 1-Year Premium Support - Dark Metallic Moon By Alienware $2,686.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Price
	Lenovo Latest Gen 8 ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" FHD Ultrabook (400 nits) with 10th Gen Intel i7-10510U Processor up to 4.90 GHz, 1 TB PCIe SSD, 16GB RAM, and Windows 10 Pro By Lenovo $993.02	See at Amazon
	LENOVO ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 14" 16GB 256GB SSD Core i5-10310U 1.9GHz Win10P, Black (Renewed) By LENOVO $495.98	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 14 Inch FHD 1080P Laptop, 8th Gen Intel 4-Core i7-8550U up to 4.0GHz, Intel UHD 620, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, FP Reader, Windows 10 (Renewed) By Lenovo $362.47	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019	Announced at CES 2020
Pricing	Starting at $2,549.99	Starting at $1,553.30
Generations	2020 Alienware Area-51m R2 2019 Alienware Area-51m	-

Exterior	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Size Comparison	Alienware Area-51mLenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Dimensions	15.85 x 12.565 x 1.09 - 1.23 in (402.6 x 319.14 x 27.65 - 31.2 mm) Width: 15.85 in. (402.6 mm) Depth: 12.565 in. (319.14 mm) Height: 1.09 - 1.23 in. (27.65 - 31.2 mm)	12.71” x 8.54” x 0.59” (323 x 217 x 14.95 mm) Width: 12.71” (323 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217 mm) Height: 0.59” (14.95 mm)
Weight	Maximum at 8.54 lbs. (3.87 Kg)	Starting at 2.40 lbs (1.09 kg)
Colors	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon	Black Black with Woven Top Cover Available only on UHD displays.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Alienware TactX keyboard with per-key RGB LED AlienFX lighting. Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology. 2.2mm key travel, programmable macro keys, alphanumeric keys Touchpad 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm) All-points addressable (APA) trackpad. AlienFX backlit.	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New FN row F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display

Alienware Area-51m

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8

Size

17.3 Inches

14 Inches

Info

Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 127 PPI, 35ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 8W max power consumption.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 127 PPI, 19ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 8.5W max power consumption.
Tobii Eyetracking
Options:
- Anti-Glare
- Eyesafe® Display Tech
- Eyesafe® Display Tech + NVIDIA G-SYNC

All options

Wide Viewing Angles on all displays with 85 degrees viewing from all directions

14” UHD (3840 x 2160)
IPS, glossy, Dolby Vision™ HDR 400, 500 nits.
14” WQHD (2560 x 1440)
IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits.
14” FHD (1920 x 1080)
IPS, PrivacyGuard, anti-glare, 500 nits.
14” FHD (1920 x 1080)
IPS, anti-glare, low power, touchscreen, 400 nits.
14” FHD (1920 x 1080)
IPS, anti-glare, 400 nits.

Ports	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Image Source: Dell 1 x Power/DC-in Jack 1 x RJ-45 Killer E3000 2.5Gbps Ethernet port 2 x Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port 1 x Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare technology 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port (USB Type-C™ with support for SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort) 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port 1 x HDMI 2.0 Output 1 x Mini-Display Port 1.4 (certified) Output 1 x Headphone / MIC (retaskable) 1 x Global Headset Jack 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately)	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 port is always on). 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x WWAN slot 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot

Internal Specs	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.60 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 95W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.10 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 95W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 4-SODIMMs Memory Configurations 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2400MHz 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR4, 2400MHz 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4 XMP 2933MHz 64GB, 4x16GB, DDR4 2400MHz 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR4 XMP 2933MHz 64GB, 4x16GB, DDR4 XMP 2800MHz	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)	-
Storage	Available Slots Two M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 1TB each) One SATA AHCI 6 Gbps (Up to 1TB) Single Drive 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD Dual Drives 128GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 116GB Intel OptaneSSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid RAID-0 Drives 512GB RAID0 (2x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 1TB RAID0 (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 2TB RAID0 (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 236GB RAID0 (2x 116GB Intel OptaneSSDs) RAID-0 Plus Drives 512GB RAID0 (2x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 1TB RAID0 (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 2TB RAID0 (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 236GB RAID0 (2x 116GB Intel OptaneSSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).

Connectivity	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer 1550 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 1733 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. Rivet Killer WiFi 6 AX1650 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer 1550 › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	-
More	-	Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 4G LTE-A

Battery	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Size	6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 19.5 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply	180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 240W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 330W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware HD (1280 x 720 resolution) camera.	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy cover 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
Audio	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	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones

Misc	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Sensors	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert* Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot
In the box	-	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 65W AC adapter 4 Cell 51Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1-year Depot or Carry-in
More	CHASIS Exterior Chassis Materials Magnesium Alloy Thermal Cryo-Tech v2.0 Cooling Technology Dual-Intake, Dual-Exhaust Airflow Design High-Voltage Driving Fans Load-balancing Heat Pipes Copper Fin Stacks Thermal Controls Whisper-quiet operation	-

Key Features	Alienware Area-51m	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
At Glance	Released in Early 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 8.54 lb 3.87 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9900K 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,309 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,543 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2800 MHz DDR4 XMP Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.40 lb 1.09 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10610U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 968 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,042 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3