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Alienware Area-51m R2 vs. Dell XPS 17 9710: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Alienware Area-51m R2 and Dell XPS 17 9710 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Alienware Area-51m R2 Pros

Reasons that Alienware Area-51m R2 is better than Dell XPS 17 9710.

Intel Core i9-10900K inside Alienware Area-51m R2 has a 32% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-11900H inside Dell XPS 17 9710.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

10,800

Dell XPS 17 9710 - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

Dell XPS 17 9710 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Dell XPS 17 9710 - Intel Core i5-11400H

5,592

Dell XPS 17 9710 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9710 is better than Alienware Area-51m R2.

2021 vs. 2020

Dell XPS 17 9710 weighed 4.87 pounds, 47% lighter than the 9.04 pounds Alienware Area-51m R2.

Weight	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Pound	9.04 lbs.	4.87 lbs.
Kilogram	4.10 kg	2.21 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Alienware Area-51m R2 and Dell XPS 17 9710.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Alienware Area-51m R2

64 GB

Dell XPS 17 9710

64 GB

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

Memory	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4 XMP	DDR4

Prices

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

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
	EbidDealz Replacement for Laptop 17.3" FHD LCD Screen Display Complete Assembly 144Hz Dell Alienware Area-51m R2 7N7YC 07N7YC CN-07N7YC By Generic $249.99	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 17 9710 11800H Price
	Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop - Intel Core i7-11800H,16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home + 1 Year Premium Support - Platinum Silver By Dell $1,166.40 $1,799.00 35% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17 9710 Touchscreen Laptop, 17 inch UHD+ Display - Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Pro + 1 Year ProSupport - Platinum Silver By Dell $1,499.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Newest XPS 9710 17.0" UHD+ Touchscreen Business Notebook, Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Webcam, FP Reader, Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Silver By Dell $1,899.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Announced on June 22, 2020.	Announced on May 11, 2021
Pricing	$2,569.99 i7-10700 RTX 2060 16GB 256GB	$1,549.99 i5-11400H 8GB 512GB Intel UHD FHD+ Non-touch $2,049.99 i7-11800H 16GB 512GB RTX 3050 FHD+ Non-touch $2,599.99 i9-11900H 16GB 1TB RTX 3060 FHD+ Non-touch
Generations	2020 Alienware Area-51m R2 2019 Alienware Area-51m	2022 Dell XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700

Exterior	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Dimensions	15.85 x 12.565 x 1.089 - 1.7 in (402.60 x 319.14 x 27.65 - 44 mm)	14.74” x 9.76” x 0.77” (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm)
Weight	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.	4.87 lb (2.21 kg) Non-touch with 97Wh. 5.34 lb (2.42 kg) Touch with 97Wh.
Colors	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon	Platinum Silver exterior Black interior CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black.
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. 5.91 x 3.50 in (150 mm x 89 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Size	17.3 Inches	17 Inches
Info	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	17” FHD+ Nontouch 1920 x 1200 133 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% sRGB 1650:1 60Hz Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 4.41 W 17” 4K UHD+ Touch 3840 x 2400 266 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% AdobeRGB 99% DCI-P3 1600:1 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 400 Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-reflective Anti-smudge WVA 10.4 W

Ports	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
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)	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Processor	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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H Intel® UHD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	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	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 3200 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics	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)	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2304 CUDA Cores 60W NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ampere Architecture 6GB GDDR6 192-bit 3584 CUDA Cores 70W
Storage	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]	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 8TB PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4 (32 Gbps) or Gen4 x4 (64 Gbps) 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe NVMe™ slots.

Connectivity	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer WiFi 6 AX1650i Up to 2212Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	-

Battery	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Size	6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" lithium-ion. 97 Wh 6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.
Power Supply	180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 240W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 330W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)	90 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/3A, 9VDc/3A, 15VDC/3A, 20VDC/4.5A. 130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.

Software	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware HD (1280 x 720 resolution) camera.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera 576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
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	Realtek Realtek ALC711-CG Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 1.5W x2 tweeters = 8W total peak output Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
Sensors	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button IR Camera
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1 Year Premium Support

Key Features	Alienware Area-51m R2	Dell XPS 17 9710
At Glance	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	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 4K UHD+ 17” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.87 lb 2.21 kg Up to Intel Core i9-11900H 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,430 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,121 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 70W TGP