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Alienware Area-51m R2 vs. MSI GE76 Raider 10UX: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Alienware Area-51m R2 and MSI GE76 Raider 10UX specifications, including details on 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 MSI GE76 Raider 10UX.

Intel Core i9-10900K inside Alienware Area-51m R2 has a 53% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10980HK inside MSI GE76 Raider 10UX.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

10,800

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i7-10870H

6,596

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX Pros

Reasons that MSI GE76 Raider 10UX is better than Alienware Area-51m R2.

2021 vs. 2020

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX weighed 6.39 pounds, 30% lighter than the 9.04 pounds Alienware Area-51m R2.

Weight	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
Pound	9.04 lbs.	6.39 lbs.
Kilogram	4.10 kg	2.90 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Alienware Area-51m R2 and MSI GE76 Raider 10UX.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Alienware Area-51m R2

64 GB

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX

64 GB

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

Memory	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
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
MSI GE76 Raider 10UX Price
	MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i9-12900H 16GB RAM 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 Black + HDMI Cable By MSI $1,659.00	See at Amazon
	MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i9-12900H 64GB RAM 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 + HDMI Cable By MSI $1,722.21	See at Amazon
	MSI GE76 Raider 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3060, RGB KB, Numpad, FHD Webcam, VR-Ready, Wi-Fi 6, Win 11 Pro, Grey, 128GB Hotface Extension Set By MSI $1,599.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Announced on June 22, 2020.	Announced in January 2021 (CES 2021)
Pricing	$2,569.99 i7-10700 RTX 2060 16GB 256GB	-
Generations	2020 Alienware Area-51m R2 2019 Alienware Area-51m	-

Exterior	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
Dimensions	15.85 x 12.565 x 1.089 - 1.7 in (402.60 x 319.14 x 27.65 - 44 mm)	15.62” x 10.57” x 1.08” (397 x 268.5 x 27.5 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.	6.39 lbs (2.9 kg)
Colors	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon	-
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.	Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries with Silver-Lining Print Silky smooth touchpad with multi-touch gesture

Display	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
Size	17.3 Inches	17.3 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	17.3" FHD 240Hz 16:9 1920 x 1080 240Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 3ms response time WVA 17.3" FHD 300Hz 16:9 1920 x 1080 300Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 3ms response time WVA 17.3" UHD 60Hz 16:9 3840 x 2160 60Hz IPS-Level 100% AdobeRGB Anti-Glare WVA

Ports	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
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)	1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 With DisplayPort support. 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x RJ45 1x SD (XC/HC) card reader 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz) 1 x Mini-DisplayPort 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack

Internal Specs	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 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	Up to 64GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM 2 x SO-DIMM 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™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1802MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1720MHz Boost Clock, 140W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 8GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1740MHz Boost Clock, 155W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 16GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1740MHz Boost Clock, 155W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
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]	2 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)

Connectivity	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer WiFi 6 AX1650i Up to 2212Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	Killer Gigabit LAN E3100 Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Battery	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
Size	6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)	99.9 Wh (4-cell Li-Ion battery)
Power Supply	180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 240W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 330W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)	230W 280W proprietary power adapter

Software	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Dragon Center MSI App Player SteelSeries Engine 3

Camera & Audio	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware HD (1280 x 720 resolution) camera.	FHD Front-facing camera 1080p (1920 x 1080) camera.
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	2 x 1W Dynaudio Speaker 2 x 2W Woofers Duo Wave speaker design by Dynaudio system Nahimic 3 / Hi-Res Audio Array Microphone

Misc	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
Sensors	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)	-
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot	-
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	-

Key Features	Alienware Area-51m R2	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
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 Early 2021 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 300Hz Weight 6.39 lb 2.90 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,223 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,013 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 155W