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Alienware M15 R1 vs. 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Alienware M15 R1 and 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Alienware M15 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R1 is better than 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE.

Alienware M15 R1 weighed 4.85 pounds, 12% lighter than the 5.47 pounds 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE.

Weight	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
Pound	4.85 lbs.	5.47 lbs.
Kilogram	2.20 kg	2.48 kg

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE Pros

Reasons that 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE is better than Alienware M15 R1.

2021 vs. 2019

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE has a 57% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Alienware M15 R1.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX

7,663

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H

7,098

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware M15 R1. It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Alienware M15 R1.

Max system memory size

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE

48 GB

Alienware M15 R1

32 GB

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M15 R1. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Alienware M15 R1.

Memory type and speed

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Alienware M15 R1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Alienware M15 R1 and 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE.

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

Memory	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
Slots	x2	x0,1
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

Alienware M15 R1 Price
	EbidDealz Replacement for Laptop LCD 15.6" FHD Screen Display Complete Assembly Dell Alienware M15 R1 K8TWT By Generic $199.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) 360Hz 1ms Display, Intel Core i7-11800H Processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 DDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Home- Lunar Light By Alienware $1,769.99 $1,899.97 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m16 R1 Gaming Laptop 2023 16” WQXGA 2560 x 1600 IPS 240 Hertz Intel Core i7-13700HX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD Thunderbolt 4 Windows 11 Home By Dell $1,999.00	See at Amazon
2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE Price
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 16” 165Hz IPS Type WUXGA 16:10 Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, GX650RM-ES74 By ASUS $2,059.99 $2,499.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo SE 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, GX551QM-ES76 By ASUS $1,099.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo SE 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz FHD IPS Type Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro, GX551QS-XS98 By ASUS $2,199.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
Released	2019	2021
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019	Announced on February 1, 2021
Pricing	Starting at $1,379.99	-
Generations	2022 Alienware M15 R7 2021 Alienware M15 R6 2021 Alienware M15 R5 2021 Alienware M15 R4 2020 Alienware M15 R3 2019 Alienware M15 R2 2019 Alienware M15 R1	2023 ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 2022 ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE 2020 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15

Exterior	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
Dimensions	14.27 x 10.85 x 0.70 - 0.78 in (362 x 275 x 17.90 - 19.99 mm) Width: 14.27 in. (362 mm) Depth: 10.85 in. (275 mm) Height: 0.70 - 0.78 in. (17.90 - 19.99 mm)	14.17 x 10.55 x 0.82” (360 x 268 x 20.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.20 kg)	5.47 lbs (2.48 kg)
Colors	Epic Silver Nebula Red	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Alienware AlienFX mSeries Keyboard with Alphanumeric Keys 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Full-size Backlit Chiclet Keyboard Per-Key RGB Supports ASUS AURA Sync 1.4mm key travel N-KEY rollover

Display

Alienware M15 R1

2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE

Size

15.6 Inches

Info

Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 35ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 700:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 6.20W max power consumption.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 19ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 800:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 7.80W max power consumption.

Full HD with 240Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 8ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 1000:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 4.41W max power consumption.

Ultra HD with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, 282 PPI, 300 nits, 16:9, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 5.15W max power consumption

Ultra HD OLED with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, 282 PPI, 1ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, HDR-400 DCI-P3 color gamut, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, TrueLife, 14.80W max power consumption

All options

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

Main Screen

15.6” 4K UHD 120Hz
16:9 3840 x 2160 120Hz 3ms 132.7% sRGB 100% Adobe RGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare FreeSync Pantone Validated
15.6” FHD 300Hz
16:9 1920 x 1080 300Hz 3ms 100% sRGB 75.35% Adobe RGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync Pantone Validated

ScreenPad™ Plus

14.1” UHD 60Hz
3840 x 1100 60Hz 72% NTSC touchscreen IPS Level Anti-Glare
14.1” FHD 60Hz
1920x550 60Hz 72% NTSC touchscreen IPS Level Anti-Glare

Ports	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
Image Source: Dell Left (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Killer E2500 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot Right (2) 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Back (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier port 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x power port	Image Source: ASUS 1 x USB Type-C™ Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, PD input 20 V/5A；output 5 V/3A 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x Audio combo jack 1 x RJ45 1 x MicroSD card reader Supports MicroSD 4.0, with Bus Speed 312MB/s 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots	16GB 32GB 48GB Dual-Channel LPDDR4 3200MHz Memory. 1 x 16GB Onboard Memory and 1 x SODIMM slot
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1060 (6GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1070 (8GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) OC Ready NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1802MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1660MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 16GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1645MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
Storage	Single Storage Configurations 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB Intel Optane M.2 SSD 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSD Dual Storage Configurations 128GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD Triple Storage Configurations 256GB SSD M.2+256GB SSD M.2+1TB HDD	512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0. 2 x M.2 SSD slots, supports RAID-0.

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. Rivet killer 1550 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 1733 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac.	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) › Bluetooth 4.2 Rivet Killer 1550 › Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Killer E2500 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion (60 Wh) 6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)	90 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours on idle with 90Wh battery.	-
Power Supply	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) * Support Hybrid Power	240W 280W ø6.0 mm power adapter. Supports USB-C™ Power Delivery 3.0 up to 100W

Software	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Alienware Adrenlin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Armoury Crate Screen Xpert Aura Creator 1M Xbox Game Pass

Camera & Audio	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.	No built-in webcam.
Audio	Controller Realtek ALC3281-CG. 2.0 Speaker configuration 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center and Audio Recon software Microphone Digital-array microphones in camera assembly.	2 x 4W speaker with Smart Amp Technology. 2 x 2W tweeter. Supports Dolby Atmos. Built-in array microphone Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

Misc	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
More	CHASIS AlienFX Lighting Zones 6 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors (Standard).	-

Key Features	Alienware M15 R1	2021 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
At Glance	Released in Early 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 240Hz Weight 4.85 lb 2.20 kg Up to Intel Core i7-9750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,044 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,880 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in Early 2021 16:9 4K 120Hz 15.6” w/ ScreenPad+ Weight 5.47 lb 2.48 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX 8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,416 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,663 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz Upgradable up to 48GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 115W TGP