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Alienware M15 R1 vs. Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Alienware M15 R1 and Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' 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 Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Alienware M15 R1 has a 31% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - Intel Core i5-1035G4

3,347

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Alienware M15 R1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Max system memory size

Alienware M15 R1

32 GB

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)

16 GB

Alienware M15 R1 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Alienware M15 R1 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Display size

Alienware M15 R1

15.6-inch

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)

14-inch

Alienware M15 R1 has more ports and slots count than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”). It has eleven versus four amount of ports and slots on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Ports	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Alienware Graphics Amplifier port	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes x3	Yes
Total	11	4

Alienware M15 R1 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”). It has seven versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Ports	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) is better than Alienware M15 R1.

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M15 R1. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Alienware M15 R1.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Alienware M15 R1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) weighed 2.98 pounds, 39% lighter than the 4.85 pounds Alienware M15 R1.

Weight	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Pound	4.85 lbs.	2.98 lbs.
Kilogram	2.20 kg	1.35 kg

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
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Price
	Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray By Lenovo $899.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray By Lenovo $899.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C940 14 Laptop, 2 in 1 FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD PCle, Thunderbolt 3, Active Stylus Pen, Fingerprint Reader 3 lbs, TWE Cloth By Lenovo $965.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)
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	-

Exterior	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
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)	12.61” x 8.54” x 0.57-0.61” (320.3mm x 215.6mm x 14.5-15.7mm) Width: 12.61” (320.3 mm) Depth: 8.54” (215.6mm) Height: 0.57-0.61” (14.5-15.7 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.20 kg)	Starting at 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg)
Colors	Epic Silver Nebula Red	Iron Grey Mira
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 keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight. Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad.

Display

Alienware M15 R1

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)

Size

15.6 Inches

14 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

14” FHD Touch Screen
1920 x 1080, IPS display, 400 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
14” 4K HDR UHD Touch Screen
3840 x 2160, IPS display, HDR 400, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).

Ports	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
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: Lenovo Left (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Always On 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots	8GB 12GB 16GB 3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.
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	-
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	256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
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.	Lenovo WiFi-5 802.11ac Wireless (2x2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. Lenovo WiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) › Bluetooth 4.2 Rivet Killer 1550 › Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Killer E2500 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller	-

Battery	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion (60 Wh) 6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 60 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours on idle with 90Wh battery.	Up to 15 hours on FHD panel Up to 10 hours on UHD panel * Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Power Supply	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) * Support Hybrid Power	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge

Software	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Alienware Adrenlin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Lenovo Vantage Microsoft Office 2019 McAfee LiveSafe™ Dolby Vision™

Camera & Audio	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera.
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.	Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System 2 Base Speakers inside D-Cover 2 x far-field microphones

Misc	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Inking	-	Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
Sensors	-	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Ambient light sensor
Security	-	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in TrueBlock Privacy Shutter Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf
More	CHASIS AlienFX Lighting Zones 6 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors (Standard).	-

Key Features	Alienware M15 R1	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
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 2019 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.98 lb 1.35 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X