Alienware M15 R2 vs. 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Alienware M15 R2 and 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 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 R2 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R2 is better than 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15.

About 7% lighter

Alienware M15 R2 weighed 4.76 pounds, 7% lighter than the 5.07 pounds 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15.

WeightAlienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Pound
4.76 lbs.
5.07 lbs.
Kilogram
2.16 kg
2.30 kg

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Pros

Reasons that 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 is better than Alienware M15 R2.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10875H inside 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 has a 5% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Alienware M15 R2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
Alienware M15 R2 - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
Alienware M15 R2 - Intel Core i9-9880H
6,100
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Alienware M15 R2 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Alienware M15 R2 - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
Supports larger memory

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware M15 R2. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Alienware M15 R2.

Max system memory size
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
32 GB
Alienware M15 R2
16 GB
Supports faster memory

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M15 R2. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Alienware M15 R2.

Memory type and speed
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
Alienware M15 R2 - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Upgradable memory

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 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 Alienware M15 R2 since it has onboard memory.

MemoryAlienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

Alienware M15 R2 Price
2019 Dell Alienware m15 R2 Laptop 15.6" - Intel Core i7 9th Gen - i7-9750H - Six Core 4.5Ghz - 1TB SSD + 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
 2019 Dell Alienware m15 R2 Laptop 15.6" - Intel Core i7 9th Gen - i7-9750H - Six Core 4.5Ghz - 1TB SSD + 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
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$2,006.97
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Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch 240Hz 2ms QHD, Intel Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3080 Graphics, Killer AX 1675i with Dell services, Windows 11 Home - Dark
 Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch 240Hz 2ms QHD, Intel Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3080 Graphics, Killer AX 1675i with Dell services, Windows 11 Home - Dark
By Alienware
$1,725.00
$2,399.00 28% OFF
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$18.99
$19.99 5% OFF
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2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Price
2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home
 2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home
By asus
$649.00
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ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 3050, Intel Core i5-12500H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX507ZC-ES53,Mecha Gray
 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 3050, Intel Core i5-12500H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX507ZC-ES53,Mecha Gray
By ASUS
$750.00
$899.99 17% OFF
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2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home
 2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home
By ASUS
$779.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced at Computex 2019
  • Available on June 11, 2019
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Generations

Exterior

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
DimensionsBase
Width: 14.19 in. (360.50 mm)
Depth: 10.87 in. (276 mm)
Height: 0.70 - 0.77 in. (17.90 - 19.50 mm)
With Tobii Eye Tracking
Width: 14.19 in. (360.50 mm)
Depth: 10.87 in. (276 mm)
Height: 0.720 - 0.807 in. (18.30 - 20.50 mm)
14.16” x 10.07” x 0.89 ~ 0.98” (359.8 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.9 mm)
WeightAverage at 4.76 lbs (2.16 kg)2.3 kg
Colors
  • Dar Side of the moon
  • Lunar Light
  • Fortress Gray
  • Bonfire Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Alienware mSeries keyboard with per-key RGB LED.
  • AlienFX lighting
  • Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology
  • 1.7mm key travel
  • 0.2mm-dish concave key design
  • 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
  • Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key
  • RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes:
    • Static
    • Breathing
    • Color Cycle
    • Strobing
  • Overstroke technology can withstand over 20 million pressed.

Display

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
InfoFull 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, OLED, 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
  • 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 144Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC
  • 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC

Ports

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Alienware M15 R2 Ports
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  • 1 x Power/DC-in Port
  • 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port
  • 2 x Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 Port
  • 1 x Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port (USB Type-C™ with support for USB 3.1 Gen 2 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort 1.2)
  • 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b Output Port
  • 1 x Mini-Display Port 1.4 (certified) Output Port
  • 1 x Audio Out 1/8" Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset)
  • 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately)
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Ports
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Left (7)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (2)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 2.0 (480 Mbps)
  • 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  4. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory
  • 8 GB 16 GB
    2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Up to 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2933MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion.
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 (4GB GDDR5)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 Ti (6GB GDDR5)
  • 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® GTX 1660TI, with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650Ti, with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650, with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
StorageSingle 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
  • 2 TB PCIe M.2 SSD
Dual Storage Configurations
  • 512 GB RAID0 (2 x 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSDs)
  • 1 TB RAID0 (2 x 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSDs)
  • 512 GB Intel Optane M.2 SSD + 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD
  • 2 TB RAID0 (2 x 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSDs)
  • 4 TB RAID0 (2 x 2 TB PCIe M.2 SSDs)
Storage Slots
  • 1 x SATA HDD slot
    Not available on 90Wh battery models.
  • 2 x M.2 NVMe slots
    Only one NVME slot on GTX1650 and 1650Ti models.
 

Connectivity

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Wi-Fi
  • Intel 8265, Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac.
  • Rivet killer 1650w, Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
  • Intel 8265 › Bluetooth 4.2
  • Rivet Killer 1650w › Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet
  • Killer E2600 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Killer E3000 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Optional)
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Size6-cell lithium-ion polymer (76Wh) with Alienware Battery Defender technology
  • 90 Wh lithium-polymer battery Battery
  • 48 Wh lithium-polymer battery Battery
Battery Life
  • Up to 15.5 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 10.8 hours on UHD panel
  • Up to 12.5 hours of video playback
    Tested on 90Wh battery models.
  • Up to 8.4 hours of web browsing
    Tested on 90Wh battery models.
Power Supply
  • E4 130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A)
  • E4 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)
  • E4 240W (19.50 VDC/12.31A)
* Support Hybrid Power
  • 150W power adaptor
    Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/7.5A.
  • 180W power adaptor
    Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/9A.

Software

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
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

Camera & Audio

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3281-CG
  • 2.0 Speaker configuration
  • 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection
  • Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center
  • Microphone:
    • Digital-array microphones in the camera assembly
  • Two speakers with four cut-outs
  • DTS:X™ Ultra technology
    Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.

Misc

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Sensors
  • Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
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Security
  • Wedge-shaped lock slot
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
MoreCHASIS
  • AlienFX Lighting Zones Programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
  • Exterior Chassis Materials
    • Magnesium Alloy exterior shell
    • Copper Alloy thermal structures
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Key Features

Alienware M15 R22020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
At Glance
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
4.76 lb
2.16 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,114
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,504
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Alienware M15 R2 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080 SUPER
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in
2020
16:9
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,192
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,874
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1660 Ti
6GB GDDR6

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