The 2020 Alienware M15 R3 features the 45W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-10300H up to 8-core Intel Core i9-10980HK with the boost speed up to 5.30 GHz. While the 2021 Alienware M15 R4 features the 45W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 8-core Intel Core i7-10870H up to 8-core Intel Core i9-10980HK with the boost speed up to 5.30 GHz.
If you want to know more what's the difference between the 15.6″ Alienware M15 R3 (2020) and the 15.6″ Alienware M15 R4 (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Alienware M15 R3 vs. Alienware M15 R4: Specs Comparison
Alienware’s most thin and powerful 15" laptop ever. Now with the option for up to 10th gen Intel® Core™ i9k processors with up to 12-phase HyperEfficient Voltage regulation.
Up to 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK (8-Core, up to 5.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q Design
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage]
Up to 15.6" OLED UHD (3840 x 2160) 60Hz 1ms 400-nits DCI-P3 color gamut + Tobii Eyetracking technology
Faster Memory
It's now equipped with a faster DDR4 memory to bump the speed up from 2666 MHz to 2933 MHz
GeForce RTX™ 30-series graphics
It now comes with the second generation of RTX™ technology that available in NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 and 3080 with 8GB of GDDR6.
1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 7ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% NTSC color gamut, Anti-glare.
Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate
1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 7ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% NTSC color gamut with NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology, Anti-glare.
Full HD with 300Hz refresh rate
1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 3ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 100% sRGB color gamut, Anti-glare.
Ultra HD with 60Hz refresh rate
3180 x 2160, OLED, 282 PPI, 1ms response time, 400 nits, 16:9, HDR-400 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 100,000:1 contrast ratio, TrueLife, 14.80W max power consumption
Tobii Eyetracking technology
All options
Wide Viewing Angles on all displays with 85 degrees viewing from all directions
15.6” FHD with 300Hz
1920 x 1080 141 PPI 3ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut Anti-glareWVA6.3W
15.6” UHD with 60Hz
3180 x 2160 OLED 282 PPI 1ms response time 400 nits 16:9 HDR-400 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 100000:1 contrast ratio TrueLifeTobii Eyetracking technologyWVA14.8W
Exterior
Alienware M15 R3
Alienware M15 R4
Size Comparison
Dimensions
Base
Width: 14.19 in. (360.30 mm)
Depth: 10.87 in. (276.20 mm)
Height: 0.72 - 0.78 in. (18.30 - 19.70 mm)
300 Hz Refresh Rate Models
Width: 14.19 in. (360.30 mm)
Depth: 10.86 in. (275.90 mm)
Height: 0.70 - 0.78 in. (17.90 - 19.70 mm)
14.19” x 10.879” x 0.724 - 0.807 - 0.776” (360.3 mm x 276.32 mm x 18.39 - 20.5 - 19.7 mm)
Alienware M15 R4 with OLED display models
14.19” x 10.863” x 0.701 - 0.783 - 0.776” (360.3 mm x 275.92 mm x 17.8 - 19.9 - 19.7 mm)
Alienware M15 R4 with 300Hz display models
Weight
Starting at 4.65 lbs (2.10 kg) up to 5.51 lbs (2.50 kg)
Starting at 4.65 lbs (2.10 kg) up to 5.51 lbs (2.50 kg)
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat
Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat
Keyboard and Trackpad
Keyboard
Alienware mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB keyboard.
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.
Keyboard
Alienware mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB keyboard.
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.
Ports
1 x Power/DC-in Port
1 x RJ-45 Killer™ Ethernet E3000 10/100/1000Mbps/2.5Gbps 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 with HDCP 2.2 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)
1 x microSD 5.1, UHD-II HD312 Card Reader
1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port
Supports USB Type-C™ with support for USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort 1.2.
2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port
1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology
1 x RJ-45 Killer™ Ethernet E3000 10/100/1000Mbps/2.5Gbps Port
