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Alienware M15 R3 vs. ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Alienware M15 R3 and ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Alienware M15 R3 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Alienware M15 R3 over ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L.

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L is better than Alienware M15 R3.

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware M15 R3. It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Alienware M15 R3.

Max system memory size

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L

48 GB

Alienware M15 R3

32 GB

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M15 R3. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Alienware M15 R3.

Memory type and speed

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Alienware M15 R3 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L weighed 4.40 pounds, 6% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Alienware M15 R3.

Weight	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Pound	4.65 lbs.	4.40 lbs.
Kilogram	2.11 kg	2.00 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Alienware M15 R3 and ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L.

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M15 R3 - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Alienware M15 R3 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Alienware M15 R3 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Prices

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

Alienware M15 R3 Price
	Dell Alienware m15 R3 Gaming Laptop (2020) \| 15.6" FHD \| Core i7-512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - 2070 Super \| 6 Cores @ 5 GHz - 10th Gen CPU - 8GB GDDR6 Win 11 Pro By Dell $1,913.06	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m15 R3 Gaming Laptop (2020) \| 15.6" FHD \| Core i7-2TB SSD Hard Drive + 2TB SSD - 16GB RAM - 2070 Super \| 6 Cores @ 5 GHz - 10th Gen CPU - 8GB GDDR6 Win 11 Pro By Dell $2,155.30	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m15 R3 Gaming Laptop (2020) \| 15.6" FHD \| Core i7-1TB SSD - 32GB RAM \| 6 Cores @ 5 GHz - 10th Gen CPU Win 10 Home By Dell $2,672.89	See at Amazon
ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L Price
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 Gaming Laptop, 300Hz 15.6" FHD 3ms IPS Level, Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 32GB DDR4, 1TB RAID 0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Per-Key RGB, Windows 10 Pro, GX502LXS-XS79 By ASUS $1,099.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Ultra Slim Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 165Hz QHD Display, GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10, Eclipse Gray, GA503QS-BS96Q By ASUS $1,599.99 $2,099.99 24% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS 2023 ROG Zephyrus G16 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 16” FHD 165Hz, Latest 10-Core i7-13620H CPU, RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Thin & Light, RGB, Win 11 H, W/Mouse Pad (32GB RAM \| 2TB PCIe SSD) By ASUS $1,389.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Available on May 2020	-
Pricing	Starting at $1,499.99	-
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 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Size Comparison	Alienware M15 R3ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
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)	14.17” x 9.92” x 0.74” (360 x 252 x 18.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.65 lbs (2.10 kg) up to 5.51 lbs (2.50 kg)	4.40 lbs (2.0 kg)
Colors	Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat	Brushed Black
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.	Backlit chiclet keyboard Per-key RGB lighting Aura Sync Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Armoury Crate N key rollover

Display

Alienware M15 R3

ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L

Size

15.6 Inches

Info

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

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-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 300Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, G-SYNC™

Ports	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Image Source: Dell 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	Image Source: ASUS 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 with USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5mm Audio jack (ESS Hi-Fi DAC) 1 x Audio jack mic-in 1 x Kensington lock 1 x RJ-45 jack

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. Onboard memory.	Up to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 Ti (4GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) OC Ready NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 SUPER (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 SUPER (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design AMD RX5500M (4GB GDDR6)	ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LWS NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™ 8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1480MHz, 115W). ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LXS NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ 8GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1330MHz, 90W).
Storage	Available Slots One M.2 2230 slot (Up to 512GB) Two M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each) Single Drive 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSD 2 TB PCIe M.2 SSD RAID-0 512GB (2x256 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 1TB (2x 512 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 RAID-0 Plus 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage]	512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 with RAID 0 support

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 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	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Size	56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion	-
Battery Life	-	Up to 8.3 hours of 1080p video playback.
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	240W power adaptor Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.

Software	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
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 GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III

Camera & Audio	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.	No Built-in camera. Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
Audio	Controller: Realtek ALC3281-CG 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 4-Way (Woofer/Tweeter) Stereo Speaker Design Output: 4-5W Introduces Discrete Smart Amp Woofer technology Delivers 2.5x bass improvement over the previous generation Delivers 2x treble improvement over the previous generation Delivers 30% loudness improvement over the previous generation for full-range performance Microphone: Digital-array microphones in camera assembly	2 speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphones

Misc	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
Sensors	Tobii Eyetracking technology (optional)	-
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot	Kensington lock slot
More	CHASIS Based on Alienware's Legend industrial design language Engineered with Alienware's Advanced Cryo-Tech Cooling technology Engineered with HyperEfficient Voltage Regulation Constructed with a Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components	-

Key Features	Alienware M15 R3	ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502L
At Glance	Released in Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 300Hz Weight 4.65 lb 2.11 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 Configurable up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 300Hz Weight 4.40 lb 2.00 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 Up to 48GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6