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Alienware M15 R3 vs. Dell Precision 5560: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Alienware M15 R3 and Dell Precision 5560, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Alienware M15 R3 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Alienware M15 R3 over Dell Precision 5560.

Dell Precision 5560 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5560 is better than Alienware M15 R3.

2021 vs. 2020

Intel Xeon W-11955M inside Dell Precision 5560 has a 21% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10980HK inside Alienware M15 R3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Xeon W-11955M

8,527

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i9-11950H

8,450

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11850H

8,205

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Alienware M15 R3 - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i5-11500H

6,270

Alienware M15 R3 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Alienware M15 R3 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell Precision 5560 supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware M15 R3. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Alienware M15 R3.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5560

64 GB

Alienware M15 R3

32 GB

Dell Precision 5560 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

Dell Precision 5560 - DDR4 ECC

3,200 MHz

Alienware M15 R3 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell Precision 5560 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 R3 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4 ECC

Dell Precision 5560 weighed 4.06 pounds, 13% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Alienware M15 R3.

Weight	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
Pound	4.65 lbs.	4.06 lbs.
Kilogram	2.11 kg	1.84 kg

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 - 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 m17 R3 17.3 inch FHD Gaming Laptop (Luna Light) Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home By Dell $1,230.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 2020 Alienware m15 R3 Laptop 15.6-inch - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10875H - Eight Core 5.1Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $2,229.00	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 5560 Price
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11850H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.50 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray By Dell $1,189.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5560 Laptop - 15.6" UHD+ HDR400, (3840x2400) Touch - 2.6 GHz Intel Core i9-11950H 8-Core (11th Gen) - 1TB SSD - 64GB RAM - RTX A2000 - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $1,929.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11800H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.40 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray By Dell $1,179.77	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Available on May 2020	Announced on May 11, 2021
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	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540

Exterior	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
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)	13.56” x 9.07” x 0.30 - 0.56” (344.4 x 230.3 x 7.7 - 11.64 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.65 lbs (2.10 kg) up to 5.51 lbs (2.50 kg)	4.06 lb (1.84 kg)
Colors	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.	Full-size backlit keyboard. 5.90” x 3.54” (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display

Alienware M15 R3

Dell Precision 5560

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” FHD+
1920x1200 145 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% sRGB color gamut 1650:1 WVA 4.41W
15.6” UHD+ Touch
3840x2400 290 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Touch 100% Adobe sRGB 94% DCI-P3 1600:1 WVA 10.4W

Ports	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
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: Dell Left (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-11955M 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB 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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. Onboard memory.	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots Memory Configurations Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Type: Non-ECC or ECC Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 64B
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)	NVIDIA Quadro T1200, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA Quadro RTX A2000, 4GB GDDR6
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]	Hard Drive Slots 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slots Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD Supports up to 64 Gbps.

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
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 AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	-

Battery	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
Size	56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable. 86 Wh 6-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable.
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	90W 130W USB-C power adapter.

Software	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Alienware Adrenlin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition. Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in
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	Realtek ALC3281-CG audio controler 2 x 2.5W Stereo woofers. 2 x 1.5W Stereo tweeters. Dual integrated noise-canceling digital array microphones

Misc	Alienware M15 R3	Dell Precision 5560
Sensors	Tobii Eyetracking technology (optional)	The fingerprint reader in the power button Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in feature. IR Camera
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) Optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor. Dell Client Command Suite Factory Installed Dell Client Command, Update, Dell Command, Power Manager, Intel® Platform Trust Technology. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Support for Computrace and external SmartCard Reader Touch Fingerprint Reader With Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification).
Warranty	-	1-Year Basic Onsite Service
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	Dell Precision 5560
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 Mid 2021 16:10 UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.06 lb 1.84 kg Up to Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C/16T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,565 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,527 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6