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Alienware M15 R3 vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Alienware M15 R3 and Dell XPS 15 9500 specifications, including details on 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 Dell XPS 15 9500.

Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than Alienware M15 R3.

Dell XPS 15 9500 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 XPS 15 9500

64 GB

Alienware M15 R3

32 GB

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M15 R3. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Alienware M15 R3.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Alienware M15 R3 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9500 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 XPS 15 9500
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Dell XPS 15 9500 weighed 4 pounds, 14% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Alienware M15 R3.

Weight	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
Pound	4.65 lbs.	4 lbs.
Kilogram	2.11 kg	1.81 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Alienware M15 R3 and Dell XPS 15 9500.

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

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M15 R3 - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Alienware M15 R3 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Alienware M15 R3 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell XPS 15 9500 - 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 i7-2TB SSD Hard Drive + 2TB SSD - 16GB RAM - 2070 Super \| 6 Cores @ 5 GHz - 10th Gen CPU - 8GB GDDR6 Win 10 Pro By Dell $2,149.36	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9500 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inches FHD i7-10750H 16 512GB SSD GTX 1650 Ti XPS9500-7002SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $1,098.95	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9500 (Latest Model) 15.6-inch Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD, 4K UHD+ (3840x2400) 500-NIT Touch NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 PRO (Renewed) By Dell $1,399.99	See at Amazon
	New Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inch UHD+ Touchscreen Laptop (Silver) Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti with 4GB GDDR6, Window 10 Pro (XPS9500-7845SLV-PUS) By Dell $999.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Available on May 2020	Release Date: May 13, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,499.99	Starting at $1,299.99
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 XPS 15 9520 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 2019 Dell XPS 15 7590 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 2017 Dell XPS 15 9560 2015 Dell XPS 15 9550

Exterior	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
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 - 0.71 in (344.40 x 230.30 x 7.70 - 18 mm) Width: 13.56” (344.40 mm) Depth: 9.07” (230.30 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.71” (7.70 - 18 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.65 lbs (2.10 kg) up to 5.51 lbs (2.50 kg)	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4 lbs (1.83 kg) Touch screen with 86Wh: 4.5 lbs (2.05 kg)
Colors	Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel
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 chiclet keyboard. 5.91 x 3.54 in (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

Alienware M15 R3

Dell XPS 15 9500

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 FHD+ non-touchscreen
1920 x 1200, IPS, 145 PPI, 500-nits brightness, 1650:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support, 4.41W.
15.6-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen
3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support, 10.4W.

Ports	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
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) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
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™ 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™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 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™ 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™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. Onboard memory.	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
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® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
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]	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
Fans Number	-	2

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
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.	Rivet Killer AX1650s Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Rivet Killer AX500s DBS Up to 1774.50 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.1	Rivet Killer AX1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	-

Battery	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 86 Wh
Battery Life	-	Full HD+ model Up to 24 hours (productivity tasks). Up to 16 hours, 52 minutes (streaming Netflix). UHD+ model Up to 13 hours, 52 minutes (productivity tasks). Up to 8 hours, 27 minutes (streaming Netflix).
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	90 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/3A, 9VDc/3A, 15VDC/3A, 20VDC/4.5A. 130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.

Software	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro 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 McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
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 576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
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 Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 1.5W x2 tweeters = 8W total peak output Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	Alienware M15 R3	Dell XPS 15 9500
Sensors	Tobii Eyetracking technology (optional)	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock
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 XPS 15 9500
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 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6