Home » Laptops » Dell » Alienware » M15 » Alienware M15 R4 » vs. M2 MacBook Air

Alienware M15 R4 vs. M2 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Alienware M15 R4 and M2 MacBook Air models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Alienware M15 R4 See at Amazon See at Dell	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it M2 MacBook Air See at Amazon

Alienware M15 R4 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R4 is better than M2 MacBook Air.

Alienware M15 R4 supports a larger memory capacity than the M2 MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 24GB of system memory on the M2 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size

Alienware M15 R4

32 GB

M2 MacBook Air

24 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Alienware M15 R4 comes with three M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install additional SSDs to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
M.2	Yes x3	Onboard

Alienware M15 R4 has a 15.6-inch screen size 14% larger than the 13.6-inch M2 MacBook Air.

Display size

Alienware M15 R4

15.6-inch

M2 MacBook Air

13.6-inch

M2 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Air is better than Alienware M15 R4.

2022 vs. 2021

Apple M2 (8C, 10G) inside M2 MacBook Air has a 25% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10980HK inside Alienware M15 R4.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 8G)

8,819

Alienware M15 R4 - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

Alienware M15 R4 - Intel Core i7-10870H

6,596

M2 MacBook Air weighed 2.7 pounds, 42% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Alienware M15 R4.

Weight	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Pound	4.65 lbs.	2.7 lbs.
Kilogram	2.11 kg	1.22 kg

Prices

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

Alienware M15 R4 Price
	Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3070 Gaming Laptop Full HD (FHD), 15.6 inch - Intel Core i7-10870H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Lunar Light By Dell $1,740.00	See at Amazon
	Alienware - m15 R4-15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7-16GB Memory - Nvidia RTX3070-512GB Solid State Drive - Dark Side of The Moon By Dell $1,999.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware m15 R4 Gaming Laptop, 15.6 inch Full HD (FHD) - Intel Core i7-10870H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Lunar Light By Alienware $2,099.99	See at Amazon
M2 MacBook Air Price
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Silver By Apple $849.00 $999.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Midnight (Renewed Premium) By Apple $825.00 $869.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	2022 Apple MacBook Air Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13.6-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Midnight (Renewed) By Apple $806.00 $849.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Released	2021	2022
Release Date	Announced on January 12, 2021 (CES 2021) Available on January 26, 2021	Announced on June 6, 2022 (WWDC 2022)
Pricing	Starting at $2,149.99	$1,199 M2 (8C, 8G) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 M2 (8C, 10G) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Applicable Models	-	MacBook Air (2022) 2022 MacBook Air MacBook Air with M2 chip
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 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Dimensions	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	11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 in (304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.65 lbs (2.10 kg) up to 5.51 lbs (2.50 kg)	Starting at 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)
Colors	Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat	Midnight Starlight Space Gray Silver
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 Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Size	15.6 Inches	13.6 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD with 300Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI 3ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut Anti-glare WVA 6.3W 15.6” UHD with 60Hz 3840 x 2160 OLED 282 PPI 1ms response time 400 nits 16:9 HDR-400 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 100000:1 contrast ratio TrueLife Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA 14.8W	Liquid Retina display 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology. 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Image Source: Dell 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 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports up to 4K@120Hz display out. 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 Power/DC-in Port	Image Source: Apple Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort 1 x MagSafe 3 Magnetic charging port Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) Apple M2 iGPU 8 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM Onboard memory.	8GB 16GB 24GB unified memory.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.	-
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]	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
Fans Number	-	-
Cooling Info	-	Passive

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i › Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3100X PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	-

Battery	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Size	86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion with Alienware Battery Defender	52.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 15 hours of wireless web Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	240W (19.50 VDC/12.31A)	30W USB‑C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU. 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter included with M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 with 8-core GPU.

Software	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Monterey
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Supports AlienFX lighting, Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality. Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.	1080p FaceTime HD camera. Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	Controller: Realtek ALC3281-CG 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 2-Way (Woofer/Tweeter) Stereo Speaker Design Includes Discrete Smart Amp Woofer technology Microphone: Digital-array microphones in the camera assembly	Four-speaker sound system Wide stereo sound Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
Sensors	Tobii Eyetracking technology (optional)	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W or 35W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	One-year limited warranty.
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	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Alienware M15 R4	M2 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 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 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6	Released in Mid 2022 16:10 QHD 13.6” 1664p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8C/8T, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz Geekbench 5 1,933 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,819 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 24GB Unified Memory Starting at $1,199 M2 (8 GPU), 8GB, 256GB SSD New MagSafe 3 Charging port Supports Fast Charging 50% in 30 mins with 65W charger New 1080p Webcam New Four Speakers Sound System Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0