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Alienware M15 R5 vs. Surface Laptop Studio: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Alienware M15 R5 and Surface Laptop Studio models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Alienware M15 R5 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R5 is better than Surface Laptop Studio.

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside Alienware M15 R5 has a 57% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-11370H inside Surface Laptop Studio.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M15 R5 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX

7,663

Alienware M15 R5 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H

7,098

Surface Laptop Studio - Intel Core i7-11370H

4,864

Surface Laptop Studio - Intel Core i5-11300H

4,441

Alienware M15 R5 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 Surface Laptop Studio since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

Alienware M15 R5 has a 15.6-inch screen size 8% larger than the 14.4-inch Surface Laptop Studio.

Display size

Alienware M15 R5

15.6-inch

Surface Laptop Studio

14.4-inch

Surface Laptop Studio Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop Studio is better than Alienware M15 R5.

Surface Laptop Studio supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M15 R5. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Alienware M15 R5.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop Studio - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Alienware M15 R5 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Surface Laptop Studio weighed 3.83 pounds, 29% lighter than the 5.34 pounds Alienware M15 R5.

Weight	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Pound	5.34 lbs.	3.83 lbs.
Kilogram	2.42 kg	1.74 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Alienware M15 R5 and Surface Laptop Studio.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Alienware M15 R5

32 GB

Surface Laptop Studio

32 GB

Prices

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

Alienware M15 R5 AMD Ryzen Price
	Newest Alienware m15 R5 15.6" 360Hz 1ms FHD Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (8 cores), GeForce RTX 3070, 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, HDMI, WiFi 6, RGB Keyboard, Win 11 Home, Dark Side of The Moon By Dell $1,775.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Gaming Laptop (2021) \| 15.6" 360Hz FHD \| Core Ryzen 7-512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - RTX 3070 \| 8 Cores @ 4.4 GHz - 8GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,465.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Gaming Laptop (2021) \| 15.6" FHD \| Core Ryzen 9-1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - RTX 3070 \| 12 Cores @ 4.7 GHz - 8GB GDDR6 By Dell $1,999.99	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,511.00 $2,699.99 44% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,590.99 $3,099.99 49% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $967.19 $1,599.99 40% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on April 20, 2021	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 5, 2021
Pricing	-	$1,599.99 i5-11300H 16GB 256GB Intel Iris Xe $1,799.99 i5-11300H 16GB 512GB Intel Iris Xe $2,099.99 i7-11370H 16GB 256GB RTX 3050 Ti $2,699.99 i7-11370H 16GB 1TB RTX 3050 Ti $3,099.99 i7-11370H 32GB 2TB RTX 3050 Ti
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 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Dimensions	14.02” x 10.73” x 0.47 - 0.76” (356.20 x 272.50 x 12 - 19.25 mm)	12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746” (323.28 mm x 228.32 mm x 18.94 mm)
Weight	5.34 - 5.93 lbs (2.42 - 2.69 kg)	3.83 lb (1,742.9 grams) Intel Core i5 models. 4.00 lb (1,820.2 grams) Intel Core i7 models.
Colors	Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat and Silky Smooth Finish	Platinum Casing: Magnesium and Aluminum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Alienware mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB keyboard. RGB per-key backlit Cherry mechanical keyboard. AlienFX lighting Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology 1.8mm key travel 0.2mm-dish concave key design Touchpad 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness Backlight. Precision Haptic touchpad: Largest surface touchpad to date. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.

Display	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Size	15.6 Inches	14.4 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD with 165Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI 9ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 6W 15.6” FHD with 360Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI 5ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 8W 15.6” QHD with 240Hz 2560 x 1440 188 PPI 9ms response time 400 nits 16:9 99% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 10W	14.4” PixelSense™ Flow Display Resolution: 2400 x 1600 (201 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Refresh rate: 120Hz 60Hz default. Inking: GPU Ink Acceleration Touch: 10 points multi-touch Dolby Vision® support

Ports	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Image Source: Dell 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with DisplayPort 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 Port 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare 1 x RJ-45 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports up to 4K@120Hz display out. 1 x Headset port 1 x Power/DC-in Port	Image Source: Microsoft Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery Right (2) 1 x Surface Connect+ Magnet Charging, Surface Dock 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 35W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM. 2 x SO-DIMM slots.	16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.	Optional NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti  with 4GB GDDR6 For Consumer. Optional NVIDIA® RTX™ A2000 with 4GB GDDR6 For Business.
Storage	2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each)	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet Controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	-

Battery	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Size	56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion battery 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion battery	58.0 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 56.3 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	-	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage Intel Core i5 models. Up to 18 hours of typical device usage Intel Core i7 models.
Power Supply	180W 240W power adapter.	60W power supply Intel Core i5 models. 95W power supply Intel Core i7 models.

Software	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	For Consumer: Windows 11 Home For Commercial: Windows 11 Pro
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)	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Preloaded Xbox app Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial

Camera & Audio	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware HD (1280x720 resolution) camera.	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 1080p resolution front-facing camera
Audio	Controller: Realtek ALC3254 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 2 x 2W speakers Microphone: Dual-array microphones	Dual far-field Studio Mics Quad Omnisonic™ speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
Inking	-	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	-	Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows enhanced hardware security
In the box	-	Surface Laptop Studio Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More	-	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. Hinge Dynamic Woven Hinge made of woven fabric with embedded cables that can bend 180 degrees.

Key Features	Alienware M15 R5	Surface Laptop Studio
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 QHD 15.6” 1440p 240Hz Weight 5.34 lb 2.42 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX 8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,416 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,663 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6	Released in Late 2021 3:2 2.4K 14.4” 2400p 60~120Hz Weight 3.83 lb 1.74 kg Up to Intel Core i7-11370H 4C/8T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,397 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,864 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti  4GB GDDR6