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Alienware M15 R7 vs. M1 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Alienware M15 R7 and M1 MacBook Air models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Alienware M15 R7 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R7 is better than M1 MacBook Air.

2022 vs. 2020

Intel Core i7-12700H inside Alienware M15 R7 has a 58% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M15 R7 - Intel Core i7-12700H

11,774

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)

7,414

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)

7,414

Alienware M15 R7 supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size

Alienware M15 R7

32 GB

M1 MacBook Air

16 GB

Alienware M15 R7 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 M1 MacBook Air since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR5	Unified

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080Ti 16GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Alienware M15 R7 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

Alienware M15 R7 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air.

Display size

Alienware M15 R7

15.6-inch

M1 MacBook Air

13.3-inch

M1 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than Alienware M15 R7.

M1 MacBook Air weighed 2.8 pounds, 48% lighter than the 5.34 pounds Alienware M15 R7.

Weight	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Pound	5.34 lbs.	2.8 lbs.
Kilogram	2.42 kg	1.27 kg

Prices

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

Alienware M15 R7 Price
	Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch QHD 240Hz 2ms Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6, HDMI, USB-C, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home - Black By Alienware $1,699.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware M15 R7 Gaming Laptop, 15.6 inch QHD 240Hz 2ms Display, AMD Ryzen R7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070Ti, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, USB-C, Wi-Fi 6, RGB LED Lighting, Windows 11, Black By Dell $1,899.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch 240Hz 2ms QHD, Intel Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3080 Graphics, Killer AX 1675i with Dell services, Windows 11 Home - Dark By Alienware $1,261.79 $2,399.00 47% OFF	See at Amazon
M1 MacBook Air Price
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $634.95	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $799.99	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $610.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Released	2022	2020
Release Date	Announced on February 25, 2022.	Announced on November 10th, 2020
Pricing	$1,499.99 i7-12700H 16GB 512GB RTX 3050 Ti FHD 165Hz $1,699.99 i7-12700H 16GB 512GB RTX 3060 FHD 165Hz $2,049.99 i7-12700H 16GB 512GB RTX 3070 Ti FHD 165Hz $2,649.99 i7-12700H 16GB 512GB RTX 3080 Ti FHD 165Hz $2,699.99 i7-12700H 16GB 512GB RTX 3080 Ti QHD 240Hz $2,749.99 i7-12700H 16GB 512GB RTX 3080 Ti FHD 360Hz	$999 Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,249 Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
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 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Dimensions	14.02” x 10.73” x 0.51 - 0.81” (356.20 x 272.50 x 12.9 - 20.60 mm)	Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight	5.34 ~ 5.93 lbs (2.42 ~ 2.69 kg)	Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors	Dark Moon Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat and Silky Smooth Finish	Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Alienware mSeries 1-Zone AlienFX RGB keyboard. Alienware mSeries Per-Keyy AlienFX RGB keyboard. Alienware's CherryMX ultra-low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting. Touchpad Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement 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 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Size	15.6 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD with 165Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI ComfortView Plus NVIDIA G-Sync FreeSync 3ms 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 ComfortView Plus NVIDIA G-Sync FreeSync Advanced Optimus 1ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 7.6W 15.6” QHD with 240Hz 2560 x 1440 188 PPI ComfortView Plus NVIDIA G-Sync FreeSync Advanced Optimus 2ms response time 400 nits 16:9 99% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 8.55 W	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio 400 nits brightness Supports wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Image Source: Dell Left 1 x LAN Port RJ-45 2.5Gbps Ethernet. 1 x Headset port Right 2 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) with PowerShare. Rear 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, and PD output 15W (5V/3A). Supports Thuderbolt™️ 4 on models with RTX 3060 and above. 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports up to 4K@120Hz display out with HDCP 2.3 support. 1 x Power/DC-in Port Barrel-type plug.	Image Source: Apple Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W Apple M1 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) Apple M1 iGPU 7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Apple M1 Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 4800 MHz Dual-channel DDR5 SDRAM. 2 x SO-DIMM slots.	8GB unified memory Configurable to 16GB
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti - 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti - 16 GDDR6	-
Storage	2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each)	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	Intel AX201 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i Triple Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8111H-CG PCI-e 2.5 Gigabit ethernet controller Models with RTX 3050 Ti. Killer E3100 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Models with RTX 3060 and above.	-

Battery	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Size	56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion battery 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion battery	49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 15 hours wireless web Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	180W 240W power adapter.	30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro	Shipped with macOS Big Sur
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 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Camera	Front-facing camera. Alienware HD (1280x720 resolution) camera. Optional Windows Hello IR support. Available only on models with FHD 360Hz or QHD display Not available on FHD 165Hz display.	720p FaceTime HD 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	Stereo speakers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	Alienware M15 R7	M1 MacBook Air
Sensors	Windows Hello IR Camera	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	-	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	1 Year Premium Support	Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of 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 R7	M1 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in Early 2022 16:9 QHD 15.6” 1440p 240Hz Weight 5.34 lb 2.42 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-12700H 14C/20T, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,658 Single Core Geekbench 5 11,774 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 4800 MHz DDR5 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080Ti 16GB GDDR6 Starting at $1500 i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, FHD 165Hz Featuring Alienware Cryo-tech™ Cooling System Legendary Design with AlienFX Lighting for Logo & Rear Stadium Customization via Alienware Command Center. Optional Per-Key AlienFX RGB Keyboard Optional Ultra low-profile CherryMX Mechanical With Per-Key AlienFX RGB Keyboard	Released in Late 2020 16:10 QHD 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.8 lb 1.27 kg Up to Apple M1 (8C, 8G) 8C/8T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,705 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,414 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Configurable up to 16GB Unified Memory Starting at $999 M1 (7 GPU Cores), 8GB, 256GB SSD Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID With T2 Chip Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0