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Alienware M17 R4 vs. ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Alienware M17 R4 and ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Alienware M17 R4 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Alienware M17 R4 over ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021).

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) is better than Alienware M17 R4.

Intel Core i9-11900H inside ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) has a 15% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10980HK inside Alienware M17 R4.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Alienware M17 R4 - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

Alienware M17 R4 - Intel Core i7-10870H

6,596

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware M17 R4. It supports up to 48GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Alienware M17 R4.

Max system memory size

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)

48 GB

Alienware M17 R4

32 GB

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M17 R4. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Alienware M17 R4.

Memory type and speed

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Alienware M17 R4 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) comes with one SODIMM slot that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Alienware M17 R4 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
Slots	Onboard	x0,1
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

Alienware M17 R4 Price
	Alienware m17 R4, 17.3 inch FHD (Full HD) Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7-10870H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Lunar Light By Alienware $2,399.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m17 R4 Gaming Laptop (2021) \| 17.3" FHD \| Core i7-2TB SSD - 16GB RAM - RTX 3070 \| 8 Cores @ 5 GHz - 10th Gen CPU - 8GB GDDR6 Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,658.99	See at Amazon
	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
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Price
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 120Hz 4K Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Intel Core i9-11900H, 32GB DDR4, 3TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HS-XB99 By ASUS $2,367.82	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 165Hz IPS Type QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HM-DB76 By ASUS $3,898.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS 2023 ROG Zephyrus G16 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 16” FHD 165Hz, Latest 10-Core i7-13620H CPU, RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Thin & Light, RGB, Win 11 H, W/Mouse Pad (32GB RAM \| 2TB PCIe SSD) By ASUS $1,389.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on January 12, 2021 (CES 2021) Available on January 26, 2021	Announced on May 11, 2021
Pricing	Starting at $2,149.99	-
Generations	2022 Alienware M17 R5 2021 Alienware M17 R4 2020 Alienware M17 R3 2019 Alienware M17 R2 2019 Alienware M17 R1	-

Exterior	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
Dimensions	15.74” x 11.585” x 0.6618 - 0.87 - 0.8154” (399.8 mm x 294.26 mm x 16.9 - 22 - 20.71 mm)	15.51” x 10.39” x 0.78” (394 x 264 x 19.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 5.51 lbs (2.50 kg) up to 6.55 lbs (2.97 kg)	5.73 lbs (2.60 kg)
Colors	Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat	Black
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 chicklet keyboard 5° angle lift 1.9 mm key travel 0.15 keycap dish Per-Key RGB Aura Sync N key rollover Hotkeys Volume up Volume down Microphone mute ROG Armoury Crate Integrated Fingerprint Sensor Trackpad - 125% larger and more accurate matte glass precision trackpad.

Display	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
Size	17.3 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	17.3” FHD with 144Hz 1920 x 1080 127 PPI 7ms response time 300 nits 16:9 72% NTSC NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology 600:1 contrast ratio Anti-glare WVA 17.3” FHD with 360Hz 1920 x 1080 127 PPI tms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology 700:1 Anti-glare WVA 17.3” UHD with 60Hz 3840 x 2160 255 PPI 25ms response time 500 nits 16:9 100% Adobe RGB 1 200:1 contrast ratio 12W max Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA	17.3” 4K UHD 120Hz Display 16:9 Aspect Ratio 3840 x 1600 IPS 120Hz refresh rate 3ms response time 500-nits Dolby Vision Patone Validated 100% DCI-P3 Anti-Glare 17.3” WQHD 165Hz Display 16:9 Aspect Ratio 3840 x 1600 IPS 120Hz refresh rate 3ms response time Nvidia G-Sync Patone Validated 100% DCI-P3 Anti-Glare

Ports	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
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 Ethernet 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: ASUS 1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB 4 Type-C, DisplayPort™ 1.4 and 100W Power Delivery 3.0. 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports DisplayPort™ and 100W Power Delivery 3.0. 3 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x RJ-45 jack 1 x SD Card Reader Supports UHS-II up to 312 MB/s. 1 x 3.5mm Audio jack 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	Up to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM 1 x 16GB on-board memory and 1 x SO-DIMM slot up to 32GB of DDR4 SDRAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3000 series	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 Supports ROG Boost up to 1802MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 Supports ROG Boost up to 1660MHz at 125W (140W with Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 16GB GDDR6 Supports ROG Boost up to 1645MHz at 125W (140W with Dynamic Boost).
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]	Single 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD Dual 2 x 512GB 2 x 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD Supports RAID 0. Triple 3 x 512GB 3 x 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD Supports RAID 0.

Connectivity	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
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.	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i › Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3100X PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
Size	86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion with Alienware Battery Defender	90 Wh 4-cell Li-ion battery
Power Supply	240W power adapter 330W power adapter	280W power adaptor Propriety charger. Supports charging via USB-C Supports USB Type-C PD 3.0 up to 10W.

Software	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 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)	Armoury Crate 1M Xbox Game Pass GameVisual Scenario Profiles Multiwheel Android/iOS App Office 365 Trial

Camera & Audio	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.	HD Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720) camera.
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	2 x 1W tweeter with Smart Amp Technology Audio by Dolby Atmos Built-in array microphone AI mic noise-canceling

Misc	Alienware M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
Sensors	Tobii Eyetracking technology (optional)	The fingerprint sensor on the power button
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot Trusted Protection Module	BIOS Administrator Password and User Password Protection Kensington Lock Fingerprint Authentication
In the box	-	ROG Ranger BP2701 Gaming Backpack ROG Delta headset ROG Chakram Core mouse P511 TYPE-C, 100W AC Adapter Output: 20V DC, 5A, 100W, Input: 100~240V AC 50/60Hz universal
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 M17 R4	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021)
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 360Hz Weight 5.51 lb 2.50 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 2021 16:9 17.3” 1600p 165Hz Weight 5.73 lb 2.60 kg Up to Intel Core i9-11900H 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,430 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,121 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 48GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 125W TGP