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Alienware X15 R1 vs. Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Alienware X15 R1 and Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Alienware X15 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware X15 R1 is better than Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1.

Intel Core i9-11900H inside Alienware X15 R1 has a 136% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1250U inside Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware X15 R1 - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

Alienware X15 R1 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 - Intel Core i5-1230U

6,000

Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 - Intel Core i7-1250U

3,435

Alienware X15 R1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1.

Max system memory size

Alienware X15 R1

32 GB

Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1

16 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6 90W TGP vs. integrated

Alienware X15 R1 has a 15.6-inch screen size 19% larger than the 13-inch Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1.

Display size

Alienware X15 R1

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1

13-inch

Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 is better than Alienware X15 R1.

2022 vs. 2021

Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware X15 R1. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Alienware X15 R1.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Alienware X15 R1 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 weighed 1.6 pounds, 68% lighter than the 5 pounds Alienware X15 R1.

Weight	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Pound	5 lbs.	1.6 lbs.
Kilogram	2.27 kg	0.73 kg

Prices

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

Alienware X15 Price
	Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch FHD 360Hz 1ms Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6, USB-C, WiFi 6, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Home - White By Alienware $1,980.57	See at Amazon
	Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) 360Hz 1ms Display, Intel Core i7-11800H Processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 DDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Home- Lunar Light By Alienware $1,369.97 $1,899.97 28% OFF	See at Amazon
	Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch FHD 360Hz 1ms Display, Core i9-12900H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6, Killer WiFi 6, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light By Alienware $2,599.00	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 (2022) \| 13'' Touch Core i7 - 512GB SSD 16GB RAM 10 Cores @ 4.7 GHz 12th Gen CPU Win 11 Pro (Renewed) Platinum Silver By Dell $1,318.26	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 (2022) \| 13" Touch \| Core i7 - 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM \| 10 Cores @ 4.7 GHz - 12th Gen CPU Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,499.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 (2022) \| 13'' Touch Core i7 - 512GB SSD 16GB RAM 10 Cores @ 4.7 GHz 12th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed) Platinum Silver By Dell $1,274.92	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Released	2021	2022
Release Date	Available on June 1, 2021	Announced on June 9th, 2022. Available in summer 2022.
Pricing	$1,999.99 i7-11800H 16GB 256GB RTX 3060 FHD 165Hz $2,379.99 i7-11800H 16GB 512GB RTX 3070 FHD 165Hz $2,629.99 i7-11800H 32GB 1TB RTX 3070 FHD 165Hz $2,929.99 i9-11900H 32GB 1TB RTX 3070 FHD 360Hz	Starting at $1099.99
Applicable Models	-	Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 Dell XPS 13 Tablet Dell XPS 13 Folio 2022 Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Generations	2022 Alienware X15 R2 2021 Alienware X15 R1	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 2017 Dell XPS 13 9365

Exterior	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Dimensions	14.16” x 10.915” x 0.642” (359.7 x 277.25 x 16.3 mm) With FHD 165Hz diplay. 14.16” x 10.915” x 0.626” (359.7 x 277.25 x 15.9 mm) With FHD 360Hz or QHD 240Hz diplay.	Sky 11.5 x 7.9 x 0.29 in (292.5 x 201.2 x 7.4 mm) Slate 11.5 x 7.9 x 0.29 in (292.5 x 201.2 x 7.8 mm)
Weight	5 - 5.2 lbs (2.27 - 2.36 kg)	Sky Starting at 1.6 lbs. (736g) Slate Starting at 1.8 lbs. (811g) Folio keyboard 1.23 lbs. (560g)
Colors	Lunar light	Sky Slate
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Alienware X-Series thin keyboard Per-key RGB LED with AlienFX lighting Anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology. 1.5mm key travel. Touchpad Multi-touch gesture Premium Precision glass touchpad with integrated scrolling. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support. Supports AlienFX touchpad.	Keyboard Zero lattice keyboard 1mm travel Touchpad 114 mm x 74.2 mm touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
Chasis Information	-	CNC machined aluminum

Display	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Size	15.6 Inches	13 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD with 165Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI ComfortView Plus 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 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 Advanced Optimus 2ms response time 400 nits 16:9 99% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 10.15 W	13-inch 3K touchscreen 2880 x 1920, 60 Hz, 1800:1, 100% sRGB, 500 nits, Anti-reflective, anti-smudge, Touch support, Gorilla Glass 7, active pen support, Dolby Vision, Eyesafe.

Ports	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Image Source: Dell Left 1 x Headset port Right 1 x Power/DC-in Port Back 1 x Thunderbolt 4 Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, and PD output 15W (5V/3A). 1 x USB-C Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, and PD output 15W (5V/3A). 1 x USB-A Supports USB 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports up to 4K@120Hz display out. 1 x MicroSD Card Slot	Image Source: Dell Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery Bottom (1) 1 x XPS Folio connector

Internal Specs	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Processor	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	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1230U 10 cores, 12 threads, 0.70 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 9W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1250U 10 cores, 12 threads, 0.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 9W
Integrated Graphics	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	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1230U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 850 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1250U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 950 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots Onbaord memory Memory Configurations Speed: 3200MHz Memory Type: Dual-channel DDR4 Minimum Memory: 16 GB Maximum Memory: 32 GB	8 GB 16 GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4x onboard memory.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6GB GDDR6 TGP: 70W Dynamic Boost: 20W Max Power: 90W Speed: 1050 → 1402 MHz NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6 TGP: 90W Dynamic Boost: 20W Max Power: 110W Speed: 930 → 1410 MHz NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 8GB GDDR6 TGP: 90W Dynamic Boost: 20W Max Power: 110W Speed: 930 → 1365 MHz * All configurations include 8-phase HyperEfficient graphics voltage regulation.	-
Storage	1 x M.2 2230 slots (Up to 256GB) 2 x M.2 2280 slots (Up to 2TB each) Supports RAID-0	256 GB 512 GB 1TB M.2 2230 PCIe® 4x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675x 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 1675 AX211
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.2
Wireless WAN	-	Intel 5000 Global 5G (DW5931E)

Battery	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Size	87 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion battery	49.5 Wh
Power Supply	240W power adapter.	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A

Software	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 11 Home Pro
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center AlienFX lighting Game Library Auto-tune game profile functionality Fusion Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12-Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Camera	Front-facing camera. Alienware HD (1280x720 resolution) camera. Optional Windows Hello IR support.	FHD Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 5MP Megapixels (1920 x 1080 FHD) at 30 fps. IR Camera for supporting Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 11MP Rear-facing camera Supports 4K video recording.
Audio	Controller: Realtek ALC3281 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 2 x 4W speakers Microphone: Dual-array microphones	Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio Pro MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Dual microphone array

Misc	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Inking	-	Dell XPS Stylus Magnetically attaches at the top to recharge Last up to 50 days of battery life. Fully charge in under 2 hours. Has two programmable buttons. Reversible pen fit for both left and right-handed users. It supports 4096 pressure sensitivity. It supports tilt functionality. It has built-in Tile functionality that lets you locate the pen when you lose it.
Sensors	Windows Hello IR Camera	Ambient light sensor IR Camera Fingerprint reader
Security	-	Windows Hello Facial Recognition Fingerprint reader
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	-

Key Features	Alienware X15 R1	Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
At Glance	Released in Mid 2021 16:9 QHD 15.6” 1440p 240Hz Weight 5 lb 2.27 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 Configurable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6 90W TGP	Released in Mid 2022 3:2 3K 13” 1920p 60Hz Weight 1.6 lb 0.73 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1250U 10C/12T, 0.80 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,318 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,435 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 950 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X Starting at $1,099 i5, 8GB, 512GB, Keyboard + Stylus