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Dell G15 5525 vs. Alienware X14 R1: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell G15 5525 and Alienware X14 R1 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell G15 5525 Pros

Reasons that Dell G15 5525 is better than Alienware X14 R1.

Dell G15 5525 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 Alienware X14 R1 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR5	LPDDR5

Dell G15 5525 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch Alienware X14 R1.

Display size

Dell G15 5525

15.6-inch

Alienware X14 R1

14-inch

Dell G15 5525 has more ports and slots count than the Alienware X14 R1. It has eight versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Alienware X14 R1.

Ports	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes x3	Yes
USB-C	Yes	Yes
Total	8	7

Alienware X14 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware X14 R1 is better than Dell G15 5525.

Intel Core i9-12900H inside Alienware X14 R1 has a 35% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX inside Dell G15 5525.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware X14 R1 - Intel Core i9-12900H

12,027

Alienware X14 R1 - Intel Core i7-12700H

11,774

Dell G15 5525 - AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX

8,876

Dell G15 5525 - AMD Ryzen 7-6800H

8,548

Dell G15 5525 - AMD Ryzen 5-6600H

8,054

Alienware X14 R1 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell G15 5525. It supports up to 5200MHz versus 4800MHz of system memory on the Dell G15 5525.

Memory type and speed

Alienware X14 R1 - LPDDR5

5,200 MHz

Dell G15 5525 - DDR5

4,800 MHz

Alienware X14 R1 weighed 3.96 pounds, 13% lighter than the 4.55 pounds Dell G15 5525.

Weight	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Pound	4.55 lbs.	3.96 lbs.
Kilogram	2.06 kg	1.80 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell G15 5525 and Alienware X14 R1.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell G15 5525

32 GB

Alienware X14 R1

32 GB

Prices

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

Dell G15 5525 Price
	Dell G15 5525 Gaming Laptop, 2022, 15.6" 1920 x 1080 120 Hz, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB, 8GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, Phantom Grey By Dell $879.00	See at Amazon
	Dell G15 5525 Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 7 6800H, NVidia RTX 3070, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 15.6" Full HD 165Hz 300nits Display, Windows 11 (Renewed) By Dell $855.99	See at Amazon
	Dell G15 5530 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) Display, Intel Core i7-13650HX, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, Service - Dark Shadow Gray By Dell $1,089.99 $1,249.97 13% OFF	See at Amazon
Alienware X14 Price
	Dell Alienware X14 R2 Gaming Laptop (2023) \| 14" QHD+ \| Core i7-4TB SSD - 32GB RAM \| 10 Cores @ 4.9 GHz - 13th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $2,278.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware X14 Gaming Laptop (2022) \| 14" FHD \| Core i7 - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - 3050 Ti \| 14 Cores @ 4.7 GHz - 12th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,495.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware X14 R2 Gaming Laptop (2023) \| 14" 165Hz QHD+ \| Core i7-1TB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - RTX 4050 \| 10 Cores @ 4.9 GHz - 13th Gen CPU - 6GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home By Dell $1,736.79	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Released	2022	2022
Release Date	Announced on February 25, 2022.	Announced on January 4, 2022 (CES 2022) Available starting in Winter 2022.
Pricing	$899.99 R5-6600H, 8GB, 256GB, RTX 3050 $1,249.99 R7-6800H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 $1,649.99 R9-6900HX, 16GB, 1TB, RTX 3060	Starting at $1,799
Applicable Models	Dell G15 5525 AMD Dell G15 5525 AMD Dell G5 15 5525 AMD 2022 Dell G15 AMD Dell G15 (AMD Ryzen 6000 Series)	Alienware x14 Gaming Laptop Alienware x14 R1 Gaming Laptop Alienware x14 (2022) Gaming Laptop Alienware x14 with 12th Gen Intel-H45 Series processors Alienware x14 with RTX 3000-Series
Generations	2022 Dell G15 5525 2022 Dell G15 5520 2021 Dell G5 15 5511 2021 Dell G5 15 5510 2020 Dell G5 15 5500	2023 Alienware X14 R2 2022 Alienware X14 R1

Exterior	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Dimensions	14.06 x 10.74 x 1.06” (357.26 x 272.11 x 26.90 mm)	12.66 x 10.345 x 0.57 inches (321.5 x 262.77 x 14.5)
Weight	Starting at 5.55 lbs. (2.52 kg)	3.96 ~ 4.06 lbs. (1.798 ~ 1.841 kg)
Colors	Dark Shadow Grey Specter Green with Camouflage	Lunar light
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard US English Orange Qwerty Backlit Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and G-Key. US English Qwerty 4-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and G-Key. Touchpad Size: 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm). Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gestures.	Keyboard Alienware X-Series thin keyboard 1-Zone AlienFX lighting Anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology. 1.5mm key travel. Touchpad Multi-touch gesture Premium Precision glass touchpad with integrated scrolling.
Chasis Information	Plastic Resin Plastic Painting Speckle Resin	-

Display	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Size	15.6 Inches	14 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD 120Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI 250 nits 16:9 45% NTSC 800:1 Anti-glare WVA Non-touch 4.6W 15.6” FHD 165Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA Non-touch 6W 15.6” QHD 240Hz 2560 x 1440 188 PPI 400 nits 16:9 99% DCI-P3 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA Non-touch 8.55 W	14” FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, 16:9, 144Hz, 400-nits, 100% DCI-P3, Dolby Vision, 7ms response time, NVIDIA G-Sync, Advanced Optimus.

Ports	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Image Source: Dell Left (2) 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Flip-down, 2.5Gbps on models with RTX 3060 or 3070Ti 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (2) 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Back (4) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Display Port Alt-Mode 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.1 1 x power port	Image Source: Dell Back (7) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x HDMI v2.1, HDCP 2.3 support with NVIDIA GeForce graphics 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x microSD card slot v5.2, UHS-II 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4

Internal Specs	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 6600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.50 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.70 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 5 6600H AMD Radeon™ 660M Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1900 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2200 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR5 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 4800MHz	16GB Dual Channel LPDDR5 4800MHz RTX 3050 & 3050 Ti models 16GB 32GB Dual Channel LPDDR5 5200MHz RTX 3060 models Memory Slots Onbaord memory Memory Configurations Speed: 4800 MHz 5200 MHz Memory Type: Dual-channel LPDDR5 Minimum Memory: 16 GB Maximum Memory: 32 GB
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti, 8GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 - 4GB GDDR6 Includes 5 phase HyperEfficient graphics voltage regulation TGP: 50W, Dynamic Boost: 15W, Max Power: 65W, Speed: 1177.5 → 1455 MHz. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti - 4GB GDDR6 Includes 5 phase HyperEfficient graphics voltage regulation TGP: 50W, Dynamic Boost: 15W, Max Power: 65W, Speed: 1140 → 1410 MHz. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 Includes 7 phase HyperEfficient graphics voltage regulation TGP: 60W, Dynamic Boost: 25W, Max Power: 85W, Speed: 817 → 1282 MHz.
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD. 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot.	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen SSD slot.

Connectivity	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Wi-Fi	MediaTek MT7921 Wi-Fi 5 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 1200 Mbps WiFi 5 802.11a/b/g/n/ac	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 2x2 MIMO Triple Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6GHz Up to 2974 Mbps WiFi 6E 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Intel AX211 2x2 MIMO Triple Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6E 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Dell G15 RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti Realtek RTL8111H PCI-e 1 Gigabit ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps. Dell G15 with RTX 3060 or greater Realtek RTL8125BGS 2.5 Gigabit ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.	-

Battery	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Size	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" lithium-ion. 86 Wh 6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.	80 WHr Lithium-ion battery With Alienware Battery Defender technology.
Power Supply	180W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/9.23A. 240W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/12.31A.	130W USB Type-C small form factor power adapter.

Software	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro	Windows 11 Home Pro
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	Alienware Command Center Dashboard navigates all features, including themes, system performance, and overclocking Five Tailored Power States full speed performance balanced quiet battery saver Game Library to manage titles from multiple services FX supports full RBG values up to 16.8 million colors Power Management adjusts power plans with a game Overclocking controls system performance and overclocking profiles Sound Center dials in the perfect sound by managing sound profiles, audio effects, and Audio Recon

Camera & Audio	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	Front-facing camera. Alienware HD (1280x720 resolution) camera. Windows Hello IR support.
Audio	Realtek ALC3204 with Dolby Audio for Alienware Sound Centre 2 x 2.5W tuned speakers Dual-array microphones	Speakers: Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos Microphone: Dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
Sensors	-	Windows Hello IR Camera
Security	-	Windows Hello IR camera for Facial Biometrics
Warranty	Monthly Subscription Premium Support Swappable to 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship.	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Dell G15 5525	Alienware X14 R1
At Glance	Released in Early 2022 16:9 QHD 15.6” 1440p 240Hz Weight 4.55 lb 2.06 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX 8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,500 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,876 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 4800 MHz DDR5 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6 Optional 4-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard Featuring Game Shift Technology Activating by pressing Fn + F9 (G). Alienware Inspired Thermal Design 4 Vents, 2 Inlets, Ultra-thin fan blade & copper pipes.	Released in Early 2022 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 144Hz Weight 3.96 lb 1.80 kg Up to Intel Core i9-12900H 14C/20T, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,758 Single Core Geekbench 5 12,027 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 85W TGP