Dell Inspiron 13 5390 vs. Alienware M15 R1: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Inspiron 13 5390 and Alienware M15 R1 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Pros
Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5390 is better than Alienware M15 R1.
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 weighed 2.16 pounds, 56% lighter than the 4.85 pounds Alienware M15 R1.
Weight | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
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Pound | 2.16 lbs. | 4.85 lbs. |
Kilogram | 0.98 kg | 2.20 kg |
Alienware M15 R1 Pros
Reasons that Alienware M15 R1 is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
Intel Core i7-9750H inside Alienware M15 R1 has a 109% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
Alienware M15 R1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
Alienware M15 R1 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
Alienware M15 R1 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 Dell Inspiron 13 5390 since it has onboard memory.
Memory | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
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Slots | Onboard | x2 |
Type | LPDDR3 | DDR4 |
Alienware M15 R1 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
Released | 2019 | 2019 |
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| Starting at $1,379.99 |
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Exterior | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
Dimensions |
| 14.27 x 10.85 x 0.70 - 0.78 in (362 x 275 x 17.90 - 19.99 mm) Width: 14.27 in. (362 mm) Depth: 10.85 in. (275 mm) Height: 0.70 - 0.78 in. (17.90 - 19.99 mm) |
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| Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.20 kg) |
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Display | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
Size | 13.3 Inches | 15.6 Inches |
Info | 13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display | Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate
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Ports | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
| Left (4)
Right (2)
Back (5)
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Internal Specs | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
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Memory | 4 GB 8 GB 2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM. | 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.2 x SODIMM slots |
Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores. |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive. | Single Storage Configurations
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Connectivity | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
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Battery | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
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Power Supply | 65 Watt AC Adapter |
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Software | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
OS | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11 | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 |
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Camera & Audio | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
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Misc | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
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Security | Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional) | - |
More | - | CHASIS
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Key Features | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Alienware M15 R1 |
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Comparison Summary
Dell has released the Inspiron 13 5390, a 13.3-inch machine, in mid-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8565U with a boost clock speed up to 4.60 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5.
On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Alienware M15 R1 was introduced by Dell around the same year in early-2019. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-9750H with a boost clock speed up to 4.50 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER with 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Dell Inspiron 13 5390 has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Alienware M15 R1. In addition, The Dell Inspiron 13 5390 weighs 2.16 lbs. about 124% lighter than the 4.85 lbs. Alienware M15 R1. Moreover, measured at 12.11” x 8.05” x 0.65”, the Dell Inspiron 13 5390 is much more portable than the Alienware M15 R1 at 14.27” x 10.85” x 0.78”.
Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Inspiron 13 5390 supports up to 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Alienware M15 R1, it supports up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.
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