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Dell Inspiron 13 5390 vs. Alienware M17 R2: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell Inspiron 13 5390 and Alienware M17 R2 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5390 is better than Alienware M17 R2.

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 weighed 2.16 pounds, 63% lighter than the 5.80 pounds Alienware M17 R2.

Weight	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
Pound	2.16 lbs.	5.80 lbs.
Kilogram	0.98 kg	2.63 kg

Alienware M17 R2 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R2 is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Alienware M17 R2 has a 179% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M17 R2 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Alienware M17 R2 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Alienware M17 R2 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Alienware M17 R2 - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i3-8145U

1,553

Alienware M17 R2 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Max system memory size

Alienware M17 R2

16 GB

Dell Inspiron 13 5390

8 GB

Alienware M17 R2 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.

Memory type and speed

Alienware M17 R2 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Alienware M17 R2 has a 17.3-inch screen size 30% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Display size

Alienware M17 R2

17.3-inch

Dell Inspiron 13 5390

13.3-inch

Prices

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

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Price
	New Genuine Inspiron 11 13 14 15 Laptop Charger 45W(watt) Slim AC Power Adapter(LA45NM140/0KXTTW/0285K) for Dell Inspiron 3000 5000 7000 Series Charger �� By Dell $22.49 $24.95 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 45W Laptop Charger Adapter Power Cord for Inspiron 13 5368 5378 7352 7353 7359 7368 7378; Inspiron 14 3451 3452 3458 3459 5451 5452 5455 5458 5459 5468 7437 7460; XPS 11 12 13 By Dell $19.90 $22.90 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD (Quad High Definition) Laptop - Thin and Light Intel Core i7-11370H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Services - Windows 10 Home By Dell $799.00 $1,099.99 27% OFF	See at Amazon
Alienware M17 R2 Price
	Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop - 17.3-inch FHD 360Hz 1ms Display, Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - White By Alienware $1,859.99 $2,149.97 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop - 18 QHD+ 165Hz 3ms Display, Intel Core i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Dark Metallic Moon By Alienware $2,799.99	See at Amazon
	2019 Dell Alienware m17 R2 Laptop 17.3" - Intel Core i7 9th Gen - i7-9750H - Six Core 4.5Ghz - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,344.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019	Announced at Computex 2019 Available on June 11, 2019
Pricing	Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN) Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)	Starting at $1,499.99
Generations	-	2022 Alienware M17 R5 2021 Alienware M17 R4 2020 Alienware M17 R3 2019 Alienware M17 R2 2019 Alienware M17 R1

Exterior	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
Dimensions	Non-WWAN Models Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.59 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 14.90 mm) Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.65 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.50 mm) WWAN Models Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.66 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.80 mm) Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.73 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 18.50 mm)	15.74 x 11.59 x 0.73 - 0.77 in (399.80 x 294.30 x 18.60 - 19.50 mm) Width: 15.74 in. (399.80 mm) Depth: 11.59 in. (294.30 mm) Height: 0.73 - 0.77 in. (18.60 - 19.50 mm)
Weight	Non-WWAN Models 2.16 lb (1.18 kg) WWAN Models 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)	Starting at 5.80 lb (2.63 kg)
Colors	Platinum Silver with dark gray bezel and keyboard (available on configurations without a backlit keyboard) Platinum Silver with light gray bezel and silver keyboard (available on configurations with a backlit keyboard) Ice Lilac	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size, spill-resistant keyboard Optional backlit full-size, spill-resistant keyboard Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad with integrated scrolling	Keyboard Alienware mSeries keyboard with per-key RGB LED AlienFX lighting Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology 1.7 mm key travel and alphanumeric keys 0.2 mm-dish concave key design Touchpad Size: 4.13” x 3.15” (105 mm x 80 mm) Premium Precision-Point glass touchpad

Display

Dell Inspiron 13 5390

Alienware M17 R2

Size

13.3 Inches

17.3 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

1920 x 1080, 127 PPI, 25ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% NTSC color gamut, 700:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 8W max power consumption.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 127 PPI, 9ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% NTSC color gamut, 800:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 8.5W max power consumption.
Eyesafe® Display Tech + Tobii Eyetracking

All options

Wide Viewing Angles on all displays with 85 degrees viewing from all directions

Ports	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
Image Source: Dell 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C™ (DP/PowerDelivery) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x Micro SD card reader 1 x Headphone & Microphone Audio Jack 1 x AC Power	Image Source: Dell 1 x Power/DC-in Port 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port 2 x Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 port 1 x Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port (USB Type-C™ with support for USB 3.1 Gen 2 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt™, and DisplayPort 1.2) 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port 1 x HDMI 2.0b Output Port 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)

Internal Specs	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM.	8 GB 16 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. Onboard memory.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) OC Ready NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.	Single Storage Configurations 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB Intel Optane M.2 SSD 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD Dual Storage Configurations 512GB RAID0 (2x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 1TB RAID0 (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 512GB Intel Optane M2 SSD + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 2TB RAID0 (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 4TB RAID0 (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSDs)

Connectivity	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
Wi-Fi	Intel 9560 Up to 1730 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Intel 9462 Up to 433 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)	Intel® Dual-Band Wireless AC 8265 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. Rivet Killer WiFi 6 AX1650w Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Intel® Dual-Band Wireless AC 8265 Bluetooth 4.2 Rivet Killer 1650w Bluetooth 5
Ethernet	-	Killer E2600 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller 10/100/1000 Mbps Killer E3000 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller 10/100/1000/25000 Mbps
More	Optional Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Intel 7360 (DW5820e) Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) Frequency bands supported (LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9), LTE TDD: B347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9), UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL) Wireless standards (LTE Category 16, UMTS/HSPA+) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS)	-

Battery	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
Size	4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated) 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)	6-cell lithium-ion polymer (76Wh)
Battery Life	Non-WWAN Models Up to 13 hours 06 minutes WWAN Models Up to 13 hours 44 minutes * Tested on the Mobile Mark 2014 benchmark test.	-
Power Supply	65 Watt AC Adapter	E4 130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) E4 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) E4 240W (19.50 VDC/12.31A) * Support Hybrid Power

Software	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30 Trial McAfee LiveSafe Foxit Phantom Standard PDF SupportAssist Dell Mobile Connect Dell Color Profiles SmartByte Wave MaxxAudio® Pro	Alienware Command Center Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
Camera	Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Audio	2 x tuned speakers, audio processing by Waves MaxxAudio® Pro 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack Dual Digital Microphone Array	Audio Realtek ALC3281-CG controller 2.0 Speaker configuration 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Microphone Dual-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
Sensors	Fingerprint reader sensor (Optional)	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
Security	Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)	Wedge-shaped lock slot
More	-	CHASIS AlienFX Lighting Zones Programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors Exterior Chassis Materials Magnesium Alloy exterior shell Copper Alloy thermal structures Customized Features AlienFX Lighting Detail Programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors Alienware Command Center AlienFX Lighting Technology Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality Fusion (Includes support for Overclock, Thermal, Power, Audio, and Audio Recon profiles) Thermal Cryo-Tech v3.0 Cooling Technology Dual-Intake, Dual-Exhaust Airflow Design High-Voltage Driving Fans Load-balancing Heat Pipes Dense Copper Fin Stacks Dynamics Thermal Controls

Key Features	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Alienware M17 R2
At Glance	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 FHD 13.3” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.16 lb 0.98 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8565U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 804 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,327 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.80 lb 2.63 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q