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Dell XPS 13 9380 vs. Alienware M15 R1: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 13 9380 and Alienware M15 R1 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 9380 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9380 is better than Alienware M15 R1.

Dell XPS 13 9380 weighed 2.7 pounds, 45% lighter than the 4.85 pounds Alienware M15 R1.

Weight	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Pound	2.7 lbs.	4.85 lbs.
Kilogram	1.22 kg	2.20 kg

Alienware M15 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R1 is better than Dell XPS 13 9380.

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 XPS 13 9380.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i3-8145U

1,553

Alienware M15 R1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Max system memory size

Alienware M15 R1

32 GB

Dell XPS 13 9380

16 GB

Alienware M15 R1 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Memory type and speed

Alienware M15 R1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9380 - DDR3

2,133 MHz

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 XPS 13 9380 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR3	DDR4

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Alienware M15 R1 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9380.

Display size

Alienware M15 R1

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 13 9380

13.3-inch

Alienware M15 R1 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It has eleven versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Alienware Graphics Amplifier port	No	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	Yes	No
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes x3
USB-C	Yes	No
Total	6	11

Alienware M15 R1 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It has seven versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
microSD card slot	Yes	No
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes
USB-C	Yes	No

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9380 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9380, 13.3" 4K UHD (3840X2160) Multi-Touch IPS Display, Intel Core i7-8565U, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Fingerprint Reader, Silver (Renewed) By Dell $575.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9380 13.3" Laptop - Intel Core i5-8265U; 8GB RAM; 256GB Solid State Drive; Intel UHD 620 (Renewed) By Dell $429.88	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9380, Core i7-8565U, 16GB RAM, 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, 13.3 4K UHD (3840x2160) Touch Screen Windows 10 Pro 64bit (Renewed) By Dell $459.00	See at Amazon
Alienware M15 R1 Price
	Alienware X16 R1 Gaming Laptop - 16-inch QHD+ 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900HK, 32GB LPDDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 12GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Silver By Alienware $2,899.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m16 R1 Gaming Laptop 2023 16” WQXGA 2560 x 1600 IPS 240 Hertz Intel Core i7-13700HX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD Thunderbolt 4 Windows 11 Home By Dell $1,999.00	See at Amazon
	Alienware 17-inch Horizon Sleeve - Galaxy Weave Black By Alienware $18.99 $19.99 5% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced: CES - January 2019	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,379.99
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333	2022 Alienware M15 R7 2021 Alienware M15 R6 2021 Alienware M15 R5 2021 Alienware M15 R4 2020 Alienware M15 R3 2019 Alienware M15 R2 2019 Alienware M15 R1

Exterior	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Dimensions	11.88 x 7.84 x 0.30 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63 mm) Width: 11.88” (301.76 mm) Depth: 7.84” (199.24 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.46” (7.80 - 11.63 mm)	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)
Weight	2.7 lbs - 2.81 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.27 kg)	Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.20 kg)
Colors	Frost with Arctic white woven glass. Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.	Epic Silver Nebula Red
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Alienware AlienFX mSeries Keyboard with Alphanumeric Keys 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

Dell XPS 13 9380

Alienware M15 R1

Size

13.3 Inches

15.6 Inches

Info

13.3-inch FHD touchscreen
1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.
13.3-inch FHD non-touchscreen
1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support.
13.3-inch UHD touchscreen
3840 x 2160, 331 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 5.41 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.

Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 35ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 700:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 6.20W max power consumption.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 19ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 800:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 7.80W max power consumption.

Full HD with 240Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 8ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 1000:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 4.41W max power consumption.

Ultra HD with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, 282 PPI, 300 nits, 16:9, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 5.15W max power consumption

Ultra HD OLED with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, 282 PPI, 1ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, HDR-400 DCI-P3 color gamut, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, TrueLife, 14.80W max power consumption

All options

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

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x lock slot Wedge-shaped lock slot 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) Right (3) 1 x microSD card slot 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort 1 x headphone jack	Image Source: Dell Left (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Killer E2500 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot Right (2) 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Back (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier port 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x power port

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB 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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1060 (6GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1070 (8GB 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 1 TB 2 TB PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.	Single Storage Configurations 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB Intel Optane M.2 SSD 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSD Dual Storage Configurations 128GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD Triple Storage Configurations 256GB SSD M.2+256GB SSD M.2+1TB HDD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Wi-Fi	Killer 1435-S WiFi Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. Rivet killer 1550 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 1733 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) › Bluetooth 4.2 Rivet Killer 1550 › Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	-	Killer E2500 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Battery	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 52 Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion (60 Wh) 6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Battery Life	Up to Up to 21 hours * Tested on FHD panel	Up to 17 hours on idle with 90Wh battery.
Power Supply	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter rated at 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A.	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) * Support Hybrid Power

Software	Dell XPS 13 9380	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
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Alienware Command Center Alienware Adrenlin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.9 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera 340 x 340 for Windows Hello authentication.	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Audio	Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total) 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable	Controller Realtek ALC3281-CG. 2.0 Speaker configuration 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center and Audio Recon software Microphone Digital-array microphones in camera assembly.

Misc	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button Ambient light sensor	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello Facial Recognition Noble lock slot	-
More	-	CHASIS AlienFX Lighting Zones 6 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors (Standard).

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 9380	Alienware M15 R1
At Glance	Released in Early 2019 16:9 4K UHD 13.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 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 16GB 2133 MHz DDR3	Released in Early 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 240Hz Weight 4.85 lb 2.20 kg Up to Intel Core i7-9750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,044 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,880 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q