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Dell XPS 15 9570 vs. Alienware M17 R1: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 15 9570 and Alienware M17 R1 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 15 9570 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9570 is better than Alienware M17 R1.

Dell XPS 15 9570 weighed 4 pounds, 31% lighter than the 5.79 pounds Alienware M17 R1.

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
Pound	4 lbs.	5.79 lbs.
Kilogram	1.81 kg	2.63 kg

Alienware M17 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R1 is better than Dell XPS 15 9570.

2019 vs. 2018

Alienware M17 R1 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9570.

Display size

Alienware M17 R1

17.3-inch

Dell XPS 15 9570

15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 15 9570 and Alienware M17 R1.

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9570

32 GB

Alienware M17 R1

32 GB

Both laptops supports the same 2666MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9570 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Alienware M17 R1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9570 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver By Dell $1,638.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6in FHD i7-8750H CPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD GeForce GTX 1050Ti Thin Bezel 400 Nits Display Silver Windows 10 Home XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $530.99 $558.70 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6" FHD, 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce GTX 1050Ti, Thin bzl 400 Nits Display, Silver, Windows 10 Home - XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS, Gaming Capable By Dell $428.26	See at Amazon
Alienware M17 R1 Price
	AC adapter 240 Watt Original FWCRC for Alienware Area-51 M17x / M17-R1 / M17X / M17X-R3; Asus G70 / G70S / G70SG; Dell Precision M6400, M6500, M6600 By Dell $28.99 $32.90 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Laptop Charger 330W Watt Barrel 7.4mm tip AC Power Adapter,Alienware M16 M17 R3 M18 X17 R1 R4 AC Adapter By Dell $159.99	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 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
Released	2018	2019
Release Date	-	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,649.99
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 15 9520 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 2019 Dell XPS 15 7590 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 2017 Dell XPS 15 9560 2015 Dell XPS 15 9550	2022 Alienware M17 R5 2021 Alienware M17 R4 2020 Alienware M17 R3 2019 Alienware M17 R2 2019 Alienware M17 R1

Exterior	Dell XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
Dimensions	14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235 mm) Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm)	16.1 x 11.52 x 0.727 - 0.91 in (362 x 292.5 x 18.5 - 23 mm) Width: 16.1 in. (362 mm) Depth: 11.52 in. (292.5 mm) Height: 0.727 - 0.91 in. (18.5 - 23 mm)
Weight	3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)	Starting at 5.79 Lbs (2.63 Kg)
Colors	Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)	Epic Silver Nebula Red
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel. 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Keyboard Alienware AlienFX mSeries keyboard with anti-ghosting technology 1.4mm key travel, programmable macro keys, alphanumeric keys Touchpad 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm) All-points addressable (APA) trackpad.

Display

Dell XPS 15 9570

Alienware M17 R1

Size

15.6 Inches

17.3 Inches

Info

15.6-inch FHD non-touchscreen
1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support.
15.6-inch UHD touchscreen
3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 127 PPI, 35ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 500:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 8W max power consumption.

Ultra HD with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, 255 PPI, 400 nits, 16:9, 800:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB color gamut, Anti-glare, 14W max power consumption

All options

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

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4, DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot 1 x Battery gauge button	Image Source: Dell 1 x Power/DC-in Jack 1 x RJ-45 Killer Networks e2500 Gigabit Ethernet Port 2 x Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port 1 x Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare technology 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port (USB Type-C™ with support for SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort) 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port 1 x HDMI 2.0 Output 1 x Mini-Display Port 1.3 (certified) Output 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 XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
Processor	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 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W	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 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB 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™ 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 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 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 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM Slots.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1291 → 1418 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) 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 2TB M.2 2280 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

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer 1535 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac).	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. Rivet Killer WiFi 6 AX1650 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) › Bluetooth 4.2 Rivet Killer 1550 › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	-	Killer E2500 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion (60 Wh) 6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Battery Life	Up to 20 hours and 18 minutes * Tested on FHD panel with 97 Wh.	-
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) * Support Hybrid Power

Software	Dell XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro 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 Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Audio	Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Dual-array microphones	Audio Realtek ALC3281-CG controller 2.0 Speaker configuration 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center and Audio Recon software Microphone Dual-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Wedge-shaped lock	Wedge-shaped lock slot
Warranty	-	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
More	-	CHASIS Exterior Chassis Materials Magnesium Alloy Thermal Cryo-Tech v2.0 Cooling Technology Dual-Intake, Dual-Exhaust Airflow Design High-Voltage Driving Fans Load-balancing Heat Pipes Copper Fin Stacks Thermal Controls Whisper-quiet operation

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9570	Alienware M17 R1
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,806 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q	Released in Early 2019 16:9 4K UHD 17.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 5.79 lb 2.63 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 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q