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Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. Alienware M17 R1: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 15 9575 and Alienware M17 R1 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 15 9575 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9575 is better than Alienware M17 R1.

Dell XPS 15 9575 weighed 4.36 pounds, 25% lighter than the 5.79 pounds Alienware M17 R1.

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R1
Pound	4.36 lbs.	5.79 lbs.
Kilogram	1.98 kg	2.63 kg

Alienware M17 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R1 is better than Dell XPS 15 9575.

2019 vs. 2018

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Alienware M17 R1 has a 36% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8705G inside Dell XPS 15 9575.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i7-8705G

3,576

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i5-8305G

3,116

Alienware M17 R1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 15 9575. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9575.

Max system memory size

Alienware M17 R1

32 GB

Dell XPS 15 9575

16 GB

Alienware M17 R1 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9575. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9575.

Memory type and speed

Alienware M17 R1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9575 - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Alienware M17 R1 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9575.

Display size

Alienware M17 R1

17.3-inch

Dell XPS 15 9575

15.6-inch

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9575 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 15 2-in-1 9575-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-8705G - AMD RX Vega M - 16GB - 256GB SSD By Dell $999.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 130W USB-C/USB Type C Replacement AC Adapter for Precision 5530 2in1,XPS 15 2in1 9575, DP/N 0M0H25/M0H25, 0K00F5/K00F5,Model DA130PM170,HA130PM170 By Dell $44.77 $69.99 36% OFF	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 $30.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Alienware 17-inch Horizon Sleeve - Galaxy Weave Black By Alienware $18.99 $19.99 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Ebid Dealz Replacement for 17.3" Black LCD Bezel Front Frame Screen Cover Dell Alienware M17 R1 R2 ALW17M 9HJPW 09HJPW CN-09HJPW By Generic $21.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R1
Released	2018	2019
Release Date	Announced at CES 2018 Available on April 2018	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,649.99
Generations	-	2022 Alienware M17 R5 2021 Alienware M17 R4 2020 Alienware M17 R3 2019 Alienware M17 R2 2019 Alienware M17 R1

Exterior	Dell XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R1
Dimensions	13.93 x 9.25 x 0.62 in (354 x 235 x 16 mm) Width: 13.93” (354 mm) Depth: 9.25” (235 mm) Height: 0.62” (16 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	4.36 lb (1.97 kg)	Starting at 5.79 Lbs (2.63 Kg)
Colors	Silver (CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)	Epic Silver Nebula Red
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit Mag-Lev keyboard, 0.7mm travel. 4.13 x 3.14 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision 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 9575

Alienware M17 R1

Size

15.6 Inches

17.3 Inches

Info

15.6-inch FHD touchscreen
1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 100% sRGB,400-nit brightness, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, 10-finger Touch Support, Multi-protocol Active Pen with Tilt support, Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4.
15.6-inch 4K UHD touchscreen
3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 100% AdobeRGB,400-nit brightness, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, 10-finger Touch Support, Multi-protocol Active Pen with Tilt support, Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4.

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 9575	Alienware M17 R1
Image Source: Dell 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 (4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3) supporting: Power Delivery, Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps bi-directional), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps), Native DisplayPort 1.2 video output, VGA, HDMI, Ethernet, and USB-A via Dell Adapter (sold separately). 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x microSD card reader 1 x Noble lock slot 1 x Battery gauge button and indicator 1 x Headset jack	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 9575	Alienware M17 R1
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 65W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB Cache, 65W	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™ i5-8305G Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 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	8 GB 16 GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM Slots.
Discrete Graphics	Radeon™ RX Vega M GL Graphics 4GB HBM2 graphics memory, 931 MHz up to 1,011 MHz, 20 Compute Units, 179.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, 1024 bit memory interface, H.264, H.265 (10-bit HEVC) hardware encode/decode.	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 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 9575	Alienware M17 R1
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer® 1435-S 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). Intel® 8265 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 4.1	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 9575	Alienware M17 R1
Size	6-cell smart lithium-ion 75 Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion (60 Wh) 6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours and 53 minutes * Tested on FHD panel.	-
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 20VDC/6.50A.	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) * Support Hybrid Power

Software	Dell XPS 15 9575	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 9575	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. Infrared camera 340 x 340 for Windows Hello authentication.	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Audio	Realtek ALC3271-CG with Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W 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 9575	Alienware M17 R1
Sensors	Optional Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button Ambient light sensor Gyroscope eCompass/Magnetometer Accelerometer/FFS	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello with Infrared Camera Noble lock slot	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 9575	Alienware M17 R1
At Glance	Released in Early 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.36 lb 1.98 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8705G 4C/8T, 3.10 → 4.10 GHz Geekbench 5 960 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,576 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL 4GB HBM2	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