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Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. Alienware M17 R2: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 15 9575 and Alienware M17 R2 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 R2.

Dell XPS 15 9575 weighed 4.36 pounds, 25% lighter than the 5.80 pounds Alienware M17 R2.

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
Pound	4.36 lbs.	5.80 lbs.
Kilogram	1.98 kg	2.63 kg

Alienware M17 R2 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R2 is better than Dell XPS 15 9575.

2019 vs. 2018

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Alienware M17 R2 has a 81% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8705G inside Dell XPS 15 9575.

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

Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i7-8705G

3,576

Alienware M17 R2 - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i5-8305G

3,116

Alienware M17 R2 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 R2 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9575 - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Alienware M17 R2 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9575.

Display size

Alienware M17 R2

17.3-inch

Dell XPS 15 9575

15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 15 9575 and Alienware M17 R2.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9575

16 GB

Alienware M17 R2

16 GB

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 $1,654.99	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 $899.95	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9575 15.6" FHD Intel Core i7-8705G 3.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro 64bit, CAM, Touch (Renewed) By Dell $499.00	See at Amazon
Alienware M17 R2 Price
	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
	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 $1,879.99 $2,199.97 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop - 17.3-inch FHD 480Hz Display, Intel Core i9-12900HK, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti 16GB GDDR6, VR Ready, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light By Dell $1,939.26 $2,296.00 16% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
Released	2018	2019
Release Date	Announced at CES 2018 Available on April 2018	Announced at Computex 2019 Available on June 11, 2019
Pricing	-	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 XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
Size Comparison	Dell XPS 15 9575Alienware M17 R2
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)	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	4.36 lb (1.97 kg)	Starting at 5.80 lb (2.63 kg)
Colors	Silver (CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon
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 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 XPS 15 9575

Alienware M17 R2

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, 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 XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
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 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 XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
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	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™ 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	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	8 GB 16 GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	8 GB 16 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. Onboard memory.
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® 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 1 TB PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.	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 XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
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).	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 4.1	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

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
Size	6-cell smart lithium-ion 75 Wh	6-cell lithium-ion polymer (76Wh)
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.	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 XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
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 Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
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 via Alienware Command Center Microphone Dual-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
Sensors	Optional Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button Ambient light sensor Gyroscope eCompass/Magnetometer Accelerometer/FFS	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello with Infrared Camera Noble lock slot	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 XPS 15 9575	Alienware M17 R2
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 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