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Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) vs. Alienware M15 R5: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) and Alienware M15 R5 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) is better than Alienware M15 R5.

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) weighed 4.1 pounds, 24% lighter than the 5.34 pounds Alienware M15 R5.

Weight	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Pound	4.1 lbs.	5.34 lbs.
Kilogram	1.86 kg	2.42 kg

Alienware M15 R5 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R5 is better than Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside Alienware M15 R5 has a 12% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 9-4900H inside Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M15 R5 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX

7,663

Alienware M15 R5 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H

7,098

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 9-4900H

6,806

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H

6,440

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H

4,908

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) and Alienware M15 R5.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)

32 GB

Alienware M15 R5

32 GB

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Alienware M15 R5 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Slots	x1	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) Price
	Lenovo - Legion Slim 7 - Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H - 16GB DDR4 RAM - 2 x 1TB NVMe TLC SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q Graphics - 15.6" FHD 165 Hz - Windows By Lenovo $1,849.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop, 16" WQXGA(2560 x 1600) Display, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, 32GB RAM 2TB SSD Storage, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows11, Storm Grey, NoCo Bundle By Lenovo $1,469.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop \| 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB \| AMD Zen4 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS \| 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD \| GeForce RTX 4060 8GB \| RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Grey + HDMI Cable By Lenovo $1,349.00	See at Amazon
Alienware M15 R5 AMD Ryzen Price
	Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop - 17.3-inch FHD 480Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Support - Dark Side of the Moon, Black By Alienware $1,979.97	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Gaming Laptop (2021) \| 15.6" 360Hz FHD \| Core Ryzen 7-512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - RTX 3070 \| 8 Cores @ 4.4 GHz - 8GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,466.07	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m17 Ryzen Edition R5 Gaming Laptop (2022) \| 17.3" FHD \| Core Ryzen 9 - 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - RTX 3060 \| Cores - 12GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,090.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Announced on November 11, 2020	Announced on April 20, 2021
Generations	-	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	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Dimensions	14.01 x 9.84 x 0.6 - 0.7 inches (356 x 250 x 15.9 - 17.9 mm)	14.02” x 10.73” x 0.47 - 0.76” (356.20 x 272.50 x 12 - 19.25 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.1 lbs (1.86 kg)	5.34 - 5.93 lbs (2.42 - 2.69 kg)
Colors	Slate grey	Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat and Silky Smooth Finish
Keyboard and Trackpad	6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad. LED backlight. Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP).	Keyboard Alienware mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB keyboard. RGB per-key backlit Cherry mechanical keyboard. AlienFX lighting Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology 1.8mm key travel 0.2mm-dish concave key design Touchpad 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6" FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080 IPS 60 Hz 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits 15.6" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080 IPS 144 Hz Up to 3 ms with OD Response Time 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits 15.6" UHD 60Hz 3840 x 2160 IPS 60 Hz 100% Adobe RGB VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified Dolby Vision® Supported 500 nits	15.6” FHD with 165Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI 9ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 6W 15.6” FHD with 360Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI 5ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 8W 15.6” QHD with 240Hz 2560 x 1440 188 PPI 9ms response time 400 nits 16:9 99% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 10W

Ports	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports DisplayPort™ 1.4b, and Power Delivery 100W. 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On) 1 x 4-in-1 Full-size SD Card Reader 1 x Audio jack 1 x Power adapter	Image Source: Dell 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with DisplayPort 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 Port 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare 1 x RJ-45 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports up to 4K@120Hz display out. 1 x Headset port 1 x Power/DC-in Port

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Memory 1 x Onboard Memory 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 Slot	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM. 2 x SO-DIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 2280 SSD 2 x PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 slots	2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each)

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Wi-Fi	Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.1, M.2 Card	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	-	Gigabit Ethernet Controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Size	71 WHr (Integrated 3-Cell Li-Polymer battery)	56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion battery 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion battery
Battery Life	Up to 4.9 hours Tested with MobileMark® 2018	-
Power Supply	170W 230W Slim tip AC adapter.	180W 240W power adapter.

Software	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
OS	Windows 10 Home 64 Windows 10 Pro 64 FreeDOS No operating system	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Dolby Atmos® Speaker System Dolby Vision® Xrite-Pantone Color Management McAfee® Antivirus	Alienware Command Center Supports AlienFX lighting, Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality. Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Camera	Top-placed Built-in HD Webcam (720p) with Privacy Shutter	Front-facing camera Alienware HD (1280x720 resolution) camera.
Audio	2 x 2W Dolby Atmos® Speaker System for Gaming Dual array microphone	Controller: Realtek ALC3254 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 2 x 2W speakers Microphone: Dual-array microphones

Misc	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
Sensors	Fingerprint Reader Combined with Power Button	-
Security	Fingerprint Reader Touch style fingerprint reader on the power button BIOS Security Power-on password Supervisor password Other Security Camera privacy shutter	-
In the box	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15” AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide	-
Warranty	2-year (1-yr battery) depot service	-

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Alienware M15 R5
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.1 lb 1.86 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-4900H 8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz Geekbench 5 1,137 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,806 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in Early 2021 16:9 QHD 15.6” 1440p 240Hz Weight 5.34 lb 2.42 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX 8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,416 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,663 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6