Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 vs. Alienware M15 R5: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 and Alienware M15 R5 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 is better than Alienware M15 R5.

Supports faster memory

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M15 R5. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Alienware M15 R5.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Alienware M15 R5 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 53% lighter

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 weighed 2.54 pounds, 53% lighter than the 5.34 pounds Alienware M15 R5.

WeightLenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
Pound
2.54 lbs.
5.34 lbs.
Kilogram
1.15 kg
2.42 kg

Alienware M15 R5 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R5 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1.

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside Alienware M15 R5 has a 80% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1160G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Alienware M15 R5 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
7,663
Alienware M15 R5 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-1160G7
4,238
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-1140G7
4,085
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-1130G7
4,079
Supports larger memory

Alienware M15 R5 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1.

Max system memory size
Alienware M15 R5
32 GB
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1
16 GB
Upgradable memory

Alienware M15 R5 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 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 since it has onboard memory.

MemoryLenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

15% larger display

Alienware M15 R5 has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1.

Display size
Alienware M15 R5
15.6-inch
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1
13.5-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 Price
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga 13.5" 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel Core i5-1130G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, QHD Touchscreen, Precision Pen) Lightweight 2.54lbs, 3-Year Warranty, Business PC, Win 11 Pro, Silver
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga 13.5" 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel Core i5-1130G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, QHD Touchscreen, Precision Pen) Lightweight 2.54lbs, 3-Year Warranty, Business PC, Win 11 Pro, Silver
By Lenovo
$837.98
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titannium Yoga Gen 1 2-in-1 Laptop, 13.5" QHD Touchscreen, Intel Core i5-1130G7, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Fingerprint, Backlit KYB, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 P, w/CUE Accessories
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titannium Yoga Gen 1 2-in-1 Laptop, 13.5" QHD Touchscreen, Intel Core i5-1130G7, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Fingerprint, Backlit KYB, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 P, w/CUE Accessories
By Lenovo
$819.99
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 20QA000RUS 13.5 Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel EVO Core i7 i7-1160G7 Quad-core [4 Core] 2.10 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 20QA000RUS 13.5 Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel EVO Core i7 i7-1160G7 Quad-core [4 Core] 2.10 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD
By LENOVO TOPSELLER PREMIUM
$839.99
Alienware M15 R5 AMD Ryzen Price
Newest Alienware m15 R5 15.6" 360Hz 1ms FHD Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (8 cores), GeForce RTX 3070, 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, HDMI, WiFi 6, RGB Keyboard, Win 11 Home, Dark Side of The Moon
Newest Alienware m15 R5 15.6" 360Hz 1ms FHD Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (8 cores), GeForce RTX 3070, 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, HDMI, WiFi 6, RGB Keyboard, Win 11 Home, Dark Side of The Moon
By Dell
$1,775.00
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
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
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)
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

Availability

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
Released20212021
Release Date
  • Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021)
  • Available starting Mid January 2021
Announced on April 20, 2021
PricingStarting at $1,899-
Generations-

Exterior

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
Dimensions11.71” x 9.16” x 0.45” (297.5 x 232.7 x 11.5 mm)14.02” x 10.73” x 0.47 - 0.76” (356.20 x 272.50 x 12 - 19.25 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.54 lbs (1.15 kg)5.34 - 5.93 lbs (2.42 - 2.69 kg)
Colors
Titanium
Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat and Silky Smooth Finish
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Spill-resistant
    • Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard.
    • Call-control keys (F9-F11)
  • Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device:
    • Haptic-feedback TrackPad
  • 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 ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
Size13.5 Inches15.6 Inches
Info13.5" QHD
2256 x 1504 3:2 IPS Anti-Reflective Anti-Smudge Touchscreen with Dolby Vision™ 201 PPI 450 nits 100% sRGB
  • 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 ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4
    Supports USB 4, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x Headphone / mic combo
  • 1 x Kensington lock slot
  • 1 x Power button
Alienware M15 R5 Ports
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 ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1140G7 with vPro™
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1140G7 with vPro™
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.
8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM.
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics-
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti
    4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe SSD
2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each)

Connectivity

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2)
Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
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
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet-Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
MoreOptional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 5G (LTE CAT20) / 4G (LTE CAT9)-

Battery

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
Size44.5 Wh
  • 56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion battery
  • 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion battery
Battery LifeUp to 10.9 hours
Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
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Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge.
180W 240W
power adapter.

Software

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
Lenovo Vantage
  • 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 ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
Camera
  • Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
Front-facing camera
Alienware HD (1280x720 resolution) camera.
Audio
  • Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System
  • 4 x 360-degree microphones
  • 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 ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
InkingSupports Active Pen:
  • Lenovo Precision Pen (included)
  • Lenovo Active Pen
  • Lenovo Pen Pro
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Sensors
  • Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0
  • Human-presence detection with Windows Hello & IR camera
  • Match-on-chip fingerprint reader
  • Webcam privacy shutter
  • Kensington lock slot
-
Security
  • Match on Chip Fingerprint Reader
  • IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
  • dTPM 2.0 chip
  • Human presence detection
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In the box
  • ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga
  • 65W AC adapter
  • Lenovo Precision Pen
  • 44.5Wh Internal battery
  • Quick start guide
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Key Features

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Alienware M15 R5
At Glance
Released in
2021
2:3 QHD
13.5”
1504p 60Hz
Weight
2.54 lb
1.15 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C/8T, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,341
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,238
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
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
Alienware M15 R5 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6

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