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Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) vs. Alienware M17 R1: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) and Alienware M17 R1 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) is better than Alienware M17 R1.

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) weighed 4.2 pounds, 28% lighter than the 5.79 pounds Alienware M17 R1.

Weight	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
Pound	4.2 lbs.	5.79 lbs.
Kilogram	1.91 kg	2.63 kg

Alienware M17 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R1 is better than Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

2019 vs. 2018

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Alienware M17 R1 has a 90% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8550U inside Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

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

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - Intel Core i7-8550U

2,557

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

Alienware M17 R1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Max system memory size

Alienware M17 R1

32 GB

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)

16 GB

Alienware M17 R1 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”). It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Memory type and speed

Alienware M17 R1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Alienware M17 R1 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Display size

Alienware M17 R1

17.3-inch

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)

15.6-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) Price
	Lenovo - Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5-12GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Abyss Blue By Lenovo $769.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo New 2018 Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" FHD IPS Touch-Screen Laptop, Intel i5-8250U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolt, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, Built for Windows Ink, Win10 By Lenovo $669.99 $799.00 16% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Active Capacity Pens for Touchscreen Laptop for Lenovo Yoga 900S-12ISK, Miix 700-12ISK, Miix 510-12IKB, Miix 510-12ISK, Miix 720-12IKB,GX80K32882 - Black By Lenovo $39.99 $49.99 20% 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 $31.00 6% 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 $129.99	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	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	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 Alienware M17 R5 2021 Alienware M17 R4 2020 Alienware M17 R3 2019 Alienware M17 R2 2019 Alienware M17 R1

Exterior	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
Dimensions	14.17 x 9.8 x 0.67” (360 x 249 x 16.95 mm) Width: 14.17” (360 mm) Depth: 9.8” (249 mm) Height: 0.67” (16.95 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	Starting at 4.2 lbs (1.89 kg)	Starting at 5.79 Lbs (2.63 Kg)
Colors	Platinum	Epic Silver Nebula Red
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size keyboard, 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad	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

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)

Alienware M17 R1

Size

15.6 Inches

17.3 Inches

Info

4K Touch Screen
3840 x 2160, Glossy, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-fingure gestures, anti-scratch surface.
FHD Touch Screen
1920 x 1080, Anti-Glare, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-fingure gestures, anti-scratch surface.

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	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Type-A Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Full HDMI port 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x DC power adapter 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	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	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™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 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	4GB 8GB 16GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM Slots.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 2GB Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 4GB Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 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 M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.	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	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
Wi-Fi	Lenovo 802.11ac Wireless (2x2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	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	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51.5 Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion (60 Wh) 6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours (on FHD models) Up to 9 hours (on UHD models)	-
Power Supply	65W power adapter (w/ integrated graphics models) 90W power adapter (w/ discrete graphics models)	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) * Support Hybrid Power

Software	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
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 App Explorer Lenovo Vantage Lenovo ID Lenovo Settings Mcafee LiveSafe (30-day trial) Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Alienware Command Center Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera Fixed Focus .	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Audio	JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos certification (2.5W x2) Dolby Atmos® with headphones Dual array microphone	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	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Accelerometer 3D Gyrometer	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated into the chipset	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	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Alienware M17 R1
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.2 lb 1.91 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8550U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 860 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,557 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5	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

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Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) vs. Alienware M17 R1: Full specs comparison