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Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) vs. Alienware M17 R1: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) and Alienware M17 R1 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) is better than Alienware M17 R1.

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M17 R1. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Alienware M17 R1.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Alienware M17 R1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) weighed 2.98 pounds, 49% lighter than the 5.79 pounds Alienware M17 R1.

Weight	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Pound	2.98 lbs.	5.79 lbs.
Kilogram	1.35 kg	2.63 kg

Alienware M17 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R1 is better than Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Alienware M17 R1 has a 31% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

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

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - Intel Core i5-1035G4

3,347

Alienware M17 R1 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Alienware M17 R1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Max system memory size

Alienware M17 R1

32 GB

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)

16 GB

Alienware M17 R1 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 Yoga C940 (14”) since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	LPDDR4X	DDR4

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Alienware M17 R1 has a 17.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Display size

Alienware M17 R1

17.3-inch

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)

14-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Price
	Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray By Lenovo $899.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray By Lenovo $899.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C940 14 Laptop, 2 in 1 FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD PCle, Thunderbolt 3, Active Stylus Pen, Fingerprint Reader 3 lbs, TWE Cloth By Lenovo $975.00	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 $32.83 12% 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 $159.99	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 C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)	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 C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Dimensions	12.61” x 8.54” x 0.57-0.61” (320.3mm x 215.6mm x 14.5-15.7mm) Width: 12.61” (320.3 mm) Depth: 8.54” (215.6mm) Height: 0.57-0.61” (14.5-15.7 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 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg)	Starting at 5.79 Lbs (2.63 Kg)
Colors	Iron Grey Mira	Epic Silver Nebula Red
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size keyboard with 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 C940 (14”)

Alienware M17 R1

Size

14 Inches

17.3 Inches

Info

14” FHD Touch Screen
1920 x 1080, IPS display, 400 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
14” 4K HDR UHD Touch Screen
3840 x 2160, IPS display, HDR 400, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).

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 C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Image Source: Lenovo Left (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Always On 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	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 C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 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	8GB 12GB 16GB 3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM Slots.
Discrete Graphics	-	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	256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB 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 C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Wi-Fi	Lenovo WiFi-5 802.11ac Wireless (2x2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. Lenovo WiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	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 5.0	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 C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 60 Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion (60 Wh) 6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours on FHD panel Up to 10 hours on UHD panel * Tested with MobileMark 2014.	-
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) * Support Hybrid Power

Software	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Microsoft Office 2019 McAfee LiveSafe™ Dolby Vision™	Alienware Command Center Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera.	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Audio	Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System 2 Base Speakers inside D-Cover 2 x far-field 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	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
Inking	Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).	-
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Ambient light sensor	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in TrueBlock Privacy Shutter Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf	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 C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R1
At Glance	Released in Early 2019 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.98 lb 1.35 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X	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