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Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) vs. Alienware M17 R2: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) and Alienware M17 R2, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) is better than Alienware M17 R2.

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M17 R2. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Alienware M17 R2.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Alienware M17 R2 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) weighed 2.98 pounds, 49% lighter than the 5.80 pounds Alienware M17 R2.

Weight	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
Pound	2.98 lbs.	5.80 lbs.
Kilogram	1.35 kg	2.63 kg

Alienware M17 R2 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R2 is better than Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Alienware M17 R2 has a 74% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

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

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

3,722

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

3,347

Alienware M17 R2 - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

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

Alienware M17 R2 has a 17.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Display size

Alienware M17 R2

17.3-inch

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)

14-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) and Alienware M17 R2.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)

16 GB

Alienware M17 R2

16 GB

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 $969.00	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 $1,898.99 $2,149.97 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	2019 Dell Alienware m17 R2 Laptop 17.3" - Intel Core i7 9th Gen - i7-9750H - Six Core 4.5Ghz - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,631.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)	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	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
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)	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	Starting at 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg)	Starting at 5.80 lb (2.63 kg)
Colors	Iron Grey Mira	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight. Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad.	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

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)

Alienware M17 R2

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, 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	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
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 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	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
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	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	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	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	8GB 12GB 16GB 3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.	8 GB 16 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. Onboard memory.
Discrete Graphics	-	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	256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.	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	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
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.	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 5.0	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	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 60 Wh	6-cell lithium-ion polymer (76Wh)
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	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	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
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 Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
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 via Alienware Command Center Microphone Dual-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
Inking	Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).	-
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Ambient light sensor	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in TrueBlock Privacy Shutter Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf	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	Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)	Alienware M17 R2
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 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