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2019 MacBook Pro 16” vs. Alienware X15 R1: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2019 MacBook Pro 16” and Alienware X15 R1 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2019 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that 2019 MacBook Pro 16” is better than Alienware X15 R1.

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware X15 R1. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Alienware X15 R1.

Max system memory size

2019 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

Alienware X15 R1

32 GB

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” weighed 4.3 pounds, 15% lighter than the 5 pounds Alienware X15 R1.

Weight	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Pound	4.3 lbs.	5 lbs.
Kilogram	1.95 kg	2.27 kg

Alienware X15 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware X15 R1 is better than 2019 MacBook Pro 16”.

2021 vs. 2019

Intel Core i9-11900H inside Alienware X15 R1 has a 24% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9980HK inside 2019 MacBook Pro 16”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware X15 R1 - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

Alienware X15 R1 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Alienware X15 R1 supports a faster memory speed than the 2019 MacBook Pro 16”. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the 2019 MacBook Pro 16”.

Memory type and speed

Alienware X15 R1 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Alienware X15 R1 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
M.2	Onboard	Yes x2

Prices

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

2019 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $628.69 $674.95 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $766.98	See at Amazon
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16-Inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) - Silver (Renewed) By Apple $688.05	See at Amazon
Alienware X15 Price
	Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch FHD 360Hz 1ms Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6, USB-C, WiFi 6, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Home - White By Alienware $1,640.00 $1,999.97 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) 360Hz 1ms Display, Intel Core i7-11800H Processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 DDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Home- Lunar Light By Alienware $1,769.99 $1,899.97 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop (2022) \| 15.6" QHD \| Core i7 - 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - 3070 Ti \| 14 Cores @ 4.7 GHz - 12th Gen CPU - 8GB GDDR5 Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,314.99	See at Amazon

Availability	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Released	2019	2021
Release Date	Announced on November 13th, 2019 Available on November 13th, 2019	Available on June 1, 2021
Pricing	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD \| Radeon 5300M 4GB $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 1TB SSD \| Radeon 5500M 4GB	$1,999.99 i7-11800H 16GB 256GB RTX 3060 FHD 165Hz $2,379.99 i7-11800H 16GB 512GB RTX 3070 FHD 165Hz $2,629.99 i7-11800H 32GB 1TB RTX 3070 FHD 165Hz $2,929.99 i9-11900H 32GB 1TB RTX 3070 FHD 360Hz
Generations	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2022 Alienware X15 R2 2021 Alienware X15 R1

Exterior	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Dimensions	Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm) Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm) Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)	14.16” x 10.915” x 0.642” (359.7 x 277.25 x 16.3 mm) With FHD 165Hz diplay. 14.16” x 10.915” x 0.626” (359.7 x 277.25 x 15.9 mm) With FHD 360Hz or QHD 240Hz diplay.
Weight	Starting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)	5 - 5.2 lbs (2.27 - 2.36 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Lunar light
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures	Keyboard Alienware X-Series thin keyboard Per-key RGB LED with AlienFX lighting Anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology. 1.5mm key travel. Touchpad Multi-touch gesture Premium Precision glass touchpad with integrated scrolling. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support. Supports AlienFX touchpad.

Display	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Size	16 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Retina display 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 2048 by 1280 1792 by 1120 1344 by 840 1152 by 720 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz	15.6” FHD with 165Hz 1920 x 1080 141 PPI ComfortView Plus 3ms 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 ComfortView Plus NVIDIA G-Sync Advanced Optimus 1ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 7.6W 15.6” QHD with 240Hz 2560 x 1440 188 PPI ComfortView Plus NVIDIA G-Sync Advanced Optimus 2ms response time 400 nits 16:9 99% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 10.15 W

Ports	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)	Image Source: Dell Left 1 x Headset port Right 1 x Power/DC-in Port Back 1 x Thunderbolt 4 Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, and PD output 15W (5V/3A). 1 x USB-C Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, and PD output 15W (5V/3A). 1 x USB-A Supports USB 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports up to 4K@120Hz display out. 1 x MicroSD Card Slot

Internal Specs	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Processor	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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory	Memory Slots Onbaord memory Memory Configurations Speed: 3200MHz Memory Type: Dual-channel DDR4 Minimum Memory: 16 GB Maximum Memory: 32 GB
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6GB GDDR6 TGP: 70W Dynamic Boost: 20W Max Power: 90W Speed: 1050 → 1402 MHz NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6 TGP: 90W Dynamic Boost: 20W Max Power: 110W Speed: 930 → 1410 MHz NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 8GB GDDR6 TGP: 90W Dynamic Boost: 20W Max Power: 110W Speed: 930 → 1365 MHz * All configurations include 8-phase HyperEfficient graphics voltage regulation.
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD	1 x M.2 2230 slots (Up to 256GB) 2 x M.2 2280 slots (Up to 2TB each) Supports RAID-0

Connectivity	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675x Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Size	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	87 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion battery
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	-
Power Supply	96W USB‑C Power Adapter	240W power adapter.

Software	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player	Alienware Command Center AlienFX lighting Game Library Auto-tune game profile functionality Fusion Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera. Alienware HD (1280x720 resolution) camera. Optional Windows Hello IR support.
Audio	High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack	Controller: Realtek ALC3281 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 2 x 4W speakers Microphone: Dual-array microphones

Misc	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	Windows Hello IR Camera
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	-
In the box	16‑inch MacBook Pro 96W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	-
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or Up to four displays with 4096‑by‑2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Alienware X15 R1
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 16:10 Retina 16” 1920p 60Hz Weight 4.3 lb 1.95 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 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB GDDR6	Released in Mid 2021 16:9 QHD 15.6” 1440p 240Hz Weight 5 lb 2.27 kg Up to Intel Core i9-11900H 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,430 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,121 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6 90W TGP