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Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) vs. Alienware Area-51m: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) and Alienware Area-51m, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) Pros

Reasons that Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) is better than Alienware Area-51m.

2020 vs. 2019

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware Area-51m. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2800MHz of system memory on the Alienware Area-51m.

Memory type and speed

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Alienware Area-51m - DDR4 XMP

2,800 MHz

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) weighed 6.06 pounds, 30% lighter than the 8.54 pounds Alienware Area-51m.

Weight	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
Pound	6.06 lbs.	8.54 lbs.
Kilogram	2.75 kg	3.87 kg

Alienware Area-51m Pros

Reasons that Alienware Area-51m is better than Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020).

Intel Core i9-9900K inside Alienware Area-51m has a 24% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10875H inside Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i9-9900K

8,543

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i9-9900

7,669

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i7-9700K

7,192

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i7-8700

5,810

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) and Alienware Area-51m.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)

64 GB

Alienware Area-51m

64 GB

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
Slots	x2	x4
Type	DDR4	DDR4 XMP

Prices

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

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) Price
	Razer Blade Pro 17 Gaming Laptop 2020: Intel Core i7-10875H 8-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, 17.3" FHD 300Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, SD Card Reader By Razer $3,199.99	See at Amazon
	Razer Blade 17 Gaming Laptop: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 12th Gen Intel 14-Core i7 CPU - 17.3" QHD 240Hz - 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 - Chroma RGB - Thunderbolt 4 - SD Card Reader By Razer $1,839.99 $3,199.99 43% OFF	See at Amazon
	Laptop Motherboard RZ0903295E42R3U1_MB Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Razer Blade Pro 17 2020 Series Intel Core i7-10875H 2.3GHz SRJ8F Processor GeForce RTX2080 Super 8GB GDDR6 By Generic $620.99	See at Amazon
Alienware Area-51m Price
	Alienware Area 51M Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 300hz 3ms FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10700K, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Lunar Light (AWARR2-7323WHT-PUS) By Alienware $2,299.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Area-51m Elite Gaming Laptop Backpack, 17-Inch, Gray/Black (AWA51BPE17) By Dell $118.92 $149.99 21% OFF	See at Amazon
	Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop - 18-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) 480Hz 3ms Display, AMD Ryzen 9-7845HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 GDDR6, 1-Year Premium Support - Dark Metallic Moon By Alienware $2,840.07	See at Amazon

Availability	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
Released	2020	2019
Release Date	-	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019
Pricing	$2,599- 300Hz FHD \| RTX 2070 \| 512GB SSD $3,199 - 300Hz FHD \| RTX 2080 Super \| 512GB SSD $3,799 - 120Hz 4K \| RTX 2080 Super \| 1TB SSD	Starting at $2,549.99
Generations	-	2020 Alienware Area-51m R2 2019 Alienware Area-51m

Exterior	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
Dimensions	15.55” x 10.24” x 0.78” (395 mm x 260 mm x 19.9 mm)	15.85 x 12.565 x 1.09 - 1.23 in (402.6 x 319.14 x 27.65 - 31.2 mm) Width: 15.85 in. (402.6 mm) Depth: 12.565 in. (319.14 mm) Height: 1.09 - 1.23 in. (27.65 - 31.2 mm)
Weight	6.06 lbs / 2.75 kg	Maximum at 8.54 lbs. (3.87 Kg)
Colors	Anodized Matte Black	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit full-size keyboard with the new right position Shift key. Per-Key RGB powered by Razer Chroma™ Anti-ghosting keyboard Half arrow keys. Precise Glass Touchpad A large, clickable glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.	Keyboard Alienware TactX keyboard with per-key RGB LED AlienFX lighting. Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology. 2.2mm key travel, programmable macro keys, alphanumeric keys Touchpad 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm) All-points addressable (APA) trackpad. AlienFX backlit.

Display

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)

Alienware Area-51m

Size

17.3 Inches

Info

17.3" Full HD 300Hz
1920 x 1080, 300 nit, 100% sRGB, 6.0 mm slim side bezels, individually factory-calibrated.
17.3" 4K 120Hz
3840 x 2160, touch display, 100% Adobe RGB, 6.0 mm slim side bezels, individually factory calibrated.

Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 127 PPI, 35ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 8W max power consumption.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 127 PPI, 19ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 8.5W max power consumption.
Tobii Eyetracking
Options:
- Anti-Glare
- Eyesafe® Display Tech
- Eyesafe® Display Tech + NVIDIA G-SYNC

All options

Wide Viewing Angles on all displays with 85 degrees viewing from all directions

Ports	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3. Supports power delivery required 20V PD3.0, 4 lanes of PCI Express. 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2. Support power delivery required 20V PD3.0. 3 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port. 1 x HDMI 2.0b. 1 x AC power port. 1 x Kensington lock slot. 1 x 3.5mm combo audio jack. 1 x UHS-III SD Card reader.	Image Source: Dell 1 x Power/DC-in Jack 1 x RJ-45 Killer E3000 2.5Gbps 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 1.4 (certified) Output 1 x Headphone / MIC (retaskable) 1 x Global Headset Jack 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately)

Internal Specs	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.60 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 95W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.10 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 95W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 16GB Maximum Memory: 64GB Memory Speed: 2933MHz	Memory Slots 4-SODIMMs Memory Configurations 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2400MHz 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR4, 2400MHz 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4 XMP 2933MHz 64GB, 4x16GB, DDR4 2400MHz 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR4 XMP 2933MHz 64GB, 4x16GB, DDR4 XMP 2800MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 with Max-Q (8GB GDDR6 VRAM) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 SUPER™ with Max-Q (8GB GDDR6 VRAM)	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
Storage	Storage Slots 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot Storage Configurations 512GB, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD (Upgradable)	Available Slots Two M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 1TB each) One SATA AHCI 6 Gbps (Up to 1TB) Single Drive 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD Dual Drives 128GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 116GB Intel OptaneSSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid RAID-0 Drives 512GB RAID0 (2x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 1TB RAID0 (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 2TB RAID0 (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 236GB RAID0 (2x 116GB Intel OptaneSSDs) RAID-0 Plus Drives 512GB RAID0 (2x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 1TB RAID0 (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 2TB RAID0 (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 236GB RAID0 (2x 116GB Intel OptaneSSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive

Connectivity	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wireless-AX201 802.11ax Wi-Fi wireless networking, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	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 5.1	Rivet Killer 1550 › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
Size	70.5 Wh lithium-ion polymer	6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Power Supply	230W Proprietary AC Adapter	180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 240W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 330W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)

Software	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Razer Synapse 3 enabled with programmable keyboard	Alienware Command Center Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera, 1 Megapixel (720p HD). Windows® Hello built-in IR camera	Front-facing camera Alienware HD (1280 x 720 resolution) camera.
Audio	Built-in stereo speakers 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port Dolby® Atmos support, 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI) Built-in array microphone	Controller: Realtek ALC3282-CG 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 4-Way Stereo Speaker Design Output: 8-10W Microphone: Dual-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
Sensors	-	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
Security	Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security embedded Kensington™ Security Slot Windows Hello Facial Recognition	Wedge-shaped lock slot
In the box	Razer Blade Pro 17” Power adapter + regional power cord Micro-fiber cleaning cloth Important Product Information Guide	-
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	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware Area-51m
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 17.3” 2160p 120Hz Weight 6.06 lb 2.75 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-10875H 8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz Geekbench 5 1,192 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,874 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in Early 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 8.54 lb 3.87 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9900K 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,309 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,543 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2800 MHz DDR4 XMP Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6

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Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) vs. Alienware Area-51m: Full specs comparison