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Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) vs. Alienware M17 R3: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) and Alienware M17 R3 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) Pros

Reasons that Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) is better than Alienware M17 R3.

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware M17 R3. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Alienware M17 R3.

Max system memory size

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)

64 GB

Alienware M17 R3

32 GB

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M17 R3. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Alienware M17 R3.

Memory type and speed

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Alienware M17 R3 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) 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 Alienware M17 R3 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) weighed 6.06 pounds, 8% lighter than the 6.55 pounds Alienware M17 R3.

Weight	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
Pound	6.06 lbs.	6.55 lbs.
Kilogram	2.75 kg	2.97 kg

Alienware M17 R3 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Alienware M17 R3 over Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020).

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020) and Alienware M17 R3.

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M17 R3 - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

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

6,874

Alienware M17 R3 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Alienware M17 R3 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

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 $3,170.86	See at Amazon
	Razer Blade Pro 17 Gaming Laptop 2021: Intel Core i7-11800H 8-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 17.3" QHD 165Hz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD - Chroma RGB - Thunderbolt 3 - SD Card Reader By Razer $2,399.99	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 $1,767.99 $3,199.99 45% OFF	See at Amazon
Alienware M17 R3 Price
	Dell m17 R3 17.3 inch FHD Gaming Laptop (Luna Light) Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home By Dell $1,230.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell Alienware m17 R3 Laptop 17.3" - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 256GB SSD + 256GB SSD - 20GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,593.75	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell Alienware m17 R3 Laptop 17.3" - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 256GB SSD + 256GB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,593.75	See at Amazon

Availability	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	-	Available on May 2020
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 $1,549.99
Generations	-	2022 Alienware M17 R5 2021 Alienware M17 R4 2020 Alienware M17 R3 2019 Alienware M17 R2 2019 Alienware M17 R1

Exterior	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
Dimensions	15.55” x 10.24” x 0.78” (395 mm x 260 mm x 19.9 mm)	15.74 x 11.59 x 0.89 in (399.80 x 294.30 x 22.50 mm) Width: 15.74 in. (399.80 mm) Depth: 11.59 in. (294.30 mm) Height: 0.89 in. (22.50 mm)
Weight	6.06 lbs / 2.75 kg	Starting at 6.55 lb (2.97 kg)
Colors	Anodized Matte Black	Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
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 Type: Alienware mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB 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

Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)

Alienware M17 R3

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 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 9ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% NTSC color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 9ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% NTSC color gamut with NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare.

Full HD with 300Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 3ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 100% sRGB color gamut, 700:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare.

Ultra HD with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, 282 PPI, 25ms response time, 500 nits, 16:9, 100% sRGB color gamut, 1,200:1 contrast ratio, 12W max power consumption
Tobii Eyetracking technology

All options

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

Ports	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
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 Port 1 x RJ-45 Killer™ Ethernet E3100 10/100/1000Mbps/2.5Gbps 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 with HDCP 2.2 Output Port 1 x Mini-Display Port 1.4 (certified) Output Port 1 x Audio Out 0.125" Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset) 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately) 1 x microSD 5.1, UHD-II HD312 Card Reader

Internal Specs	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 16GB Maximum Memory: 64GB Memory Speed: 2933MHz	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. Soldered-on.
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 GTX® 1650 Ti (4GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) OC Ready NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 SUPER (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 SUPER (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design AMD RX5500M (4GB GDDR6)
Storage	Storage Slots 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot Storage Configurations 512GB, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD (Upgradable)	Available Slots One M.2 2230 slot (Up to 512GB) Two M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each) Single Drive 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSD 2 TB PCIe M.2 SSD RAID-0 512GB (2x256 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 1TB (2x 512 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 RAID-0 Plus 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage]

Connectivity	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wireless-AX201 802.11ax Wi-Fi wireless networking, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 6 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 M17 R3
Size	70.5 Wh lithium-ion polymer	56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion
Power Supply	230W Proprietary AC Adapter	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 240W (19.50 VDC/12.31A) 330W (19.50 VDC/16.92A)

Software	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
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 Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera, 1 Megapixel (720p HD). Windows® Hello built-in IR camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 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 ALC3281-CG 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 2-Way Stereo Speaker Design Output: 4-5W Microphone: Digital-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
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	-
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 Cooling Technology Dual-Intake, Dual-Exhaust Airflow Design High-Voltage Driving Fans Load-balancing Heat Pipes Dense Copper Fin Stacks

Key Features	Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)	Alienware M17 R3
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 Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 300Hz Weight 6.55 lb 2.97 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,223 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,013 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q