Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) vs. Alienware M15 R5: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) and Alienware M15 R5 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) Pros

Reasons that Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) is better than Alienware M15 R5.

Supports faster memory

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M15 R5. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Alienware M15 R5.

Memory type and speed
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Alienware M15 R5 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 42% lighter

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) weighed 3.11 pounds, 42% lighter than the 5.34 pounds Alienware M15 R5.

WeightRazer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Pound
3.11 lbs.
5.34 lbs.
Kilogram
1.41 kg
2.42 kg

Alienware M15 R5 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R5 is better than Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020).

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside Alienware M15 R5 has a 70% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Alienware M15 R5 - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
7,663
Alienware M15 R5 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Supports larger memory

Alienware M15 R5 supports a larger memory capacity than the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020).

Max system memory size
Alienware M15 R5
32 GB
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)
16 GB
Upgradable memory

Alienware M15 R5 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 Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) since it has onboard memory.

MemoryRazer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4
17% larger display

Alienware M15 R5 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020).

Display size
Alienware M15 R5
15.6-inch
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)
13.3-inch

Prices

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

Razer Blade Stealth 13 i7-1165G7 Price
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p OLED Touch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p OLED Touch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
By Razer
$836.28
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" UHD 4K 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" UHD 4K 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
By Razer
$2,399.00
Razer Blade 14 (2024) Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU - 14" QHD+ 240Hz HDR Display - 1TB SSD - 32GB DDR5 RAM - Aluminum Unibody - Chroma RGB - Mercury
Razer Blade 14 (2024) Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU - 14" QHD+ 240Hz HDR Display - 1TB SSD - 32GB DDR5 RAM - Aluminum Unibody - Chroma RGB - Mercury
By Razer
$2,699.99
Alienware M15 R5 AMD Ryzen Price
Newest Alienware m15 R5 15.6" 360Hz 1ms FHD Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (8 cores), GeForce RTX 3070, 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, HDMI, WiFi 6, RGB Keyboard, Win 11 Home, Dark Side of The Moon
Newest Alienware m15 R5 15.6" 360Hz 1ms FHD Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (8 cores), GeForce RTX 3070, 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, HDMI, WiFi 6, RGB Keyboard, Win 11 Home, Dark Side of The Moon
By Dell
$1,775.00
Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop - 17.3-inch FHD 480Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Support - Dark Side of the Moon, Black
Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop - 17.3-inch FHD 480Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Support - Dark Side of the Moon, Black
By Alienware
$1,979.97
Dell Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Gaming Laptop (2021) | 15.6" 360Hz FHD | Core Ryzen 7-512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - RTX 3070 | 8 Cores @ 4.4 GHz - 8GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home (Renewed)
Dell Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Gaming Laptop (2021) | 15.6" 360Hz FHD | Core Ryzen 7-512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - RTX 3070 | 8 Cores @ 4.4 GHz - 8GB GDDR6 Win 11 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$1,466.07

Availability

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Released20202021
Release Date
  • Announced on October 1, 2020.
  • Available in October 2020.
Announced on April 20, 2021
Pricing
  • $1,799.99
    i7-1165G7 FHD 120Hz GTX 1650 Ti 16GB 512GB
  • $1,999.99
    i7-1165G7 OLED FHD 60Hz GTX 1650 Ti 16GB 512GB
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Generations

Exterior

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Dimensions11.99” x 8.27” x 0.60” (304.6 mm x 210 mm x 15.3 mm)14.02” x 10.73” x 0.47 - 0.76” (356.20 x 272.50 x 12 - 19.25 mm)
Weight3.11 lbs (1.41kg)5.34 - 5.93 lbs (2.42 - 2.69 kg)
ColorsBlack with Tone-on-tone Razer logoDark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat and Silky Smooth Finish
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit full-size keyboard with the new right position Shift key.
    • Single-zone 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 mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB keyboard.
    • RGB per-key backlit Cherry mechanical keyboard.
    • AlienFX lighting
    • Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology
    • 1.8mm key travel
    • 0.2mm-dish concave key design
  • Touchpad
    • 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Size13.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 13.3" Full HD 120Hz
    1920 x 1080, matte, 100% sRGB, 4.9 mm slim side bezels, individually factory-calibrated.
  • 13.3" OLED Full HD with Touch 60Hz
    1920 x 1080, matte, 100% DCI-P3, 4.9 mm slim side bezels, individually factory-calibrated.
  • 15.6” FHD with 165Hz
    1920 x 1080 141 PPI 9ms 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 5ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 8W
  • 15.6” QHD with 240Hz
    2560 x 1440 188 PPI 9ms response time 400 nits 16:9 99% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000:1 Anti-glare WVA 10W

Ports

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
  • 2 x USB-C 4.
    Supports Thunderbolt 4 and power delivery.
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1.
  • 1 x 3.5mm combo audio jack.
Alienware M15 R5 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with DisplayPort
  • 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 Port
  • 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
  • 1 x RJ-45
  • 1 x HDMI 2.1
    Supports up to 4K@120Hz display out.
  • 1 x Headset port
  • 1 x Power/DC-in Port

Internal Specs

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Memory
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard dual-channel memory
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 16GB
    • Maximum Memory: 16GB
    • Memory Type: DDR4x RAM
    • Memory Speed: 3733MHz
8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM.
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1650 Ti with Max-Q
4GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti
    4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (Upgradable)
2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each)

Connectivity

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Wi-FiIntel® Wireless-AX201
(IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x
Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet-Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Size53.1Wh lithium-ion polymer
  • 56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion battery
  • 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion battery
Power Supply100W USB-C Power Adapter
180W 240W
power adapter.

Software

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
OSWindows 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
    Supports AlienFX lighting, Game
    Library with auto-tune game profile functionality.
  • Alienware Adrenalin
  • Alienware Mobile Connect
  • Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera, 1 Megapixel (720p HD).
  • Windows® Hello built-in IR camera
Front-facing camera
Alienware HD (1280x720 resolution) camera.
Audio
  • Stereo, 4 Speakers + Smart Amp
  • Array microphone
  • Dolby® Atmos
  • THX® Spatial Audio
  • Controller: Realtek ALC3254
    • 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection
    • Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center
  • Speakers:
    • 2 x 2W speakers
  • Microphone:
    • Dual-array microphones

Misc

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
Security
  • Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security embedded
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition
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Key Features

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Alienware M15 R5
At Glance
Released in Late
2020
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 120Hz
Weight
3.11 lb
1.41 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650Ti
4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in Early
2021
16:9 QHD
15.6”
1440p 240Hz
Weight
5.34 lb
2.42 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,416
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,663
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Alienware M15 R5 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6

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