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Alienware Area-51m specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2019 Alienware Area-51m including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	Alienware Area-51m
Released	2019
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019
Pricing	Starting at $2,549.99
Generations	2020 Alienware Area-51m R2 2019 Alienware Area-51m

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 $144.71	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Area 51M Laptop, 17.3 FHD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz G-Sync Tobii Eye, 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD 1TB SSHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, Windows 10 (Renewed) By Dell $5,899.00	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 $2,850.98	See at Amazon
	Laptop Motherboard F1CCX 0F1CCX CN-0F1CCX Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Dell Alienware Area 51M Series Intel Chipset Z390 Socket LGA1151 By Generic $310.49	See at Amazon

Exterior	Alienware Area-51m
Dimensions	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	Maximum at 8.54 lbs. (3.87 Kg)
Colors	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon
Keyboard and Trackpad	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

Alienware Area-51m

Size

17.3 Inches

Info

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

Alienware Area-51m

Ports

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	Alienware Area-51m
Processor	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
Geekbench 5 Single Core Alienware Area-51m1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-87001,15588.24% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K1,28097.78% 3 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-99001,25195.57% 4 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K1,309100.00% 01,309 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Alienware Area-51m1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-87005,81068.01% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K7,19284.19% 3 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-99007,66989.77% 4 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K8,543100.00% 08,543
Integrated Graphics	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 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™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
Storage	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	Alienware Area-51m
Wi-Fi	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	Rivet Killer 1550 › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery	Alienware Area-51m
Size	6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Power Supply	180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 240W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 330W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)

Software	Alienware Area-51m
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Alienware Area-51m
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware HD (1280 x 720 resolution) camera.
Audio	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	Alienware Area-51m
Sensors	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot
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	Alienware Area-51m
At Glance	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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Alienware Area-51m exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Alienware Area-51m
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i7-8700 → Intel Core i9-9900K
4GB RAM	16GB → 64GB
64GB Drive	256GB → 6TB
2 Cores CPU	6 → 8 cores

Alienware Area-51m comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage. Learn more

Storage Slots	Alienware Area-51m
M.2	x2
SATA	1

The Alienware Area-51m has four RAM slots which you can use to can add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory	Alienware Area-51m
Slots	x4
Type	DDR4 XMP
Speed	2800 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6