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Alienware M15 R2 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2019 Alienware M15 R2 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	Alienware M15 R2
Released	2019
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019 Available on June 11, 2019
Generations	2022 Alienware M15 R7 2021 Alienware M15 R6 2021 Alienware M15 R5 2021 Alienware M15 R4 2020 Alienware M15 R3 2019 Alienware M15 R2 2019 Alienware M15 R1

Alienware M15 R2 Price
	2019 Dell Alienware m15 R2 Laptop 15.6" - Intel Core i7 9th Gen - i7-9750H - Six Core 4.5Ghz - 1TB SSD + 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $2,006.96	See at Amazon
	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 $1,833.50 $1,999.97 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop - 18 QHD+ 165Hz 3ms Display, Intel Core i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Dark Metallic Moon By Alienware $2,799.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m15 R2 Gaming Laptop (2019) \| 15.6" FHD \| Core i7-1TB SSD + 1TB HDD - 16GB RAM \| 6 Cores @ 4.5 GHz Win 10 Pro By Dell $2,714.93	See at Amazon
	Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch FHD 360Hz 1ms Display, Core i9-12900H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6, Killer WiFi 6, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light By Alienware $2,599.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Alienware M15 R2
Dimensions	Base Width: 14.19 in. (360.50 mm) Depth: 10.87 in. (276 mm) Height: 0.70 - 0.77 in. (17.90 - 19.50 mm) With Tobii Eye Tracking Width: 14.19 in. (360.50 mm) Depth: 10.87 in. (276 mm) Height: 0.720 - 0.807 in. (18.30 - 20.50 mm)
Weight	Average at 4.76 lbs (2.16 kg)
Colors	Dar Side of the moon Lunar Light
Keyboard and Trackpad	Alienware mSeries keyboard with per-key RGB LED. AlienFX lighting Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology 1.7mm key travel 0.2mm-dish concave key design 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

Alienware M15 R2

Size

15.6 Inches

Info

Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 35ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 700:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 6.20W max power consumption.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 19ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 800:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 7.80W max power consumption.

Full HD with 240Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 8ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 1000:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 4.41W max power consumption.

Ultra HD with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, OLED, 282 PPI, 1ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, HDR-400 DCI-P3 color gamut, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, TrueLife, 14.80W max power consumption

All options

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

Ports

Alienware M15 R2

Ports

1 x Power/DC-in Port
1 x RJ-45 Ethernet 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 Output Port
1 x Mini-Display Port 1.4 (certified) Output Port
1 x Audio Out 1/8" Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset)
1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately)

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R2
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 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
Geekbench 5 Single Core Alienware M15 R21 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H94885.10% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04493.72% 3 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H1,06695.69% 4 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK1,114100.00% 01,114 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Alienware M15 R21 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H3,30850.86% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88075.03% 3 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H6,10093.79% 4 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK6,504100.00% 06,504
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 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
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 Ti (6GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) OC Ready NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design
Storage	Single Storage Configurations 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB Intel Optane M.2 SSD 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSD 2 TB PCIe M.2 SSD Dual Storage Configurations 512 GB RAID0 (2 x 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 1 TB RAID0 (2 x 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 512 GB Intel Optane M.2 SSD + 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 2 TB RAID0 (2 x 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 4 TB RAID0 (2 x 2 TB PCIe M.2 SSDs)

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R2
Wi-Fi	Intel 8265, Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. Rivet killer 1650w, Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Intel 8265 › Bluetooth 4.2 Rivet Killer 1650w › Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Killer E2600 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller Killer E3000 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Optional)

Battery	Alienware M15 R2
Size	6-cell lithium-ion polymer (76Wh) with Alienware Battery Defender technology
Battery Life	Up to 15.5 hours on FHD panel Up to 10.8 hours on UHD panel
Power Supply	E4 130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) E4 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) E4 240W (19.50 VDC/12.31A) * Support Hybrid Power

Software	Alienware M15 R2
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Alienware Adrenlin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Alienware M15 R2
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Audio	Realtek ALC3281-CG 2.0 Speaker configuration 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Microphone: Digital-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	Alienware M15 R2
Sensors	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot
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

Key Features	Alienware M15 R2
At Glance	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 240Hz Weight 4.76 lb 2.16 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 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about Alienware M15 R2.

Alienware M15 R2 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Alienware M15 R2
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-9300H → Intel Core i9-9980HK
4GB RAM	8GB → 16GB
64GB Drive	256GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 8 cores

According to Dell, the Alienware M15 R2 lasts up to 15.5 hours of battery life.

Up to 15.5 hours on FHD panel
Up to 10.8 hours on UHD panel

Alienware M15 R2 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. Learn more

Storage Slots	Alienware M15 R2
M.2	x2

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

What we don't like

Reasons not to like about Alienware M15 R2.

The memory on Alienware M15 R2 is soldered to the motherboard, and there is no additional RAM slot for expansion. Since you can't change or add more RAM after you buy, you want to make sure you pick the configuration with the right amount of memory at the initial purchase. Learn more

Memory	Alienware M15 R2
Slots	0 - Onboard
Type	DDR4
Speed	2666 MHz

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Alienware M15 R2 has a 33% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Alienware M15 R1.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M15 R2 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Alienware M15 R2 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Alienware M15 R2 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Alienware M15 R2 - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

What's missing

Downsides over its predecessor.

Alienware M15 R2 supports a smaller memory capacity than the Alienware M15 R1. It only supports up to 16GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Alienware M15 R1.

Max system memory size

Alienware M15 R1

32 GB

Alienware M15 R2

16 GB

Alienware M15 R2 has onboard memory that you can't replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can upgrade RAM on the Alienware M15 R1 since it has two SODIMM slots.

Memory	Alienware M15 R2	Alienware M15 R1
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4