Dell Alienware m17 R3

Dell Alienware m17 R3
  • Launched: September 2020
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~70.1%
  • Dimensions: 399.8 x 294.2 x 22 mm (15.74 x 11.58 x 0.87 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Alienware m17 R3.
Performance
37
Gaming
19
Display
50
Battery Life
53
Connectivity
58
Portability
40
DeviceFacts Score
35
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Alienware m17 R3

Case

Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs)
Dimensions 399.8 x 294.2 x 22 mm
15.74 x 11.58 x 0.87 inches
Area 1176 cm2 (182.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~70.1%
Side bezels 8.4 mm
Colors Black, Gray
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Number of fans 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) 5000 RPM

Display

Size 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
PPI 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 600:1
sRGB color space 100%
Response time 9 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 3:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 130 / 180 / 240 / 330 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
L3 Cache 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Fabrication process 14 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1601
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4836
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
70
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
280

Graphics Card

GPU name
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 7 nm
GPU base clock 1375 MHz
GPU boost clock 1645 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~14 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1408
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 88
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
4116
Blender GPU 371
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 2667 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 3
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3281-CG
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x4W
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.1
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.1
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.1
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 3
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort 1x v1.4
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

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