Alienware has announced Team Red’s Ryzen CPU joining the lines of the Alienware R10 desktop rig while the long-running M15 and R17 will receive its 4th update via hardware refresh to the GPU during CES 2021.
With the new Ryzen 5000 series CPU available to choose from for the R10, gamers and creators alike can now push the multi-core beast to the maximum to achieve the next level of performance for both gaming and content production. Meanwhile, mobile users will get to enjoy the newly equipped NVIDIA RTX 30-series to the classic M15 and M17 gaming laptops as well.
Here’s a summary of what to expect for these new models from a hardware specification perspective.
Aurora R10 Ryzen | m15 R4 | m17 R4 | |
CPU | Up to Ryzen 3950X or Up to 5950X | Intel Core i7-10870H or i9-10980HK | Intel Core i7-10870H or i9-10980HK |
Chipset | B550A | HM470 | HM470 |
RAM | Up to 128GB DDR 3200MHz or 3400MHz by HyperX FURY | Up to 32GB DDR4 2933MHz | Up to 32GB DDR4 2933MHz |
Storage | Up to 2TB (Single) or Up to 2TB (NVMe Boot) + 2TB (SATA HDD) | Up to 2TB (Non-RAID) or Up to 4TB (RAID 0) or Up to 4TB (RAID 0 for Boot) + 512GB (for storage) (Note: All NVMe based storage) | Up to 2TB (Non-RAID) or Up to 4TB (RAID 0) or Up to 4TB (RAID 0 for Boot) + 512GB (for storage) (Note: All NVMe based storage) |
GPU | Up to AMD Radeon RX6800XT or Up to NVIDIA RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX 30-series | NVIDIA RTX 30-series |
Display | – | 15.6-inch 1080p 300Hz or 4K 60Hz | 17.3-inch, 1080p up to 360Hz or 4K 60Hz |
Color Gamut | – | 100% sRGB (1080p) 100% DCI-P3 (4K) | 72% NTSC (144Hz 1080p) 100% sRGB (360Hz 1080p) 100% Adobe RGB (4K) |
NVIDIA G-SYNC | – | – | 1080p display models only |
Tobii Eye-Tracking | – | 4K display models only | 4K display models only |
Ports |
| Thunderbolt 3 x1 Mini DisplayPort 1.4 x1 HDMI 2.1 x1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A x3 (1 with PowerShare) microSD card reader Universal Audio Jack Killer 2.5Gbps Ethernet | Thunderbolt 3 x1 Mini DisplayPort 1.4 x1 HDMI 2.1 x1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A x3 (1 with PowerShare) microSD card reader Universal Audio Jack Killer 2.5Gbps Ethernet |
Battery | – | 86Whr | 86Whr |
Miscellaneous | Qualcomm Wi-Fi 5 or Killer Wi-Fi 6 | 1080p webcam Dual array microphone Killer Wi-Fi 6 | 1080p webcam Dual array microphone Killer Wi-Fi 6 |
The pricing and availability for us here in Malaysia are kinda different, though. We will be getting only the Alienware m15 R4 and the Alienware m17 R4 with these prices and specs:
Products | Starting price | Available specs | Availability in Malaysia |
Alienware m15 R4 | RM 10,999 |
| January 2021 |
Alienware m17 R4 | RM 10,799 |
| January 2021 |