Dell Alienware m17 R4 vs Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025) (89/100)

Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025) leads overall with a score of 89/100 compared to Dell Alienware m17 R4 (46/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025):
  • + Higher Gaming score (92 vs 37)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (89 vs 46)
  • + Higher Performance score (96 vs 49)
Dell Alienware m17 R4
Dell

Dell Alienware m17 R4

46/100
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[ WINNER ]
Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Lenovo

Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)

89/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
DeviceBenchmark Score 46.0 Poor 89.0 Very Good WINNER
Gaming 37.0 Poor 92.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 49.0 Poor 96.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Charge power 240 / 330 W 400 W
Charging port position Bottom Left, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No Yes, 140 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Replaceable No No
Voltage 11.4 V —
Weight of AC adapter 1300 grams 1247 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 8 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 14 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 16 MB 36 MB
Threads 16 24
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 5.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Area 1178 cm2(182.6 inches2) 1195 cm2(185.2 inches2)
Colors White, Gray Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399.8 x 294.6 x 16.9-22 mm15.74 x 11.6 x 0.67-0.87 inches 403 x 296.5 x 23.9-27.95 mm15.87 x 11.67 x 0.94-1.1 inches
Liquid metal No Yes
Material Plastic Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 50 dB 56 dB
Number of fans 2 4
Screen-to-body ratio ~70% ~78.6%
Side bezels 8.4 mm 7.7 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs)
Opening angle — 180°

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.4
DisplayPort 1x v1.4 No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
Fingerprint No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 3 Thunderbolt 5
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 3x USB 4.0
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard v6 v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Ambient light sensor Yes —
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy
Contrast 600:1 1200:1
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 127 ppi 252 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 3840 x 2400 pixels
Response time 7 ms 3 ms
Size 17.3 inches 18 inches
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable) G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile — 96.8%
DCI-P3 color gamut — 88.9%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Blender GPU 2630 7717
Solar Bay 39636 123422

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
FLOPS 13.8 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1387 MHz 975 MHz
GPU boost clock 1703 MHz —
GPU performance 13.8 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
Memory bus 192 bit 256 bit
Memory size 6 GB 16 GB
Memory speed 14 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus No, direct MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 96
Shading units (cores) 3840 7680
TGP 130 W 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 120 240

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Key travel — 1.6 mm

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Channels 2x8 GB 2x16 GB
Clock 2933 MHz 5600 MHz
Upgradable No Yes
Max. ram size — 192 GB
Total slots 3 4

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Audio chip Realtek ALC3281-CG Realtek ALC3306
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~87 dB ~79 dB
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x4W 2x2W, 2x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell Alienware m17 R4 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Total slots 3 4

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