Dell Alienware m15 R4
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Dell Alienware m15 R4

Overall Score
45/100
GRADE D · Poor
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Dell Alienware m15 R4 is an engineering-tested laptops achieving an overall rating of 45/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Gaming
35/100
Rating: Poor
NanoReview Score
45/100
Rating: Poor
Performance
48/100
Rating: Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Battery type Li-Ion
Cable length 1 meters
Charge power 240 W
Charging port position Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No
Fast charging Yes
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Replaceable No
Voltage 11.4 V
Weight of AC adapter 800 grams

CPU

CPU specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Cores 8
Fabrication process 14 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
L3 Cache 16 MB
Threads 16
Turbo frequency 5 GHz

Case

Case specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Area 996 cm2(154.4 inches2)
Colors White, Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 360.3 x 276.3 x 17.8-20.5 mm14.19 x 10.88 x 0.7-0.81 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 52 dB
Number of fans 2
Screen-to-body ratio ~67.4%
Side bezels 7.5 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber Yes
Weight 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.1
DisplayPort 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 3
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v6

Display

Display specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Ambient light sensor Yes
Aspect ratio 16:9
Coating Matte
Contrast 1000:1
HDR support No
PPI 141 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time 7 ms
Size 15.6 inches
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Blender GPU 2539
Solar Bay 38426

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
FLOPS 13.8 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1387 MHz
GPU boost clock 1703 MHz
GPU performance 13.8 TFLOPS
Memory bus 192 bit
Memory size 6 GB
Memory speed 14 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 3840
TGP 130 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 120

Input

Input specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 2933 MHz
Max. ram size 32 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Audio chip Realtek ALC3281-CG
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~85 dB
Microphones 2
Power 4x4W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications for Dell Alienware m15 R4
Specification Value
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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