Alienware's m15 arrangement of scratchpad has normally intrigued us, on account of the family's presentation and remarkable great looks in a generally smooth versatile bundle. Execution consistently pivots after having the most recent stage equipment, so maybe it's nothing unexpected that the PC we're seeing today has one of NVIDIA's most recent versatile Ampere GPUs on board from its new GeForce RTX 30 family. At the point when NVIDIA pulled the cover off versatile Ampere, it made some huge guarantees. Execution across the Ampere arrangement that ranges from RTX 3060 to 3080 ought to be quicker than NVIDIA's past portable force to be reckoned with, the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER. That looks good for the center kid in NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 30 Mobile setup, the RTX 3070, which ends up ready the Alienware m15 R4 we have in for survey today.
Saying this doesn't imply that this most recent gaming PC from Alienware is a one-stunt horse. Truth be told, the freshest m15 packs a larger number of stunts on board than maybe Houdini himself. Indeed, it begins with the journal variant of NVIDIA's ground-breaking GeForce RTX 3070, however, there's a stunning OLED show, Tobii eye following, Intel's present top-end tenth gen CPU, and another top-end tech in the engine. All that gaming goodness is stuffed inside a generally convenient journal with a lot of adaptable RGB LED-mixed beautiful sight, and a many-sided ventilation framework to whisk hot air away from the segments that produce it. However, before we lose track of what's most important, here's a brief glance at the spec summary of the fourth happening to Alienware's m15 gaming PC...
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Processor | Intel 10th Generaiton Core i7-10870H (8 cores/16 threads, 2.2GHz to 5GHz, 16MB L3 cache) |
Display | 15.6-inch 4K (3840x2160) OLED display (60Hz, 1ms, 400 nits, Tobii Eyetracking) |
Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 |
Storage | 1TB (2x512GB) PCIe M.2 SSD RAID 0 |
Memory | 16GB DDR4-2933 |
Audio | Stereo speakers |
Camera | 1080p FHD webcam |
Networking | Killer Ethernet E3100X 2.5Gbps NIC, Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i, Bluetooth 5.1 |
Ports: Left | 1x LAN (Killer E3100X 2.5Gbps) |
Ports: Right | 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
Ports: Rear | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
Keyboard | Alienware mSeries four-zone AlienFX RGB |
Touchpad | Multi-touch gesture premium precision-point glass with integrated scrolling |
Battery | 6-cell, 86WHr |
Weight | Starting at 4.65 pounds (2.11 kilograms) |
Dimensions | 14.19 x 10.87 x 0.72-0.807 inches (360.3 x 276.2 x 18.3-20.5 millimeters) |
Warranty | 1 year |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home 64-bit |
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What's Powering The New Dell Alienware m15 R4
Ordinarily, we'd start by considering the CPU, stockpiling, and memory subsystem at the center of numerous journals, however, let's face it. We need to realize everything we can get some answers concerning this portable GeForce RTX 3070 GPU first. NVIDIA's own control board enlightens us concerning however much we can learn with freely accessible devices. For this situation, the GeForce RTX 3070 has 5,120 CUDA centers and an illustrations support clock of 1,620MHz. There's likewise 8 GB of 14 GT/s GDDR6 VRAM on a 256-cycle memory transport, which is useful for 448 GB each second of data transmission.
It's to be expected to discover that a portion of these specs has restrained a piece from the work area form of the GeForce RTX 3070, which has 15% more CUDA centers. The versatile variation's top lift speed is just down 105 MHz from the 1,725 MHz help clock of the work area card. Everything considered that is an 18% dunk in most extreme execution from 20.3 concealing TFLOPS for the GeForce RTX 3070 Founder's Edition, to 16.65 TFLOPS for this versatile form. Notwithstanding, there are as yet really decent GPU specs to crush into a PC stage, where power utilization will without a doubt be not exactly the most extreme 220 W of the work area variant. The individuals who need a touch more torque actually have the GeForce RTX 3080 also, at the top finish of NVIDIA's portable arrangement.
The remainder of the equipment in the m15 R4 isn't too unique in relation to the past cycle m15 R3 which we surveyed back in October. Intel's tenth era CPUs are as yet the thing to take care of, however, our survey test this break has a right-center, 16-string Core i7-10870H with a 2.2 GHz base speed and a most extreme single-center increase in 5 GHz. There's likewise the Core i9-10980HK accessible as an overhaul. We don't expect that our CPU will invest a lot of energy at its base clock rate, thus this scratchpad ought to have a lot of gaming execution in the engine. Similar to the m15 R3 before it, the R4 has Alienware's 6-stage CPU voltage guideline hardware and a 12-stage controller for the GPU.
Alienware gave the CPU 16 GB of DDR4-2933 memory to work with. Additional configurations offer between 8 and 32 GB of RAM. That RAM is soldered, however, so buyers should be sure to order all they think they'll need now and down the road. For primary storage, a pair of 512 GB M.2 NVMe solid state drives in a RAID 0 configuration come along for the ride, as well. The m15 comes in configurations with up to three SSDs. Single-drive models top out at 2 TB of onboard storage, where the dual-drive systems can double that to 4 TB with striping for the best performance. Lastly, RAID 0 Plus configurations can optionally add a 512 GB SSD on top of the other two, maxing out at 4.5 TB combined.
Networking did get a refresh this time around. Now the 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet controller is a Killer E3100X. Wi-Fi is provided by a Killer AX1650i, which has a 2x2 MIMO antenna configuration and Bluetooth 5.1. We're also weirdly excited about the 1080p full-HD webcam, as it feels like laptops have been stuck with subpar 720p cameras for far too long.
Alienware m15 R4 Design, Display And Features
On the outside, not a whole lot has changed about the m15 since the last version. Alienware still offers the Dark Side of the Moon and Lunar Light finishes, which are polycarbonate bodies with Alienware's trademark mysterious alien-style design with lots of hexagons and lighting. The rear vents have RGB lights that outline them like twin exhaust pipes on a tricked-out car, and the keyboard has per-zone RGB lighting. Lastly, the Alienware logo-style badge on the lid and power button both have RGB bling.
Alienware m15 R4 IO Expansion Ports And Software
Alienware was generous with the port selection array on this gaming laptop. On the left, we find a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, a single USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Type-A port and a headphone jack. On the right we find two more 5 Gbps USB ports and a micro SD card reader. Both sides are also outfitted with additional vents, so along with the big vents on the rear, warm air can escape the system in a multitude of ways. Speaking of the rear of the m15 R4, Alienware included one HDMI 2.1 port, one Mini DisplayPort 1.4, and one Thunderbolt 3 Type-C connector. We'd be remiss if we didn't mention the expansion slot for Alienware's Graphics Amplifier next to the barrel power jack. The power adapter can provide up to 240 W of power to simultaneously charge the battery while gaming.