Dell Alienware m18 R2 vs Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024)
Performance Scores
Metric
Dell Alienware m18 R2
Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024)
Battery Life
61.00
62.00
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
25093.00
14583.00
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2023.00
1731.00
Connectivity
82.00
81.00
Display
51.00
54.00
GPU performance
16.00
8.00
Gaming
55.00
37.00
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
16247.00
12172.00
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2762.00
2340.00
Max. brightness
300.00
500.00
NanoReview Score
62.00
61.00
Performance
84.00
73.00
Portability
17.00
89.00
Specifications
Specification
Dell Alienware m18 R2
Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024)
Adaptive refresh rate
-
Yes (30-120 Hz)
Adobe RGB profile
100%
N/A
Ambient light sensor
No
Yes
Area
1313 cm2 (203.3 inches2)
691 cm2 (107.1 inches2)
Aspect ratio
16:10
16:10
Audio chip
Realtek ALC3254
CirrusLogic CS42L43
Audio jack (3.5 mm)
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Yes
Yes
Base frequency
2.2 GHz
1.4 GHz
Battery type
Li-Ion
Li-Po
Bluetooth
v5.4
v5.3
Bus
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
CPU
Intel Core i7 14650HXIntel Core i7 14700HXIntel Core i9 14900HX
Intel Core Ultra 7 155HIntel Core Ultra 7 165H
Cable length
N/A
1 meters
Channels
1x512 GB
1x512 GB
Charge power
280 / 360 W
60 / 100 W
Charging port position
Bottom
Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery)
Yes
Yes
Clock
5600 MHz
7467 MHz
Coating
Matte
Matte
Colors
Black
Silver, Gray
Contrast
1000:1
2000:1
Cooling system
Active
Active
Cores
16 (8P + 8E)
16 (6P + 10E)
Dimensions
410.3 x 319.9 x 24.1-25.1 mm 16.15 x 12.59 x 0.95-0.99 inches
320 x 215.98 x 6.7-18.03 mm 12.6 x 8.5 x 0.26-0.71 inches
Display
-
1920 x 12002560 x 1600
-
1920 x 12003200 x 2000
DisplayPort
No
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Yes
Ethernet (RJ45)
Yes
No
FLOPS
16 TFLOPS
8.2 TFLOPS
Fabrication process
5 nm
5 nm
Fast charging
Yes
Yes
Fingerprint
No
No
Full charging time
2:00 hr
1:45 hr
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 4080 Mobile 12GBGeForce RTX 4090 Mobile 16GB
N/A
GPU base clock
2295 MHz
1140 MHz
GPU boost clock
2370 MHz
1605 MHz
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
No
HDR support
No
Yes, Dolby Vision
Infrared sensor
Yes
Yes
Integrated GPU
Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Key travel
1.8 mm
1 mm
Keyboard type
Mechanical
Island
L3 Cache
30 MB
24 MB
Liquid metal
Yes
No
Loudness
~82.5 dB
~82.8 dB
Material
Aluminum
Aluminum
Max. ram size
64 GB
N/A
Memory bus
128 bit
96 bit
Memory size
8 GB
6 GB
Memory speed
~16 Gbps
~16 Gbps
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Microphones
2
2
NVMe
Yes
Yes
Noise level (max. load)
56.6 dB
43.3 dB
Number of fans
4
2
Numpad
Yes
No
Nvidia Optimus
MUX
Yes
Opening angle
135°
135°
Optical drive
No
No
PPI
126 ppi
156 ppi
Power
2x2W
4x2W
Proprietary charging port
Yes
No
RAM
-
8GB16GB32GB64GB
-
16GB32GB64GB
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)
48
32
Refresh rate
480 Hz
120 Hz
Replaceable
No
No
Resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels
1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time
3 ms
-
SD card reader
Yes
Yes
Screen-to-body ratio
~71.6%
~88.2%
Shading units (cores)
3072
2560
Side bezels
11.3 mm
3.8 mm
Size
13.1 x 8.0 cm
14.9 x 7.4 cm
Speakers
2.0
2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Storage
-
512GB1024GB2048GB4096GB8192GB
-
512GB1024GB2048GB4096GB
Storage type
SSD (M2)
SSD (M2)
Surface
Glass
Glass
Sync technology
G-Sync
No
TGP
140 W
30-40 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs)
96
80
Threads
24
22
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
Total slots
4
2
Touchscreen
No
No
Transformer
No
No
Turbo frequency
5.2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Type
DDR5
LPDDR5X
USB Type-C
3x USB 4.0
3x USB 4.0
USB-A
3x USB 3.2
No
Upgradable
Yes
Yes
VGA
No
No
Vapor chamber
Optional
No
Voltage
11.4 V
11.7 V
Webcam
Above the display
Above the display
Webcam resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Weight
4.23 kg (9.33 lbs)
1.68 kg (3.7 lbs)
Weight of AC adapter
1076 grams
263 / 357 grams
Wi-Fi standard
v7
v6E
Windows Precision
Yes
Yes
sRGB color space
-
100%