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Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
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Size18"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Our Verdict
Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
While the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605 is a more compact model better suited for on-the-go use, the Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024) is a better gaming laptop overall. With matching configurations, the Dell can push higher frame rates, as its Intel 14th Gen (Raptor Lake) CPUs and NVIDIA GPUs are faster, and unlike the ASUS, it doesn't suffer from issues limiting the performance (at the time of writing). The Dell is also a better option if you want to use the laptop as a workstation for demanding tasks, as it supports up to 64GB of user-replaceable RAM, whereas the ASUS is limited to 32GB of soldered memory.
Variants
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R) (Dark Metallic Moon - FHD/480Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R-9494BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - QHD/165Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R-9583BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - QHD/165Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MI-G16.U94070) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MZ-G16.U94080) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MY-G16.U94090) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9/RTX 4090/32GB/2TB)
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
6.2
7.8
Portability
3.0
7.3
Battery
3.8
6.2
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.0
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.2
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
145°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
3.0
7.3
Dimensions Photo
Size
18"
16"
Thickness
1.1" (2.7 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)
Width
16.2" (41.2 cm)
14.1" (35.7 cm)
Depth
12.6" (32.0 cm)
9.8" (24.8 cm)
Volume
217.2 in³ (3,559.7 cm³)
108.1 in³ (1,770.7 cm³)
Weight
8.7 lbs (3.9 kg)
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
Charger Size
25.2 in³ (412.8 cm³)
16.6 in³ (271.7 cm³)
Charger Weight
2.3 lbs (1.0 kg)
1.2 lbs (0.6 kg)
Serviceability
9.1
6.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
9.0
7.5
RAM Slots
2
0
Storage Slots
4
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1200
2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
125 PPI
188 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
OLED
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
86%
85%
Refresh Rate
9.8
9.6
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
480 Hz
240 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-SYNC
G-SYNC
Contrast
6.9
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,080 : 1
99,750 : 1
Brightness
6.6
7.7
Maximum Brightness
266 cd/m²
368 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
14 cd/m²
18 cd/m²
Reflections
7.5
9.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.37%
1.73%
Indirect Reflections
4.74%
1.5%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.63%
0.23%
Black Uniformity
5.7
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
2.180%
0.023%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
4.0
7.8
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
5.99
1.05
Avg. Gamma
2.1
2.14
Avg. Color dE
5.28
4.43
Avg. Color Temperature
5,908 K
6,481 K
Color Gamut
9.4
9.7
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.9%
152.82%
sRGB uv
99.58%
141.35%
Adobe RGB xy
88.8%
96.88%
Adobe RGB uv
94.83%
99.07%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.26%
99.99%
DCI P3 uv
98.86%
99.99%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.22%
80.78%
Rec. 2020 uv
75.49%
81.96%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
960 Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
9.2
8.6
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
9.0
8.5
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Per-Key RGB
RGB Zones
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
61 gf
63 gf
Actuation Force
38 gf
41 gf
Pre-Travel
1.14 mm
1.15 mm
Total Travel
1.76 mm
1.43 mm
Touchpad
8.2
8.9
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
8.5
Size
16.7 in² (108.0 cm²)
23.3 in² (150.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.6
8.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
76 dB SPL
84 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.4 dB
3.5 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.7
0.3
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
364 Hz
141 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
16 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.7 dB
4.7 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.4
7.4
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
7.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
9.5
9.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
2
USB-C Ports
3
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
Mini DisplayPort 1.4
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
Yes
No
Proprietary Port
Alienware Power Adapter Port
Asus DC Power Input Port
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.4
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i9-14900HX
Core Ultra 9 185H
Core Count
24
16
Thread Count
32
22
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
Geforce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
12 GB
8 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
175W
105W
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
16 GB
Modules
2
8 (Soldered)
Type
DDR5
LP-DDR5x
Speed
5,600 MHz
7,467 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
919 GB
909 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN810 NVMe
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1102
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
10
9.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,039 points
1,834 points
CPU Multi-Thread
18,807 points
12,824 points
GPU Compute
203,416 points
126,773 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
2,004 points
1,803 points
Multi-Thread
27,346 points
17,452 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.6
9.4
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
1.5 min
2.4 min
GPU Render Time
0.2 min
0.3 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
6 s
9 s
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
10
9.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
220,316
125,055
Storage Drive Performance
9.7
9.3
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
2,713.0 MB/s
1,521.1 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
5,222.0 MB/s
3,550.5 MB/s
Random Write Speed
116.9 MB/s
88.5 MB/s
Random Read Speed
69.0 MB/s
48.5 MB/s
Battery
3.8
6.2
Capacity
97 Wh
90 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
4.1 hrs
6.5 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
3.1 hrs
6.4 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.2 hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.8 hrs
1.9 hrs
Borderlands 3
8.9
7.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
207 fps
95 fps
1% Low
108 fps
46 fps
0.1% Low
47 fps
24 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
17 ms
31 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
290 fps
118 fps
Civilization VI
9.1
8.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
312 fps
170 fps
1% Low
180 fps
106 fps
0.1% Low
116 fps
97 fps
1% Low Delta
2 ms
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
5 ms
4 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
405 fps
298 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.5 s
6.3 s
Counter-Strike 2
9.1
8.2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
304fps
157fps
1% Low
121fps
61fps
0.1% Low
66fps
45fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
10 ms
0.1% Low Delta
12 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
427fps
231fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
9.6
7.9
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
221 fps
110 fps
1% Low
135 fps
66 fps
0.1% Low
97 fps
35 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
6 ms
19 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
237 fps
117 fps
Thermals And Noise
5.4
6.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
46 °C (115 °F)
31 °C (88 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
50 °C (122 °F)
53 °C (128 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
55.0 dBA
45.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
9.9
8.8
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
99 °C
89 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
1% loss
7% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
68 °C
79 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Face Recognition
RGB Illumination
Yes
Yes
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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