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Razer Blade 18 (2024)
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Size
18"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
18"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
Razer Blade 18 (2024)
Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 (2025)
Although the Razer Blade 18 (2024) and the Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 (2025) are both high-end 18-inch gaming laptops, they're of different generations. The former uses Intel 14th Gen CPUs and NVIDIA 40-Series GPUs, while the latter uses Intel Core Ultra Series 2 HX CPUs and NVIDIA 50-Series GPUs. Both perform as they should for their respective hardware, so the differences between them primarily reside in build quality and user experience. The Razer feels sturdier and more premium, sporting an Apple MacBook-like all-aluminum chassis and a simpler, cleaner design. It also provides a slightly better user experience overall, including a larger touchpad, better-sounding speakers, and a higher-quality webcam.
Variants
- Blade 18 (RZ09-0509SEK3-R3U1) (Black - QHD+/300Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- Blade 18 (RZ09-0509TEK3-R3U1) (Black - QHD+/300Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- Blade 18 (RZ09-05092EK4-R3U1) (Black - QHD+/300Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4090/32GB/2TB)
- Blade 18 (RZ09-05092EP9-R3U1) (Black - UHD+/200Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4090/64GB/4TB)
- Blade 18 (RZ09-05092EM4-R3U1) (Mercury - UHD+/200Hz/i9 14900HX/RTX 4090/32GB/2TB)
- Alienware 18 Area-51 (LAA18250-9444BLU-PUS) (Liquid Teal - Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5070Ti/32GB/2TB)
- Alienware 18 Area-51 (LAA18250) (Liquid Teal - Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware 18 Area-51 (LAA18250-9420BLU-PUS) (Liquid Teal - Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/2TB)
- Alienware 18 Area-51 (LAA18250-9383BLU-PUS) (Liquid Teal - Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5090/64GB/2TB)
Main Differences for
General Productivity
General Productivity
Threshold
General Productivity
6.4
5.6
Portability
4.1
2.0
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
5.2 hrs
3.9 hrs
Full Comparison
Design
Style
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Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
8.5
Build Quality Photo
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Hinge
9.1
9.0
Hinge Photo
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Range
135°
130°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
4.1
2.0
Dimensions Photo
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Size
18"
18"
Thickness
1.1" (2.7 cm)
1.4" (3.7 cm)
Width
15.8" (40.1 cm)
16.1" (41.0 cm)
Depth
10.9" (27.8 cm)
12.6" (32.0 cm)
Volume
183.7 in³ (3,009.9 cm³)
293.0 in³ (4,801.9 cm³)
Weight
6.9 lbs (3.1 kg)
9.1 lbs (4.1 kg)
Charger Size
22.2 in³ (364.3 cm³)
25.5 in³ (417.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
2.8 lbs (1.3 kg)
Serviceability
8.4
9.1
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Ease Of Access
7.5
9.0
RAM Slots
2
2
Storage Slots
2
3
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
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Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
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Resolution
3840 x 2400
2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
251 PPI
167 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
89%
80%
Refresh Rate
9.4
9.6
Motion Blur
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Refresh Rate
200 Hz
300 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-SYNC
G-SYNC
Contrast
6.9
7.2
Contrast Photo
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Native Contrast
1,065 : 1
1,222 : 1
Brightness
8.4
8.6
Maximum Brightness
464 cd/m²
508 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
24 cd/m²
29 cd/m²
Reflections
7.5
6.5
Reflections Photo Off
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Reflections Photo Max
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Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
4.99%
7.39%
Indirect Reflections
3.87%
6.57%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.12%
0.82%
Black Uniformity
7.5
7.3
Black Uniformity Photo
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Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.000%
1.122%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.6
8.4
White Balance Screencap
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Gamma Curve Screencap
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Color Screencap
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Avg. White Balance dE
3.43
1.38
Avg. Gamma
2.24
2.18
Avg. Color dE
4.02
3.4486
Avg. Color Temperature
6,287 K
6,451.4 K
Color Gamut
9.5
9.5
Gamut SDR
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sRGB xy
138.87%
138.47%
sRGB uv
131.41%
132.35%
Adobe RGB xy
88.57%
89.62%
Adobe RGB uv
94.57%
95.41%
Gamut HDR
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DCI-P3 xy
99.74%
99.3%
DCI-P3 uv
99.91%
99.69%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.44%
73.23%
Rec. 2020 uv
76.25%
76.8%
Flicker
9.0
10
Flicker Graph
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Flicker-Free
No
Yes
Flicker Frequency
> 1000Hz
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
100%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
9.1
9.2
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Typing Quality
9.0
9.0
Numpad
No
Yes
Backlighting
Per-Key RGB
Per-Key RGB
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
66 gf
68 gf
Actuation Force
38 gf
36 gf
Pre-Travel
1.05 mm
1.08 mm
Total Travel
1.24 mm
1.74 mm
Touchpad
8.6
8.6
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Tracking Quality
8.0
8.5
Size
25.6 in² (164.9 cm²)
16.3 in² (105.5 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.8
8.1
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
85 dB SPL
77 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.5 dB
3.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.9
0.7
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
236 Hz
230 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
15 kHz
13 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.8 dB
3.1 dB
Webcam & Microphone
9.2
7.4
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.0
7.5
Resolution
1440p
1440p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
9.0
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USB-A Ports
3
3
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 5
Thunderbolt 5
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
Yes
Yes
Proprietary Port
Razer Power Port
Alienware Power Adapter Port
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.4
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i9-14900HX
Core Ultra 9 275HX
Core Count
24
24
Thread Count
32
24
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
Geforce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
16 GB
16 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
175W
175W
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
5,600 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
2,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
1,879 GB
882 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL22T0HBLB-00B00
SK hynix PVC10
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
CPU/RAM Performance
8.3
8.6
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
126 points
135 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
1,635 points
2,194 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,872
3,063
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
17,777
19,868
Blender - CPU (Avg)
136 samples/min
171 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
51,012
63,787
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
3,546
3,499
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
310 ms
280 ms
Low Tier Graphics
8.5
8.6
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
182,283
205,412
Basemark Web 3.0
1,465
2,071
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
926
940
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
31,824
26,279
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
2,029.0
1,100.3
mprep - Stress My GPU
173,499
173,508
High Tier Graphics
8.8
8.9
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
5,151
5,367
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
5,294
5,548
Basemark GPU (DX12)
218,406
257,652
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
210,488
233,486
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
16,923 Frames
16,960 Frames
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
7.3
7.3
Blender - GPU (Avg)
2,467 samples/min
2,440 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
22,435 points
N/A
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.6
6.9
Civilization VII - AI
14.2 s/turn
16.2 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
302.4 fps
278.0 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
146.5 fps
134.4 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
121.8 fps
144.1 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
91.9 fps
84.2 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
51.1 fps
61.1 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.9
N/A
Previous Methodology Score Converted
8.4
N/A
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.1
7.6
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
99.6 fps
122.5 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
83.7 fps
104.2 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
63 fps
73 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
52 fps
61 fps
GTA V (Avg)
170.2 fps
183.0 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
65.5 fps
62.6 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
52 fps
54 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
46 fps
49 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
150.5 fps
144.1 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
97.5 fps
110.9 fps
Previous Methodology Score
9.0
N/A
Previous Methodology Score Converted
7.6
N/A
Ray Tracing Performance
6.5
6.6
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
78.2 fps
81.9 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
66.3 fps
73.4 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
52 fps
48 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
42 fps
42 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
27 fps
28 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
23 fps
24 fps
Storage Drive Performance
9.6
9.8
Sequential Write Speed
2,011.5 MB/s
2,025.8 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,588.4 MB/s
4,524.0 MB/s
Random Write Speed
108.4 MB/s
180.7 MB/s
Random Read Speed
69.0 MB/s
97.7 MB/s
Battery
4.7
3.4
Capacity
92 Wh
96 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
5.2 hrs
3.9 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
4.1 hrs
3.0 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.2 hrs
0.8 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
2.5 hrs
Thermals And Noise
6.8
6.9
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Keyboard Temp While Idle
33 °C (92 °F)
25 °C (77 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
39 °C (103 °F)
43 °C (109 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
57.0 dBA
53.8 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
7.8
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
80 °C
73 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
63 °C
56 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
14% 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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