Alienware 16 Area-51 Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

Name: Alienware 16 Area-51 Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
Brand: Alienware
Rating: 88.1 (1 reviews)

The Alienware 16 Area-51 Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is reviewed as a high-end gaming laptop built around Intel’s latest Arrow Lake-HX processor and Nvidia’s RTX 5080 Laptop GPU. The article highlights its strong performance, premium OLED display, extensive connectivity, and high price, while noting the trade-offs of pushing power to the limit.

DeepL / Ninh Duy, Published 05/28/2026 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 ...

Pros

+ Powerful Intel processor

+ RTX 5080 graphics

+ Bright OLED display

+ 240 Hz refresh

+ Extensive modern connectivity

Cons

- Very high price

- Heavy chassis

- Bulky power adapter

- Performance has consequences

- Limited one-year warranty

The Alienware 16 Area-51 Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is a premium gaming laptop rated 88.1% and classified as very good. It features Intel’s Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor with 24 cores and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory. The 16-inch OLED display offers a 2560 x 1600 resolution, HDR support, Adaptive Sync, and a fast 240 Hz refresh rate. Connectivity is extensive, including USB4, Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, DisplayPort, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and an SD card reader. The system also includes 32 GB of DDR5-6400 memory, a 96 Wh battery, Windows 11 Pro, quad speakers, and Alienware Command Center. Its main drawbacks are the steep $4000 price, heavy 3.303 kg chassis, and the compromises that come with extracting maximum performance.

Specifications

Alienware 16 Area-51 Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (16 Series)

Processor

Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus 24c/24t, 8 x 5.5 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-Core, 16 x 4.7 GHz Intel Skymont E-Core, Arrow Lake-HX

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop - 16 GB VRAM, Core: 1500 MHz, RAM: 1750 MHz, 175 W TDP, GDDR7, 591.90, Advanced Optimus

Memory

32 GB

, DDR5-6400, SK Hynix, Dual-Channel, 52-51-51-102

Display

16.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 189 PPI, Samsung 160HU05, OLED, glossy: no, HDR, 240 Hz, Adaptive Sync

Mainboard

Intel HM870 (Arrow Lake-HX PCH)

Storage

SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N

Soundcard

Intel Arrow Lake-S PCH - ACE (Audio Context Engine)

Connections

3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB4 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt 5, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: SD

Networking

Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750W 320 MHz (BE200NGW) (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 28.5 x 365 x 290 ( = 1.12 x 14.37 x 11.42 in)

Battery

96 Wh Lithium-Polymer

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Camera

Webcam: IR
Primary Camera: 2 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Quad Spatial Sound, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Alienware Command Center, 12 Months Warranty

Weight

3.303 kg ( = 116.51 oz / 7.28 pounds), Power Supply: 1.101 kg ( = 38.84 oz / 2.43 pounds)

Price

4000 USD

Amazon

$2,511.50

Links

Alienware homepage
Alienware notebook section

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Average Score: 88.1% - very good
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)

price: - %, performance: 95%, features: 73%, display: 93% mobility: 54%, workmanship: 89%, ergonomy: 82%, emissions: 78%

Reviews for the Alienware 16 Area-51 Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

88.1% Alienware 16 Area-51 review: New Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is all power at any cost | Notebookcheck
Intel Arrow Lake-H kicks it up a notch with an even more powerful SKU this year to supersede the Core Ultra 9 275HX. However, squeezing more performance out of the same underlying architecture has its consequences.

Alienware 16 Area 51 2026 Review
Source: Mash IT English

Review of the new Alienware 16 area-51 2026 edition with new Intel Core Ultra 290HX Cpu and Bright OLED matter display, a fantastic machine but is it worth the price?
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/30/2026

2026 Alienware 16 Area-51: Even Better with OLED
Source: Andrew Marc David English

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/24/2026

Comment

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop: A fast graphics card from the Blackwell family for laptops that is based on the GB203 chip and uses 8,192 shaders and 16 GB GDDR7 graphics memory (256-bit graphics bus).

These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Ultra 9 290HX Plus: Mobile high-end CPU for gaming notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. Offers 24 cores and is a refresh in 2026 of the 285HX with higher base clock and e-core clock rates (+100 MHz).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.