Alienware m15 R6 laptop review: More efficient, but the RTX 3080 is slower than in the predecessor

Hot iron. Wait a minute, another m15? Yes, after the m15 R5 with a Ryzen processor now comes the m15 R6 with an Intel CPU, which brings the usual advantages and disadvantages (keyword Thunderbolt). Of course, the new Tiger Lake processor is more efficient and also faster than the Comet Lake predecessor in the R4, but Dell applies the emergency brakes in the 3D performance, and the R4 also still has something to say here.

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It is quite surprising, how many models of the m15 Dell has introduced in such a short time. We already tested the m15 R4, the m15 R5, and now the m15 R6 - all of them in this year.

What is confusing is that since the R6 now contains a Tiger Lake CPU, it really is a successor of the R4 with the Comet Lake CPU and more of a sibling of the R5 with the AMD processor. The case and many other characteristics correspond to the m15 R5, which is the reason why we won't discuss the characteristics of the case, input devices, connection equipment, etc. unless there are some changes. You can find information on these areas in our review of the Alienware m15 R5.

Of course, we also compare the Intel m15 R6 with the AMD m15 R5 and the m15 R4 Comet Lake predecessor, and in addition also with the Aorus 15P YD, the Razer Blade 15 pro model, and the Schenker XMG Neo 15.

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Possible competitors in Comparison

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
86.1 %	11/2021	Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2.5 kg	22.85 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
84.7 %	06/2021	Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	2.5 kg	22.85 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
86.1 %	06/2021	Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2.4 kg	20 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
86.4 %	06/2021	Aorus 15P YD i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2.2 kg	27 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
87 %	06/2021	Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2.2 kg	26 mm	15.60"	2560x1440
88.9 %	07/2021	Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2 kg	16.99 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Case - Well-known design

Alienware laptops are known for their large cooling system in the back, so it is hardly surprising that the current model also is significantly deeper than the competitors from other manufacturers. But at least it is slightly slimmer than the Schenker or the Aorus, even though none of the models is able to beat the Razer Blade in this regard.

With a weight of 2.5 kg (~5.5 lb), the Alienware laptops are also 200 - 500 g (~7 - 18 oz) heavier than the comparison devices.

Size Comparison

Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Aorus 15P YD Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) ❌

Connection Equipment - Intel Alienware with Thunderbolt

In contrast to the m15 R5 AMD version, the m15 R6 now supports Thunderbolt 4 thanks to the Intel CPU, and the corresponding USB-C port also supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 instead of Gen 1. In addition, the USB-C port now also supports Power Delivery, which means that it can be used for recharging, but only at up to 15 watts. Otherwise, the connections remained the same.

Communication

Networking
iperf3 Client (transmit) 1 m 4M x10 Netgear AX12
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1517 (1451^min - 1574^max) MBit/s ∼100% +48%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)	1371 (925^min - 1499^max) MBit/s ∼90% +34%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1265 (1163^min - 1351^max) MBit/s ∼83% +23%
Average Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW) (758 - 1514, n=10)	1250 MBit/s ∼82% +22%
Average of class Gaming (450 - 1622, n=166, last 2 years)	1158 MBit/s ∼76% +13%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650w	1082 (597^min - 1270^max) MBit/s ∼71% +5%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1076 (944^min - 1117^max) MBit/s ∼71% +5%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW)	1026 (520^min - 1143^max) MBit/s ∼68%
iperf3 Client (receive) 1 m 4M x10 Netgear AX12
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1743 (864^min - 1763^max) MBit/s ∼100% +77%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1386 (1274^min - 1446^max) MBit/s ∼80% +41%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)	1330 (711^min - 1563^max) MBit/s ∼76% +35%
Average Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW) (887 - 1670, n=10)	1319 MBit/s ∼76% +34%
Average of class Gaming (90 - 1743, n=166, last 2 years)	1232 MBit/s ∼71% +25%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW)	982 MBit/s ∼56%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	933 (498^min - 1012^max) MBit/s ∼54% -5%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650w	667 (627^min - 737^max) MBit/s ∼38% -32%

Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW); iperf3 Client (receive) 1 m 4M x10 Netgear AX12: Ø982 (889-1036)

Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 Client (receive) 1 m 4M x10 Netgear AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1714 (864-1763)

Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW); iperf3 Client (transmit) 1 m 4M x10 Netgear AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1009 (520-1143)

Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 Client (transmit) 1 m 4M x10 Netgear AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1517 (1451-1574)

Webcam

ColorChecker Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake: 16.12 ∆E min: 9.83 - max: 24.15 ∆E

Display - Speed increased to 360 Hz

Slightly grainy subpixels due to the matte overlay

According to HWinfo, the display is the same matte FHD panel from AU Optronics as in the m15 R5. However, the current model offers a refresh rate of a speedy 360 Hz, while that in the AMD m15 "only" masters 165 Hz. Alternatively, you can also purchase the R6 with the same 165-Hz panel, and in addition a QHD panel with 240 Hz is also available. But why is there no 4K option for a gaming laptop with the RTX 3080?

Despite sharing the same label, the values of both panels are also different. While the brightness is slightly better, its distribution is worse. The black value and contrast are also slightly worse than in the sibling model.

The very short and therefore outstanding response times of the two panels are positive.

The display has a strong background luminance even with a black display image


315 cd/m²	324 cd/m²	325 cd/m²
341 cd/m²	359 cd/m²	344 cd/m²
358 cd/m²	370 cd/m²	358 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

AU Optronics AUO9092 (B156HAN)

X-Rite i1Pro 3

Maximum: 370 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 343.8 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 360 cd/m²
Contrast: 1026:1 (Black: 0.35 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.3 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.4, calibrated: 3.28
ΔE Greyscale 3.66 | 0.64-98 Ø5.6
75.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
74.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.43

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 3)

	Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 AU Optronics AUO9092 (B156HAN), IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition B156HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 LG Philips LGD066E (156WFG), IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Aorus 15P YD BOE09B9, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake BOE CQ NE156QHM-NY2, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60	Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) TL156VDXP02-0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display			-4%	-3%	-5%	-7%
Display P3 Coverage	74.1		70.1 -5%	70.2 -5%	68.6 -7%	66.9 -10%
sRGB Coverage	99.5		99.8 0%	98.5 -1%	98.6 -1%	97.1 -2%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	75.7		71.5 -6%	72.4 -4%	69.3 -8%	69 -9%
Response Times		-47%	-121%	-236%	-293%	-65%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	2.8	4 ?(1.2, 2.8) -43%	7.6 ?(2.4, 5.2) -171%	14 ?(7.2, 6.8) -400%	16 ?(8.4, 7.6) -471%	4.2 ?(2.6, 1.6) -50%
Response Time Black / White *	5.6	8.4 ?(4.4, 4) -50%	9.6 ?(3.6, 6) -71%	9.6 ?(5.2, 4.4) -71%	12 ?(6, 6) -114%	10 ?(5.2, 4.8) -79%
PWM Frequency
Screen		15%	24%	-9%	-8%	13%
Brightness middle	359	329 -8%	347 -3%	337 -6%	324 -10%	353.4 -2%
Brightness	344	321 -7%	318 -8%	316 -8%	307 -11%	340 -1%
Brightness Distribution	85	92 8%	86 1%	85 0%	91 7%	92 8%
Black Level *	0.35	0.27 23%	0.31 11%	0.31 11%	0.27 23%	0.31 11%
Contrast	1026	1219 19%	1119 9%	1087 6%	1200 17%	1140 11%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	3.3	2.78 16%	1.68 49%	3.87 -17%	3.36 -2%	2.17 34%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	4.84	4.88 -1%	3.03 37%	8.09 -67%	9.87 -104%	5.69 -18%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	3.28	1.63 50%	1.08 67%	1.15 65%	1.23 62%	1.05 68%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	3.66	2.5 32%	1.8 51%	6.1 -67%	5.8 -58%	3.4 7%
Gamma	2.43 ^91%	2.106 ^104%	2.262 ^97%	2.132 ^103%	2.311 ^95%	2.2 ^100%
CCT	5896 ^110%	6201 ^105%	6592 ^99%	6891 ^94%	7087 ^92%	6830 ^95%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)		76	71	72	69
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)		99	94	94	93
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-16% / 4%	-34% / -3%	-83% / -40%	-102% / -48%	-20% / -2%

* ... smaller is better

At almost 100% sRGB and about 76% AdobeRGB, the color space coverage is very good, while many competitors don't quite reach those values.

The display is calibrated fairly well already at the state of delivery, and a manual calibration brings almost no significant improvement in terms of the color deviations.

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
5.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ ms rise
5.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.8 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 7 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (23.4 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
2.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ ms rise
2.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.692 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 2 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (37 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 21940 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The fact that there isn't much sun during this test contributes to easier readability of the Alienware's display contents. Even at steep viewing angles, the matte and fairly bright display ensures good readability, at least on cloudy days and in the shade.

As is typical for IPS screens, the viewing angle stability is less of a subject. However, it is still noticeable that the brightness is better when looking directly at the screen than from steep viewing angles, but this slight decrease is still acceptable.

Performance - Only 125 W for the RTX 3080

With its Intel Core i7-11800H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile GPU, our test unit represents the top end of the configurations. Alternatively, you can also configure the Alienware, which can clearly be considered a gaming laptop, with an RTX 3070 or RTX 3060, and even with a weaker Intel Core i5 11400H CPU.

Test Conditions

The Alienware Command Center offers many fan profiles with names that are not very intuitive, and the mode description is only implemented by a system of little stars. What might the differences between "Performance," "Full Performance," and "Cooling" be? Since the fans always rev up noisily in all three modes even during idle operation ("Full Performance" is even louder than the noise in the "Performance" mode), we run the benchmarks and noise measurements in "Balanced" mode. Even though this contradicts our approach to test gaming laptops using the highest performance mode, at least the noise measurement will then make sense.

The Alienware Command Center (ACC) also needs a particularly long time to complete loading during each system start. Even when subjectively all the other Windows processes have finished loading, the ACC still needs more time. Although you can start it already, you still cannot select the fan modes in the overview for quite some time.

The behavior of the Alienware when turning it on is also strange. When you press the power button, it lights up in blue for several seconds, but then nothing else happens. Only when you press the button for a second time will the laptop really boot up - very annoying!

Windows 11 is installed as the operating system, which might still lead to some problems with some benchmarks.

Performance, Full Performance, and Cooling are always loud (even in idle operation)

Processor

The Intel Core i7-11800H comes from the Tiger Lake series, and its 8 cores can reach clock speeds between 2.3 and 4.6 GHz (single core Turbo).

In the Cinebench loop, we measure a slight performance drop after the first four runs. After that, the performance is comparable to that of the Intel Core i7-11800H in the Aorus. During the first four runs, the TDP is around 90 watts. Afterwards it starts to get limited, and in each new run, the TDP will only reach the maximum briefly, before dropping to about 50 watts.

In the direct comparison, the Core i7-11800H in the Schenker delivers the best performance, but most of the time the Alienware places about 5% behind.

In battery mode, the Cinebench R15 CPU performance drops only by about 10% compared to the performance in the beginning.

TDP during the course of the Cinebench R15 loop

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1804 (1720.8-2133.9)

Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1808 (1756.39-1935.92)

Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø2153 (2123.03-2172.97)

Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H: Ø1977 (1921.88-2004.51)

CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender 2.79: BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.3: 64 Bit Multi-Core Score | 64 Bit Single-Core Score
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

CPU Performance Rating
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	84.2 pt ∼84%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	78.3 pt ∼78%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	75.8 pt ∼76%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) ^-2! Intel Core i7-11800H	75.1 pt ∼75%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H	75 pt ∼75%
Aorus 15P YD ^-2! Intel Core i7-11800H	73.6 pt ∼74%
Average of class Gaming	71.7 pt ∼72%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	64.3 pt ∼64%

Cinebench R23 / CPU (Multi Core)
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	14088 Points ∼100% +5%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	13477 Points ∼96%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	12197 (11396.1^min - 12197.5^max) Points ∼87% -9%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	12195 Points ∼87% -10%
Average of class Gaming (4032 - 19282, n=155, last 2 years)	12045 Points ∼85% -11%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (6508 - 14088, n=41)	11684 Points ∼83% -13%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	10947 Points ∼78% -19%

Cinebench R23 / CPU (Single Core)
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	1520 Points ∼100% +3%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	1513 Points ∼100% +2%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (1386 - 1522, n=38)	1495 Points ∼98% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	1481 Points ∼97%
Average of class Gaming (778 - 1920, n=154, last 2 years)	1470 Points ∼97% -1%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	1430 Points ∼94% -3%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	1228 Points ∼81% -17%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	5408 Points ∼100% +19%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	4920 Points ∼91% +9%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	4711 Points ∼87% +4%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	4706 Points ∼87% +4%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	4532 Points ∼84%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (2498 - 5408, n=43)	4471 Points ∼83% -1%
Average of class Gaming (1397 - 7382, n=227, last 2 years)	4273 Points ∼79% -6%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	3993 Points ∼74% -12%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	583 Points ∼100% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	582 Points ∼100% +1%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	581 Points ∼100% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	577 Points ∼99%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (520 - 586, n=40)	575 Points ∼99% 0%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	559 Points ∼96% -3%
Average of class Gaming (300 - 736, n=227, last 2 years)	542 Points ∼93% -6%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	479 Points ∼82% -17%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	2173 (2123.03^min - 2172.97^max) Points ∼100% +2%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	2134 (1720.8^min - 2133.9^max) Points ∼98%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	2005 (1921.88^min - 2004.51^max) Points ∼92% -6%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	1936 (1756.39^min - 1935.92^max) Points ∼89% -9%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (1342 - 2173, n=42)	1911 Points ∼88% -10%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	1877 (1776.59^min - 1876.96^max) Points ∼86% -12%
Average of class Gaming (536 - 2944, n=239, last 2 years)	1797 Points ∼83% -16%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	1755 (1601.67^min - 1755.16^max) Points ∼81% -18%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	232 Points ∼100% +3%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	230 Points ∼99% +2%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	230 Points ∼99% +2%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	227 Points ∼98% 0%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	226 Points ∼97%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (201 - 231, n=39)	225 Points ∼97% 0%
Average of class Gaming (108 - 277, n=229, last 2 years)	217 Points ∼94% -4%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	198 Points ∼85% -12%

Blender 2.79 / BMW27 CPU
Average of class Gaming (168 - 732, n=226, last 2 years)	295 Seconds * ∼100% -11%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	291 Seconds * ∼99% -10%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	280 Seconds * ∼95% -6%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (217 - 454, n=39)	275 Seconds * ∼93% -4%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	265 Seconds * ∼90%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	259 Seconds * ∼88% +2%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	253 Seconds * ∼86% +5%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	217 Seconds * ∼74% +18%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	56758 MIPS ∼100% +8%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	53902 MIPS ∼95% +2%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	53597 MIPS ∼94% +2%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	52729 MIPS ∼93%
Average of class Gaming (21148 - 76063, n=226, last 2 years)	48605 MIPS ∼86% -8%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	48534 MIPS ∼86% -8%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (33718 - 56758, n=39)	48377 MIPS ∼85% -8%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	47604 MIPS ∼84% -10%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	5716 MIPS ∼100% +5%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	5591 MIPS ∼98% +3%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	5582 MIPS ∼98% +2%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (5138 - 5716, n=39)	5491 MIPS ∼96% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	5480 MIPS ∼96% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	5450 MIPS ∼95%
Average of class Gaming (2743 - 6506, n=226, last 2 years)	5361 MIPS ∼94% -2%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	5313 MIPS ∼93% -3%

Geekbench 5.3 / 64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	9851 Points ∼100% +5%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	9395 Points ∼95%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	9335 Points ∼95% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (4655 - 9851, n=33)	8530 Points ∼87% -9%
Average of class Gaming (2783 - 14294, n=219, last 2 years)	8162 Points ∼83% -13%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	7850 Points ∼80% -16%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	7522 Points ∼76% -20%

Geekbench 5.3 / 64 Bit Single-Core Score
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	1625 Points ∼100% +3%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	1582 Points ∼97% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	1574 Points ∼97%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (1429 - 1625, n=33)	1560 Points ∼96% -1%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	1481 Points ∼91% -6%
Average of class Gaming (703 - 1918, n=219, last 2 years)	1421 Points ∼87% -10%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	1299 Points ∼80% -17%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	17.4 fps ∼100% +28%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	15 fps ∼86% +10%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	14.7 fps ∼84% +8%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (7.38 - 17.4, n=39)	13.8 fps ∼79% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	13.6 fps ∼78%
Average of class Gaming (4.67 - 22, n=225, last 2 years)	13.5 fps ∼78% -1%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	13.2 fps ∼76% -3%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	12.6 fps ∼72% -7%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	89 s * ∼100% -100%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	57.4 s * ∼64% -29%
Average of class Gaming (23.9 - 113, n=222, last 2 years)	53.1 s * ∼60% -19%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	46.8 s * ∼53% -5%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (38.6 - 59.9, n=38)	46.7 s * ∼52% -5%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	45.9 s * ∼52% -3%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	44.5 s * ∼50%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	43.8 s * ∼49% +2%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK	0.592 sec * ∼100% -6%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (0.548 - 0.605, n=39)	0.565 sec * ∼95% -1%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H	0.56 sec * ∼95% -0%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H	0.558 sec * ∼94%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H	0.556 sec * ∼94% -0%
Average of class Gaming (0.4218 - 1.088, n=222, last 2 years)	0.556 sec * ∼94% -0%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H	0.55 sec * ∼93% +1%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	0.524 sec * ∼89% +6%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

2134 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

172 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

226 Points

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... in comparison

Performance Rating
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	93.6 pt ∼94%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	88 pt ∼88%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	79.3 pt ∼79%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H	77.9 pt ∼78%
Average of class Gaming	76 pt ∼76%
Aorus 15P YD ^-9! Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	0 pt ∼0%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake ^-9! Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	0 pt ∼0%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) ^-9! Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	0 pt ∼0%

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	15961 KRay/s ∼100%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	14245 KRay/s ∼89% -11%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	14041 KRay/s ∼88% -12%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (8772 - 15961, n=13)	13548 KRay/s ∼85% -15%
Average of class Gaming (2585 - 19199, n=180, last 2 years)	11544 KRay/s ∼72% -28%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	88952 Points ∼100% +36%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	68783 Points ∼77% +5%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	65636 Points ∼74%
Average of class Gaming (12439 - 110797, n=180, last 2 years)	62775 Points ∼71% -4%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (39404 - 65636, n=13)	57788 Points ∼65% -12%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	4439 MB/s ∼100%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (2599 - 4439, n=13)	3867 MB/s ∼87% -13%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	3550 MB/s ∼80% -20%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	3055 MB/s ∼69% -31%
Average of class Gaming (833 - 4851, n=180, last 2 years)	2805 MB/s ∼63% -37%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	95789 Points ∼100% +4%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	92980 Points ∼97% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	91757 Points ∼96%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (88481 - 91941, n=13)	91364 Points ∼95% 0%
Average of class Gaming (30447 - 132615, n=180, last 2 years)	88751 Points ∼93% -3%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	11665 Points ∼100% +19%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	10195 Points ∼87% +4%
Average of class Gaming (3007 - 17639, n=180, last 2 years)	9921 Points ∼85% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	9781 Points ∼84%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (6420 - 9787, n=13)	9170 Points ∼79% -6%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	45972 Points ∼100% +16%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	39464 Points ∼86%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (23365 - 39464, n=13)	34571 Points ∼75% -12%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	34490 Points ∼75% -13%
Average of class Gaming (7135 - 61370, n=180, last 2 years)	33892 Points ∼74% -14%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	149388 MB/s ∼100%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (74617 - 149388, n=13)	124625 MB/s ∼83% -17%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	119968 MB/s ∼80% -20%
Average of class Gaming (11368 - 156370, n=180, last 2 years)	74705 MB/s ∼50% -50%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	38856 MB/s ∼26% -74%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	830 MB/s ∼100%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	782 MB/s ∼94% -6%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	758 MB/s ∼91% -9%
Average of class Gaming (305 - 1209, n=201, last 2 years)	668 MB/s ∼80% -20%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (461 - 830, n=36)	286 (461^min - 830^max) MB/s ∼34% -66%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	0 MB/s ∼0% -100%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	0 MB/s ∼0% -100%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	0 MB/s ∼0% -100%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	8717 KRay/s ∼100%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	7532 KRay/s ∼86% -14%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	7411 KRay/s ∼85% -15%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (4545 - 8717, n=14)	7347 KRay/s ∼84% -16%
Average of class Gaming (1437 - 10472, n=180, last 2 years)	6253 KRay/s ∼72% -28%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Gaming (8341 - 46643, n=180, last 2 years)	24077 MPixel/s ∼100% +3%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	23347 MPixel/s ∼97%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (11898 - 26732, n=14)	21789 MPixel/s ∼90% -7%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	20698 MPixel/s ∼86% -11%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	14784 MPixel/s ∼61% -37%

System Performance

The PCMark 10 benchmark doesn't differentiate the competitors very well from each other, at least not in the overall score. The Razer Blade seems to be slightly ahead in the sub tests, but the Alienware is challenging it, remaining about 5% behind only in the Essentials benchmark.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation

PCMark 10 / Score
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	7356 Points ∼100% +2%
Aorus 15P YD GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7191 Points ∼98% 0%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	7190 Points ∼98% 0%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7177 Points ∼98%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (6673 - 7470, n=11)	7154 Points ∼97% 0%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-10980HK, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	6988 Points ∼95% -3%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	6465 Points ∼88% -10%
Average of class Gaming (4077 - 8186, n=191, last 2 years)	6416 Points ∼87% -11%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	11064 Points ∼100% +11%
Aorus 15P YD GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10528 Points ∼95% +6%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (9862 - 11064, n=11)	10328 Points ∼93% +4%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	10271 Points ∼93% +3%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	9934 Points ∼90%
Average of class Gaming (7148 - 11205, n=190, last 2 years)	9797 Points ∼89% -1%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-10980HK, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	9709 Points ∼88% -2%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	9589 Points ∼87% -3%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	9372 Points ∼100%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-10980HK, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	9337 Points ∼100% 0%
Aorus 15P YD GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	9188 Points ∼98% -2%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (8278 - 9803, n=11)	9115 Points ∼97% -3%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	9015 Points ∼96% -4%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	8983 Points ∼96% -4%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	8913 Points ∼95% -5%
Average of class Gaming (6161 - 10638, n=190, last 2 years)	8614 Points ∼92% -8%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	10932 Points ∼100% +1%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	10831 Points ∼99% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10775 Points ∼99%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (9881 - 11323, n=11)	10560 Points ∼97% -2%
Aorus 15P YD GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10434 Points ∼95% -3%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-10980HK, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	10217 Points ∼93% -5%
Average of class Gaming (3670 - 13098, n=190, last 2 years)	8629 Points ∼79% -20%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	8582 Points ∼79% -20%

PCMark 10 Score		7177 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	43361 MB/s ∼100%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (24508 - 48016, n=14)	42715 MB/s ∼99% -1%
Average of class Gaming (18074 - 77803, n=180, last 2 years)	41939 MB/s ∼97% -3%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	37687 MB/s ∼87% -13%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	35790 MB/s ∼83% -17%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	49659 MB/s ∼100%
Average of class Gaming (20318 - 76185, n=180, last 2 years)	45768 MB/s ∼92% -8%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (25882 - 50365, n=13)	45674 MB/s ∼92% -8%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	44146 MB/s ∼89% -11%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	40553 MB/s ∼82% -18%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	45486 MB/s ∼100%
Average of class Gaming (15975 - 66256, n=180, last 2 years)	44175 MB/s ∼97% -3%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (22240 - 46214, n=13)	42987 MB/s ∼95% -5%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	39830 MB/s ∼88% -12%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	35891 MB/s ∼79% -21%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	97.5 ns * ∼100%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	78.2 ns * ∼80% +20%
Average of class Gaming (78.1 - 122, n=202, last 2 years)	62.4 ns * ∼64% +36%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 Intel Core i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	55.9 ns * ∼57% +43%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (77.3 - 97.5, n=37)	34.4 (77.3^min - 97.5^max) ns * ∼35% +65%
Aorus 15P YD Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	0 ns * ∼0% +100%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	0 ns * ∼0% +100%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	0 ns * ∼0% +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

The LatencyMon tool does not detect any significant delays, neither when opening several browser tabs, nor streaming videos or during CPU load via Prime95. On the other hand, our 4K/60-fps YouTube video was reproduced with a total of 68 dropped frames.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, SSSTC CA6-8D1024	4392 μs * ∼100% -357%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	961 μs * ∼22%
Aorus 15P YD GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	775 μs * ∼18% +19%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-10980HK, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	725 μs * ∼17% +25%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	533 μs * ∼12% +45%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	428.6 μs * ∼10% +55%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Solution

Dell has equipped the m15 R6 with two 1-TB NVMe SSDs from Samsung, so there is ample amount of storage with a total of 2 TB. Even though the Samsung PM9A1 occupies the third place in our SSD database, it is unable to even come close to its theoretically high speeds in the R6. There is some wasted potential here, but the speed still isn't bad by any means.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3552 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3174 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 755 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 544 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 83.1 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 225.7 MB/s

CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 1414 MB/s

CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 2823 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	88.7 pt ∼89%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	88.2 pt ∼88%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	81.2 pt ∼81%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	73.5 pt ∼74%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	67.5 pt ∼68%
Average of class Gaming	57 pt ∼57%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	52 pt ∼52%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	33.4 pt ∼33%

DiskSpd
seq read
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3941 (3833.9^min - 3941.39^max) MB/s ∼100% +57%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2514 - 4608, n=19)	3871 MB/s ∼98% +54%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3802 (3789.11^min - 3801.66^max) MB/s ∼96% +51%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	3385 (3365.72^min - 3385.43^max) MB/s ∼86% +35%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2514 (2492.51^min - 2513.65^max) MB/s ∼64%
Average of class Gaming (170 - 4931, n=189, last 2 years)	2249 MB/s ∼57% -11%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	1985 (1947.5^min - 1985.18^max) MB/s ∼50% -21%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1726 (1693.24^min - 1725.96^max) MB/s ∼44% -31%
seq write
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3804 (3790.18^min - 3804.02^max) MB/s ∼100% +38%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2436 - 4368, n=19)	3752 MB/s ∼99% +36%
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2923 (2797.18^min - 2923.46^max) MB/s ∼77% +6%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	2842 (2816.48^min - 2842.27^max) MB/s ∼75% +3%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	2763 (2748.27^min - 2762.79^max) MB/s ∼73% 0%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2753 (2740.35^min - 2752.51^max) MB/s ∼72%
Average of class Gaming (174 - 7889, n=188, last 2 years)	2416 MB/s ∼64% -12%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1520 (983.77^min - 1519.6^max) MB/s ∼40% -45%
seq q8 t1 read
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	6883 (1.68^min - 6882.51^max) MB/s ∼100% +101%
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	6598 (5839.52^min - 6597.87^max) MB/s ∼96% +93%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	6574 (5853.99^min - 6573.59^max) MB/s ∼96% +92%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (3421 - 6688, n=19)	6259 MB/s ∼91% +83%
Average of class Gaming (144 - 13195, n=189, last 2 years)	3650 MB/s ∼53% +7%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3421 (3159.78^min - 3420.66^max) MB/s ∼50%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	3024 (2618.92^min - 3023.5^max) MB/s ∼44% -12%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	2314 (1882.82^min - 2314^max) MB/s ∼34% -32%
seq q8 t1 write
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	4920 (4893.91^min - 4919.52^max) MB/s ∼100% +57%
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4786 (4775.73^min - 4785.78^max) MB/s ∼97% +53%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2877 - 4999, n=19)	4733 MB/s ∼96% +51%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	4658 (45.63^min - 4657.56^max) MB/s ∼95% +49%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	3146 (3124.59^min - 3146.36^max) MB/s ∼64% 0%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3134 (3124.55^min - 3133.56^max) MB/s ∼64%
Average of class Gaming (86.2 - 9830, n=189, last 2 years)	2891 MB/s ∼59% -8%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1449 (1364.2^min - 1448.71^max) MB/s ∼29% -54%
4k q1 t1 read
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (58.6 - 97.4, n=19)	82.4 MB/s ∼100% +3%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	80.1 (78.53^min - 80.11^max) MB/s ∼97%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	77.3 (77.09^min - 77.34^max) MB/s ∼94% -3%
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	61 (60.47^min - 61.04^max) MB/s ∼74% -24%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	57 (56.75^min - 56.96^max) MB/s ∼69% -29%
Average of class Gaming (0.53 - 97.4, n=189, last 2 years)	54.6 MB/s ∼66% -32%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	48.3 (47.05^min - 48.34^max) MB/s ∼59% -40%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	43.1 (43.01^min - 43.14^max) MB/s ∼52% -46%
4k q1 t1 write
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (161 - 274, n=19)	213 MB/s ∼100% +16%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	201 (200.58^min - 201.14^max) MB/s ∼94% +9%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	184 (179.2^min - 184.27^max) MB/s ∼86%
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	177 (170.46^min - 177.28^max) MB/s ∼83% -4%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	169 (167.84^min - 168.95^max) MB/s ∼79% -8%
Average of class Gaming (0.79 - 421, n=188, last 2 years)	165.7 MB/s ∼78% -10%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	121 (117.79^min - 121.25^max) MB/s ∼57% -34%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	118 (117.31^min - 117.61^max) MB/s ∼55% -36%
4k q32 t16 read
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4181 (4173.58^min - 4181.23^max) MB/s ∼100% +20%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1129 - 4185, n=19)	3533 MB/s ∼85% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3492 (3485.59^min - 3492.13^max) MB/s ∼84%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3197 (3193.46^min - 3197.21^max) MB/s ∼76% -8%
Average of class Gaming (1.1 - 4198, n=188, last 2 years)	1693 MB/s ∼40% -52%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	1612 (1494.79^min - 1611.57^max) MB/s ∼39% -54%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1301 (981.55^min - 1301^max) MB/s ∼31% -63%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	1271 (1259.92^min - 1271.12^max) MB/s ∼30% -64%
4k q32 t16 write
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3554 (2877.78^min - 3553.71^max) MB/s ∼100% +230%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (373 - 3559, n=19)	2703 MB/s ∼76% +151%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2129 (2122.07^min - 2128.79^max) MB/s ∼60% +98%
Average of class Gaming (1.15 - 4249, n=188, last 2 years)	1700 MB/s ∼48% +58%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	1290 (1158.21^min - 1290.3^max) MB/s ∼36% +20%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1076 (1068.95^min - 1075.63^max) MB/s ∼30%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	497 (490.94^min - 497.29^max) MB/s ∼14% -54%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	470 (454.64^min - 470.28^max) MB/s ∼13% -56%

AS SSD
Score Total
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	8804 Points ∼100% +55%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (4873 - 9147, n=19)	7886 Points ∼90% +39%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	7821 Points ∼89% +38%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	6724 Points ∼76% +18%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5683 Points ∼65%
Average of class Gaming (910 - 9279, n=181, last 2 years)	4988 Points ∼57% -12%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	4227 Points ∼48% -26%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	3136 Points ∼36% -45%
Score Read
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	3587 Points ∼100% +21%
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3314 Points ∼92% +12%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1688 - 3439, n=19)	2991 Points ∼83% +1%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2955 Points ∼82%
Average of class Gaming (389 - 3587, n=181, last 2 years)	1859 Points ∼52% -37%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	1850 Points ∼52% -37%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	1727 Points ∼48% -42%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1506 Points ∼42% -49%
Score Write
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	4058 Points ∼100% +230%
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3890 Points ∼96% +216%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1230 - 4043, n=19)	3430 Points ∼85% +179%
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	2490 Points ∼61% +102%
Average of class Gaming (335 - 4414, n=181, last 2 years)	2193 Points ∼54% +78%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	1621 Points ∼40% +32%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1230 Points ∼30%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	918 Points ∼23% -25%
Seq Read
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	5739 MB/s ∼100% +103%
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5376 MB/s ∼94% +90%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	4830 MB/s ∼84% +70%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2834 - 5482, n=19)	4822 MB/s ∼84% +70%
Average of class Gaming (252 - 6562, n=181, last 2 years)	3004 MB/s ∼52% +6%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	2888 MB/s ∼50% +2%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2834 MB/s ∼49%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	2082 MB/s ∼36% -27%
Seq Write
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) SSSTC CA6-8D1024	4201 MB/s ∼100% +65%
Aorus 15P YD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3669 MB/s ∼87% +44%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1625 - 4007, n=19)	3470 MB/s ∼83% +36%
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G (RAID 0)	2786 MB/s ∼66% +10%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2544 MB/s ∼61%
Average of class Gaming (308 - 7663, n=181, last 2 years)	2358 MB/s ∼56% -7%
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW	2032 MB/s ∼48% -20%
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	825 MB/s ∼20% -68%
4K Read
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (50.6 - 88.1, n=19)	74.5 MB/s ∼100% +2%
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	72.7 MB/s ∼98%

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit in comparison
Toshiba Satellite W30Dt-A-100 (min) A4-1200, Radeon HD 8180	33
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Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH-82JU00C6GE-FL R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	2119
MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	2121
HP ZBook Fury 17 G8-4A6A9EA i9-11950H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU	2130
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2134
Lenovo ThinkPad P17 G2-20YU0025G i7-11800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU	2144
HP Omen 16-b0085ng i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	2147
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU	2148
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(max) TR Pro 3995WX, Radeon Pro W6800	9706