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

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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Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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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
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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.
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 transmit AX12 | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Average Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW) (758 - 1514, n=10) | |
Average of class Gaming (450 - 1588, n=89, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
iperf3 receive AX12 | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW) (887 - 1670, n=10) | |
Average of class Gaming (90 - 1743, n=89, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
Webcam



Display - Speed increased to 360 Hz
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.
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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 Ø5.2, calibrated: 3.28
ΔE Greyscale 3.66 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
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
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 | |
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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 ? -43% | 7.6 ? -171% | 14 ? -400% | 16 ? -471% | 4.2 ? -50% |
Response Time Black / White * | 5.6 | 8.4 ? -50% | 9.6 ? -71% | 9.6 ? -71% | 12 ? -114% | 10 ? -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
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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5.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ ms rise | |
↘ 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 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 9 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (22.7 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
2.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ ms rise | |
↘ 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 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 4 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (35.8 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19432 (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.
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.
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.
Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Average of class Gaming (2435 - 23482, n=205, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (6508 - 14088, n=47) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
Average of class Gaming (527 - 1936, n=204, last 2 years) | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (1386 - 1522, n=44) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Average of class Gaming (930 - 9042, n=211, last 2 years) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (2498 - 5408, n=49) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
Average of class Gaming (169 - 745, n=211, last 2 years) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (520 - 586, n=46) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Average of class Gaming (400 - 3652, n=212, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (1342 - 2173, n=49) | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 282, n=206, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (201 - 231, n=45) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (217 - 454, n=45) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average of class Gaming (144 - 1259, n=212, last 2 years) | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Average of class Gaming (11386 - 88128, n=208, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (33718 - 56758, n=45) | |
Aorus 15P YD |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average of class Gaming (2685 - 6582, n=209, last 2 years) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (5138 - 5716, n=45) | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Average of class Gaming (1946 - 16925, n=206, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (4655 - 9851, n=39) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Average of class Gaming (158 - 1949, n=206, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (1429 - 1625, n=39) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Average of class Gaming (3 - 26.6, n=213, last 2 years) | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (7.38 - 17.4, n=45) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Aorus 15P YD |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average of class Gaming (33.6 - 332, n=208, last 2 years) | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (38.6 - 59.9, n=44) | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Aorus 15P YD |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (0.548 - 0.615, n=45) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Average of class Gaming (0.412 - 4.47, n=208, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (8772 - 15961, n=19) | |
Average of class Gaming (2585 - 22183, n=181, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average of class Gaming (12439 - 117712, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (39404 - 65636, n=19) |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (2599 - 4439, n=19) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average of class Gaming (629 - 5123, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average of class Gaming (15371 - 116406, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (86848 - 91941, n=19) |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average of class Gaming (2137 - 17639, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (6420 - 9792, n=19) |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average of class Gaming (7135 - 64776, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (23365 - 39464, n=19) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (74617 - 149388, n=19) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average of class Gaming (18146 - 183146, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 1408, n=202, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (461 - 830, n=42) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (4545 - 8717, n=20) | |
Average of class Gaming (1437 - 11913, n=181, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Average of class Gaming (8341 - 48269, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (11898 - 26757, n=20) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
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 | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (6673 - 7470, n=11) | |
Average of class Gaming (4477 - 8636, n=170, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (9862 - 11064, n=11) | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Average of class Gaming (7334 - 11318, n=170, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average of class Gaming (6161 - 10932, n=170, last 2 years) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (8278 - 9803, n=11) | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (9881 - 11323, n=11) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average of class Gaming (5288 - 14291, n=170, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
PCMark 10 Score | 7177 points | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Average of class Gaming (18074 - 77803, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (24508 - 48144, n=20) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Average of class Gaming (20318 - 76185, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (25882 - 50365, n=19) | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Average of class Gaming (15975 - 68782, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (22240 - 46214, n=19) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition | |
Average of class Gaming (76.2 - 135.3, n=202, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Average Intel Core i7-11800H (71.9 - 104.1, n=43) | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latencies
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) | |
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080 | |
Aorus 15P YD | |
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080 | |
Schenker XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake | |
Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition |
* ... 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.