Alienware m16 R1 review: QHD gaming machine with RTX 4060 and Thunderbolt 4
Gaming, rendering, and content creation are likely to be the main areas of application for the Alienware m16 R1. Raptor Lake and Ada Lovelace provide the necessary computing power. Our variant is an entry-level model from the m16-R1 series; we recently had a sister model from the upper end of the performance scale. Competing devices include the Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71, the Medion Erazer Defender P40, the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8, the XMG Pro 15 (E23) and the Aorus 15 BSF.
Information about the case, equipment and input devices can be found in our review of the near-identical sister model.
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Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
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88.3 % v7 (old) | 09 / 2023 | Alienware m16 R1 Intel i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 3 kg | 25.4 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
89.5 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2023 | Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.6 kg | 26.9 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
84.6 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2023 | Medion Erazer Defender P40 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.9 kg | 33 mm | 17.30" | 2560x1440 | |
87.9 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2023 | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 26.8 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
86.2 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2023 | SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 24.9 mm | 15.60" | 2560x1440 | |
85.7 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2023 | Aorus 15 BSF i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 20.9 mm | 15.60" | 2560x1440 |
Equipment and Input Devices - Differences to the AMD model
- The two USB-C ports of the Intel-based m16 models support Thunderbolt 4 (AMD: only USB 3.2 Gen 2), including DisplayPort and Power Delivery. But be careful: powering the notebook or charging the battery via USB-C is not possible. The USB-C ports can only supply energy.
- Instead of the mechanical keyboard (CherryMX) of the sister model, our test device has a membrane keyboard. Its keys offer medium travel, a very clear pressure point and very firm resistance. Individual key lighting (RGB) is also possible.
SD Card Reader | |
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Average of class Gaming (19 - 202, n=87, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Average of class Gaming (25.8 - 269, n=88, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q |
Display - QHD+ with sRGB coverage
On the plus side of the matte 16-inch screen (2560x1600, IPS) in 16:10 format is the absence of PWM flickering, G-Sync support (only for Intel m16 models) and short response times. The brightness and contrast of the 165 Hz panel reach the respective target (> 300 cd/m² or 1000:1).
Alternatively, there are two other displays (1x QHD+, 1x FHD+) that offer higher refresh rates and greater color space coverage. 4k, OLED, or mini-LED options are not available.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 306 cd/m²
Contrast: 1020:1 (Black: 0.3 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.57 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.91, calibrated: 0.85
ΔE Greyscale 3.3 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
70% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
67.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 1.997
Alienware m16 R1 Intel BOE NE16NYB, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q BOE NE160QDM-NZ2, IPS-LED, 2560x1600, 16" | Medion Erazer Defender P40 BOE CQ NE173QHM-NZ3, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.3" | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 AU Optronics B160QAN03.1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) BOE0AD1, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.6" | Aorus 15 BSF Sharp LQ156T1JW05, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.6" | Alienware m16 R1 AMD BOE NE16NZ4, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | |
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Display | 22% | 1% | 4% | 23% | 23% | 25% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 67.7 | 97.1 43% | 68.3 1% | 71.2 5% | 97.8 44% | 98.2 45% | 98.6 46% |
sRGB Coverage | 97.2 | 100 3% | 98.1 1% | 98.8 2% | 99.9 3% | 99.9 3% | 99.9 3% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 70 | 84.7 21% | 69.8 0% | 73.3 5% | 85.4 22% | 85.7 22% | 88.9 27% |
Response Times | -114% | -142% | -153% | -141% | -90% | -26% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 4 ? | 13.6 ? -240% | 14.6 ? -265% | 14.5 ? -263% | 14 ? -250% | 11.3 ? -183% | 5.1 ? -28% |
Response Time Black / White * | 7.3 ? | 6.4 ? 12% | 8.7 ? -19% | 10.4 ? -42% | 9.6 ? -32% | 7 ? 4% | 9 ? -23% |
PWM Frequency | |||||||
Screen | 14% | 18% | 19% | -15% | -24% | -34% | |
Brightness middle | 306 | 511 67% | 364 19% | 405.7 33% | 322 5% | 299 -2% | 329 8% |
Brightness | 302 | 498 65% | 343 14% | 368 22% | 301 0% | 282 -7% | 317 5% |
Brightness Distribution | 89 | 94 6% | 86 -3% | 87 -2% | 85 -4% | 82 -8% | 89 0% |
Black Level * | 0.3 | 0.36 -20% | 0.28 7% | 0.38 -27% | 0.36 -20% | 0.31 -3% | 0.32 -7% |
Contrast | 1020 | 1419 39% | 1300 27% | 1068 5% | 894 -12% | 965 -5% | 1028 1% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.57 | 1.76 32% | 1.67 35% | 1.65 36% | 1.98 23% | 2.24 13% | 3.71 -44% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.26 | 3.7 13% | 2.78 35% | 4.2 1% | 5.24 -23% | 4.29 -1% | 7.23 -70% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.85 | 1.56 -84% | 1.14 -34% | 0.53 38% | 1.98 -133% | 2.62 -208% | 2.82 -232% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.3 | 3 9% | 1.4 58% | 1.2 64% | 2.44 26% | 3 9% | 2.2 33% |
Gamma | 1.997 110% | 2.33 94% | 2.091 105% | 2.3 96% | 2.42 91% | 2.086 105% | 2.3 96% |
CCT | 6895 94% | 6341 103% | 6568 99% | 6453 101% | 6984 93% | 6289 103% | 6270 104% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -26% /
-2% | -41% /
-9% | -43% /
-9% | -44% /
-25% | -30% /
-23% | -12% /
-20% |
* ... smaller is better
The screen shows good color representation ex works: the target (DeltaE < 3) is reached with a deviation of around 2.6. Calibration further reduces this deviation to 0.85 and ensures more balanced gray levels. The panel is able to fully reproduce the sRGB color space, but not the AdobeRGB and DCI P3 color spaces. On the other hand, the P3 space can be reproduced on the alternative screens.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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7.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 3.6 ms rise | |
↘ 3.7 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 18 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1.7 ms rise | |
↘ 2.3 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 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 11 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.8 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 8705 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. |
The viewing-angle stable IPS panel can be read from any position. Outdoors, reading the screen is quite possible as long as the sun is not shining too brightly.
Performance - The Alienware notebook offers high system performance
Within the Alienware m16 R1 lineup, Ada Lovelace GPUs (RTX 4060, 4070, 4080) are combined with CPUs from Intel or AMD. There are two exceptions: certain AMD models can only be ordered with a Radeon RX 7600M XT and certain Intel models with a GeForce RTX 4090. Our Intel-based m16 device is available for around EUR 1,900, currently making it one of the cheapest representatives of the series.
Testing Conditions
Users can switch between five manufacturer-specific performance modes via the Alienware Command Center (laptop control center). A high-performance mode (maximum performance, fully firing fans) can be activated via the "F1" key. In our tests, the modes "Performance" (benchmarks) and "Balanced" (battery tests) were used.
Note: The sister model was tested with the "Overdrive" profile and the dGPU mode active. Thus, the benchmark results are not always directly comparable.
Performance | Overdrive | Balanced | Silent | Battery | |
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Power Limit 1 (HWInfo) | 157 watts | 165 watts | 157 watts | 50 watts | 55 watts |
Power Limit 2 (HWInfo) | 157 watts | 165 watts | 157 watts | 157 watts | 157 watts |
Performance (Witcher 3) | 104fps | 104fps | 103fps | 102fps | 103fps |
Noise (Witcher 3) | 51dB(A) | 58dB(A) | 49dB(A) | 43dB(A) | 47dB(A) |
Processor
The Core-i7-13700HX processor (Raptor Lake) consists of eight efficiency cores (no hyperthreading, 1.5 to 3.7 GHz) and eight performance cores (hyperthreading, 2.1 to 5 GHz). In total there are 24 logical CPU cores.
The benchmark results are above the CPU average in mains operation. In battery mode, the more relevant single-thread performance (160 points) drops in a similar fashion to multi-thread performance (2,134 points).
The CB15 loop test confirms that CPU turbo can be permanently sustained. However, the clock rate drops slightly after the first run, regardless of the profile used. "Overdrive" ensures the highest overall level of performance.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
* ... 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
Performance Rating | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Average of class Gaming | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Average of class Gaming (4986 - 60169, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (15397 - 21999, n=10) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Average of class Gaming (25360 - 252486, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (77807 - 109364, n=10) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Average of class Gaming (1339 - 10389, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (3412 - 5053, n=10) | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (105112 - 114717, n=10) | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Average of class Gaming (4800 - 32988, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (10407 - 13519, n=10) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Average of class Gaming (12321 - 134044, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (38311 - 53484, n=10) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (72510 - 182575, n=10) | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average of class Gaming (373 - 2409, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (981 - 1451, n=10) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Average of class Gaming (2540 - 31796, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (8145 - 11837, n=10) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (20471 - 42415, n=10) | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD |
System Performance
The smoothly running system shows no lack of computing power. The laptop handles rendering, video editing and gaming without issue. The RAM's transfer rates are on a normal level for DDR5-4800 memory.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=164, last 2 years) | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (6909 - 7743, n=5) | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12334, n=163, last 2 years) | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (9760 - 11313, n=5) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=163, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (9131 - 11018, n=5) | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Aorus 15 BSF |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Average of class Gaming (6703 - 18475, n=163, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (9393 - 12434, n=5) | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=147, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1663 - 2105, n=5) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=147, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1618 - 1989, n=5) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2660, n=147, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1710 - 2274, n=5) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=147, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1269 - 1983, n=5) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 |
PCMark 10 Score | 7224 points | |
Help |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average of class Gaming (21842 - 94222, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (36504 - 63990, n=10) | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average of class Gaming (23681 - 99713, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (36510 - 69729, n=10) | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Average of class Gaming (22986 - 108954, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (33598 - 85675, n=10) | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=183, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700HX (81.9 - 97.9, n=10) | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
The standardized latency monitor test (web surfing, 4k video playback, Prime95 high load) revealed anomalies. The system does not appear suitable for real-time video and audio editing. Future software updates may result in improvement or further degradation.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
Alienware m16 R1 Intel | |
Alienware m16 R1 AMD | |
Aorus 15 BSF | |
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-731Q | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | |
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
A 512 GB SSD (PCIe 4, M.2 2280) from Kioxia serves as the system drive. It delivers good data rates, but is not one of the top SSD models. Thermally induced throttlig did not occur. The notebook has room for another PCIe-4-SSD (M.2 2230 or M.2 2280). Other configurations of the m16 can even accommodate up to four SSDs.