Product comparison · 2 laptops

Alienware 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop vs Alienware 17 R2

185specifications compared
27differ
158identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- 17 R2:43.9 cm (17.3")
Processor family
- 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- 17 R2:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- 17 R2:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop:i5-4210H
- 17 R2:i7-4710HQ
Processor cores
- 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop:2
- 17 R2:4
Processor threads
- 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop:4
- 17 R2:8
Processor frequency
- 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop:2.9 GHz
- 17 R2:2.5 GHz
Processor cache
- 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop:3 MB
- 17 R2:6 MB

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Comparison of 15, 17 R2
193 specifications	A Alienware 15 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210H Laptop Model 15 View product	B Alienware 17 R2 View product
Designidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Carbon fibre	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Panel typeKnown for one	IPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pixel pitchKnown for one	0.179 x 0.179 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-4210H	i7-4710HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.9 GHz	2.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-4200 Mobile series	Intel Core i7-4700 Mobile series
Storage1 differ
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA III
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 965M	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.1	12.0
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Creative Sound Core3D‑EX + Creative Sound Blaster X‑Fi MB3	Creative Sound Core 3D + SBX Pro Studio
Built-in subwooferKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Camera1 differ
Front camera resolution (numeric)Differs	2.1 MP	2.07 MP
Networkidentical
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	0
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features5 differ
Idle StatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	78929	78930
Processor codeDiffers	SR1Q0	SR1PX
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 32 x 1.65 mm	37.5 x 32 x 1.6 mm
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	3.21 kg	3.78 kg
WidthDiffers	385.8 mm	430 mm
DepthDiffers	270.2 mm	291.9 mm
HeightDiffers	34 mm	34.4 mm

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