Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Alienware Alpha R2 vs Alienware Steam Machine R2

Key differences

Total storage capacity
- Alpha R2:1 TB
- Steam Machine R2:500 GB
HDD capacity
- Alpha R2:1 TB
- Steam Machine R2:500 GB
Discrete graphics card model
- Alpha R2:AMD Radeon R9 M470X
- Steam Machine R2:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memory
- Alpha R2:2 GB
- Steam Machine R2:4 GB
Bluetooth version
- Alpha R2:4.2
- Steam Machine R2:4.0
Chassis type
- Alpha R2:Mini PC
- Steam Machine R2:Desktop
Operating system installed
- Alpha R2:Windows 10 Home
- Steam Machine R2:Steam OS

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Comparison of Alpha R2, Steam Machine R2
161 specifications	A Alienware Alpha R2 View product	B Alienware Steam Machine R2 View product
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon R9 M470X	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H110	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers	4.2	4.0
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini PC	Desktop
VolumeKnown for one	1.2 L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	Steam OS
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC3234	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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