Alienware Released AMD Powered Gaming Machines
April 27, 2022Dell’s gaming PC arm, Alienware has released a slew of machines powered by AMD’s latest processors. After a decade of passing them over for Intel offerings, the company has started to include Team Red’s new Ryzen cpus since April, 2021. This year, there are three new machines that will be made available to purchase.
The first on the list is the Aurora Ryzen Edition R14, a gaming tower with red accents, that’s built to maximize airflow. It’s also being offered with a new liquid cooler option that provides 42% better thermal resistance than a standard liquid cooler.
This gaming rig can be configured with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor and AMD 3D V-Cache technology for better frame rates. The following is the detailed specifications:
Key Technology Architecture
– Up to AMD Ryzen 9 processors and now with AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D as well
– AMD B550 Chipset
– Up to AMD Radeon RX 6900XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX3090 graphics
– DDR4 XMP RAM (up to 128GB @ 3600Mhz)
– Optional 750W Platinum Rated Power Supply
– Offering up to 4TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD Support (with2TB Boot and 2TB Storage)
– Standard 2.5G Ethernet and optional Wi-Fi 6 2×2 WLAN with Bluetooth 5.2
System Dimensions:
– Length: 589 mm. (23.2 In.)
– Length (without cable cover): 529 mm. (20.8 in.)
– Width: 225 mm. (8.86 in.)
– Height: 510 mm. (20.1 in.)
– Maximum weight: – 16.5 Kg. (36.4 lbs.)
For gaming on the move, Alienware offers the M15 R7 that features a new cooling solution that has thinner and wider fan blades than the M15 R5 or R6. If configured with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or higher, include updated fans that have 37.5% thinner blade thickness.
You can choose between three keyboard options with a 1.8mm key travel, which include a 1-zone AlienFX backlit keyboard, per key AlienFX backlist keyboard to a CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard. The laptop weighs a maximum of 3.09kg or 6.82lbs and includes an 87Whr Lithium-Ion battery.
Dimensions and Details:
– Length: 272.5 mm. ( 10.73 in.)
– Width: 356.2 mm. ( 14.02 in.)
– Height (peak): 23.95 mm. (0.9429 in.)
– Maximum Weight: 2.69 Kgs. (5.93 Lbs.)
– Color: Dark Side of the Moon
Core and Compute Details
AMD RyzenTM 7 6800H (8-Core/16 Thread, 20MB Cache, up to 4.7 GHz max boost)
AMD RyzenTM 9 6900HX (8-Core/16 Thread, 20MB Cache, up to 4.9 GHz max boost)
Graphics* Options
NVIDIA® GeForce RTXTM 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTXTM 3060 6GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTXTM 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTXTM 3080 Ti 16GB GDDR6
Memory Options
8GB DDR5 4800MHz
16GB Dual-Channel DDR5 4800MHz
32GB DDR5 4800MHz
32GB Dual-Channel DDR5 4800MHz
64GB Dual-Channel DDR5 4800MHz
Memory Slots
2x DDR5 SO-DIMMs
The Alienware M17 R5 features a 17-inch screen with up to 4K resolution. It comes with the latest AMD Ryzen chips and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series graphics. This is what the model offers:
System Dimensions
Height (rear): 22.6 mm. ( 0.890 in.)
Height (front): 14.62 mm. ( 0.5756 in.)
Height (peak): 26.7 mm. (1.05 in.)
Length: 298.71 mm. ( 11.760 in.)
Width: 397.3 mm. ( 15.64 in.)
Weight: 3.3 Kgs. (7.3 Lbs.)
Battery Detail
Lithium Ion (64 Whr) Battery(Standard)
Lithium Ion (97 Whr) Battery
Core and Compute Details
AMD RyzenTM 7 6800H (8-Core/16 Thread, 20MB Cache, up to 4.7 GHz max boost)
AMD RyzenTM 9 6900HX (8-Core/16 Thread, 20MB Cache, up to 4.9 GHz max boost)
AMD RyzenTM 9 6980HX (8-Core/16 Thread, 20MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz max boost)
Graphics Options
NVIDIA® GeForce RTXTM 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTXTM 3060 6GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTXTM 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTXTM 3080 Ti 16GB GDDR6
AMD RadeonTM RX 6700M 10GB GDDR6
AMD RadeonTM RX 6850M XT 12GB GDDR6
Memory Options
8GB DDR5 4800MHz
16GB Dual-Channel DDR5 4800MHz
32GB DDR5 4800MHz
32GB Dual-Channel DDR5 4800MHz
64GB Dual-Channel DDR5 4800MHz
Memory Slots
2x DDR5 SO-DIMMs