Dell Alienware m15 R3
gaming
2020
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~6h
⚖️ 2.60 kg
⚖️ balanced
LB Score
75
out of 100
Fit for you
56/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
67
Core i5-10300H
GPU
73
Radeon Pro 5500M
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
56 Wh
~6h
Price
$750
market
Age
6 years
2020
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 75/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (22).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100) · Photo & design (91)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (22)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $750, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $11/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $750 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $2.7/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$221/year (12%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
75
CPU score
67
Mainstream tier
GPU score
73
High tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
2.60 kg
Heavy
Battery
56 Wh
Standard
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
10th generation · model year 2020 — matches the model year
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Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- Alienware (gaming flagship)
- Type
- Gaming
- Release year
- 2020≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 99%
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 10300H , Intel Core i7 10750H , Intel Core i7 10875H , Intel Core i9 10980HK
- Graphics
- Radeon RX 5500M , GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile , GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile , GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile , Radeon Pro 5500M , GeForce RTX 2070 Super
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4-2666
- Memory configuration
- 2x8 GB
- Storage interface
- PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
- Storage slots
- 3
- Weight
- 2.60 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- Battery
- 56 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 23 variants across 7 categories
🖥 Displays (3)
1920 x 1080 (144 Hz)
1920 x 1080 (300 Hz)
3840 x 2160
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
🔋 Batteries (2)
56 Wh
86 Wh
⚙ Processors (4)
Intel Core i5 10300H
Intel Core i7 10750H
Intel Core i7 10875H
Intel Core i9 10980HK
🎮 Graphics (6)
Radeon RX 5500M
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
Radeon Pro 5500M
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
🔲 Memory (2)
16GB
32GB
💾 Storage (5)
256GB
512GB
1024GB
2048GB
4096GB
Performance metrics
Performance
68
Portability
22
Light office
89
Gaming
79
Creative
58
Energy efficiency
70
Connectivity
100
Value
68
Color accuracy
84
Processors (4)
Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA 20 | 280 | 267 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Star Wars Squadrons | 225 | 212 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | — | 200 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 180 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 211 | 178 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2019 | 203 | 178 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 163 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 154 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Doom Eternal | 166 | 152 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2020 | 168 | 147 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Apex Legends | 144 | 144 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Battlefield 5 | 166 | 144 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Darksiders III | 166 | 141 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 135 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 141 | 134 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | 164 | 133 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Division 2 | 150 | 124 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Gears Tactics | 172 | 122 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Escape from Tarkov | 121 | 121 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rage 2 | 143 | 121 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 120 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Monster Hunter World | 130 | 120 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GRID 2019 | 160 | 119 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Just Cause 4 | 162 | 119 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 146 | 119 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Death Stranding | 128 | 118 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Far Cry 5 | — | 118 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order | 119 | 114 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Hunt Showdown | 136 | 113 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 110 | 107 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 111 | 104 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Yakuza Like a Dragon | 105 | 104 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 115 | 101 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 100 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Need for Speed Heat | 105 | 97 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War | 101 | 94 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 107 | 94 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Borderlands 3 | 127 | 92 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Mafia Definitive Edition | 95 | 92 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Anno 1800 | 116 | 90 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 104 | 90 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Hitman 2 | 99 | 90 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 103 | 90 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Serious Sam 4 | 94 | 82 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Control | 107 | 81 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 121 | 80 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 80 | ✓ Comfortable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 89 | 79 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Metro Exodus | 112 | 75 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dirt 5 | 91 | 74 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 110 | 73 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 83 | 71 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 70 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Flight Simulator 2020 | 58 | 49 | ⚠ Playable |
💡 58 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
106%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
333%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
244%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
666%
GPU
732%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
458%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
293%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
153%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
262%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
183%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
244%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
209%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
121%
GPU
209%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
666%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
113%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
244%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
333%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
407%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
209%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
236%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
305%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
293%
RAM
800%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
305%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
244%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
236%
RAM
800%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
244%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
366%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
366%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
366%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
293%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
305%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
262%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
366%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
555%
GPU
732%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
293%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
488%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
366%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
366%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
244%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
305%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
183%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
209%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
183%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
208%
GPU
305%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
159%
GPU
113%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
305%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
305%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
183%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
303%
GPU
366%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
366%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
133%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
208%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
305%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
159%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
732%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
366%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
333%
GPU
366%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
305%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
209%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
444%
GPU
732%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
610%
RAM
800%
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