Dell Alienware m17 R4
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 72/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (14).
Connectivity (100) · Photo & design (93)
Portability (14)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $1,135, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $1,135 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
💰 Price trend
Specs in context
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
The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- Alienware (gaming flagship)
- Type
- Gaming
- Release year
- 2020≈
- Screen size
- 17.3"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 10870H , Intel Core i9 10980HK , Intel Core i7 10750H
- Graphics
- GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 16GB , GeForce RTX 3070 8GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4-2933
- Memory configuration
- 2x8 GB
- Storage interface
- PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
- Storage slots
- 3
- Weight
- 2.38 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- Battery
- 86 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 19 variants across 7 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (3)
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.