Comparison of Alienware 17 R3 (17 R3) vs Dell XPS 15 9550 (XPS 15 9550)
Comparison of Dell XPS 15 9550 (XPS 15 9550) vs Alienware 17 R3 (17 R3)

Alienware 17 R3 (17 R3) vs Dell XPS 15 9550 (XPS 15 9550)

Comparison summary

  • For performance Alienware 17 R3 has a lot better performing processor. It also has more memory.
  • For displaying graphics 17 R3 has a lot faster graphics card.
  • They have different storage types, 17 R3 has a 1000gb HDD and Dell XPS 15 9550 has a 32gb SSD.
Compare technical specifications of Alienware 17 R3 (17 R3)
Compare technical specifications of Dell XPS 15 9550 (XPS 15 9550)

Alienware 17 R3 (17 R3)

Dell XPS 15 9550 (XPS 15 9550)

i7 CPUIPS screenHigh resolution
Trusted brandi5 CPUHigh resolution

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Alienware 17 R3 (17 R3)Dell XPS 15 9550 (XPS 15 9550)
Processor (CPU)?Central Processing Unit is the heart of a laptop and is responsible for executing programs.
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Intel Core i7-6820HKIntel Core i5-6300HQ
Memory (RAM)?Memory increases the general speed and multiprocessing capabilities of a laptop.
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32gb8gb
Graphics card (GPU)?Graphics Processing Unit calculates 3D graphics and is essential for gaming and heavy programs.
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GeForce GTX 980MGeForce GTX 960M
Screen size
17.3″-
Screen resolution
4k (3840 x 2160 pixels)4k (3840 x 2160 pixels)
Operating system (OS)
Windows 10-
Hard drives
1000gb HDD32gb SSD
Release date
March 3, 2020February 14, 2018
Amazon.com Lowest Used Price
$999.00$699.00
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15″
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15″
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17″
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15″
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Amazon.com description

Alienware 17 R3 i7-6820HK,UHD 4K IGZO,GTX 980M 8GB DDR5,32GB RAM,256GB PCIE SSD+1TB HDD,Windows 10

2015 ALIENWARE 17 R3

NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980M 8GB DDR5

i7-6820HK~32GB RAM~256GB PCIE SSD + 1TB 7200 RPM HDD~NO CD/DVD DRIVE

17.3" 3840X2160 UHD IGZO IPS ANTI-GLARE DISPLAY (MATTE)

ASIN: B018USJAHC

New DELL XPS 15 - 9550 I5 6300HQ 3.2GHZ GEFORCE GTX 960M 2GB 8GB 2133MHZ 4K 3840X2160 Touch 1TB 32GB SSD PROSUPPORT 2 Year OC0034

Intel Core i5 6300HQ 3.2GHz

8GB 2133MHz DDR4

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5

ASIN: B01F8HM8KO