Alienware Alienware [2025] Alienware 16 Area-51 [Mechanical Keyboard] Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 4 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 3.4 kg
Battery 96 Wh
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76.6 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong ram (92th percentile) 92th
Cons
- Below average reliability (3th percentile) 3th
- Below average compact (7th percentile) 7th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 5.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5090 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 24 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | 2x Thunderbolt 5 ports |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.4 kg / 7.5 lbs |
| Battery | 96 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Alienware Alienware [2025] Alienware 16 Area-51 [Mechanical Keyboard] | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M4 Max, Space Black) | ASUS Zenbook ASUS 14" Zenbook Duo UX8406CA Multi-Touch Laptop | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 83F50019US | MSI Vector MSI 16" Vector 16 HX AI Gaming Laptop | Gigabyte AORUS GIGABYTE AORUS ELITE 16 Gaming Laptop - 165Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 4096 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Apple (40-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 96 | 72 | 75 | 99 | 90 | 99 |