The times have changed.
Dell (Dell )'s subsidiary, Alienware, finally installed an AMD CPU on a laptop more than 10 years ago, but M15 R5 all changed completely.The M15 R5 is not only compatible with AMD's latest Ryzen processor, but also has a renewed design, can also select a mechanical keyboard as an option.Sometimes Alienware has adopted AMD silicon for both CPUs and GPUs, but M15 R5 has achieved excellent performance with a sophisticated latest package.
ALIENWARE -like design
The basic design of the M15 R5 is the same as the previous products, but it adopts a unique design with some changes.For better or worse, it is a design that is not mistaken for other brand notebook PCs.
Alienware M15 R5 Ryzen Edition
What is this?: A 15 -inch gaming lap top equipped with an AMD CPU.
Price: $ 1,300.The test machine is $ 1,650.
* See Dell's online store for domestic prices.There is 20%off coupon until June 28 (Monday).
Good place: A lot of options for unique designs, enough battery driving time for gaming laptop, appropriate external port, improved cooling system.
Bad points: The case is slightly higher than the performance, the case is slightly bulky, the touchpad is small, and there is no RTX 3080 option.
RGB light is built into the lid logo, power button, keyboard, and system stripes on the back of the system, and it shines shiny, but unfortunately the keyboard light is not a complete key RGB, but only in several zones.I am.Alienware basically uses a Membren keyboard, but can get excellent elasticity in both typing and games.The sound quality is quite good because it is equipped with an upward speaker, while the touchpad feels a little smaller than expected.
Alienware has changed the side port configuration, and all connection terminals, excluding Ethernet, audio, and two USB-A ports, are moving to the back.According to Alienware, this was done to rationalize the system, and I think it was almost successful overall.In addition, replacing the arrangement of the USB-C port on the back and the side of the Ethernet terminal on the side makes sense considering the frequency of use of these ports.
Alienware has redesigned the cooling inside the M15 R5 to adopt a large baper chamber and more powerful fans.For this reason, the M15 R5 is a little noisy in full road (honestly gaming notebook PCs are not so), but in normal use, fans' noise is not worth more than many rival products.
Weigh about 5.5 pounds (2).42kg), the size is 14.02 × 10.73 × 0.9 inches (356).2x272.5x19.25mm), not particularly small (slightly thicker than ASUS's Rog Strix G 15 Advantage).Thanks to the dark color tone, if the RGB light is temporarily disabled, it may be stealth.
Anyway, a fast display
15.The M15 R5 screen with mat coating on a 6 -inch non -touch display is clearly designed for games.The $ 1,650 review unit is equipped with a 165Hz 1920 x 1080 -dots full HD screen, which is not perfect with 354 Nito's high brightness, but has a relatively wide color range.
This 165Hz drive display is perfect for general games because it matches the performance of NVIDIA's RTX 3060 on the review machine.However, for those who want to get a high frame rate in high-competitive games such as "CS: GO", Alienware is a 240Hz refresh rate of 2560 x 1440 dot displays that supports G-Sync.There is also a high-speed 360Hz 360Hz G-SYNC compatible display, which is the highest level as a gaming notebook PC.
AMD adoption
Alienware does not include AMD -based GPU options, but supporting AMD CPU for the first time in over 10 years was a fresh change and good timing.The latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series mobile CPUs are thinner in Intel (Intel) chips in game performance, and have already achieved many benefits in general productivity.
In Blender, CPU and GPU rendering time were faster than MSI GP66 Leopard and Razer Blade 15 Advanced.Both are expensive Intel / NVIDIA setups.GP66 is 3 minutes 55 seconds, 6 minutes 39 seconds, Razer Blade 15 is 5 minutes 59 seconds, 8 minutes 14 seconds, while M15 R5 is 3 minutes 27 seconds for CPU rendering test, 5 minutes 58 seconds in the GPU test.It only took me.In addition, the GP66 is 250 dollars (about 28,000 yen) higher than the M15 R5, but in the video conversion test, Alienware encoded a 4K movie to 1080p in 7 minutes 17 seconds, compared to GP66.。
Regarding the game, the combination of Ryzen 5800H and NVIDIA 3060 has been done well, and the average FPS in "Far Cry 5" full HD and ultra settings is "GP66" 120 fps and "Razer Blade 15" is 109 fps.M15 R5 recorded 95fps.This is a pretty good result considering that both systems are much more expensive than the M15 and have an RTX 3070 graphics card.The same can be said in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and the average FPS with 1080p and the highest setting was 112 fps for BLADE 15, 118fps for GP66, and 93 fps for M15 R5.
However, with AMD CPU and GPU, compared to the ASUS Rog Strix G15 ADVANTAGE of the same price, G15 exceeds M15 R5 in all tests, revealing the advantages of the AMD AMD ADVANTAGE platform.。In "Far Cry 5", the average G15 Advantage is 98 fps (M15 R5 is 95 fps), "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" has an average of 109 fps (93 fps for M15), and the Ultra version of "METRO EXODUS" average 80fps (M15 is about 50 fps (M15 is about 50 fps.) And a very high number was recorded.
Strictly speaking, the M15 R5 was announced about two months before the new 6000 series mobile GPU announced, and it would be difficult to blame Alienware for adopting NVIDIA GPUs.However, this clearly indicates the need for all major gaming notebook PC manufacturers to adopt AMD components.It is certainly encouraging that the AMD CPU appeared again, but I want Alienware to support AMD GPU as soon as possible.
A sufficient battery performance as a gaming lap top
The nice surprise of the M15 R5 is that it has achieved an excellent battery drive time as a gaming notebook PC.In the video playback test, the drive time of the M15 R5 is 7 hours and 27 minutes, which is less than 8 minutes 22 seconds of G15 ADVANTAGE, but is better than 7 minutes 10 seconds of Razer Blade 15 and 4 minutes 35 seconds of GP66.。
Difficult choice
Compared to a system equipped with NVIDIA's GPU, Alienware M15 R5 is an attractive cost of hundreds of dollars cheaper than a more powerful system equipped with an RTX 3070 card, and a 90-95 % performance.We provide performance.However, if you really want the best cost performance, the G15 ADVANTAGE, which is almost the same price as the M15 R5, has a better FPS in the game and a faster time in the productivity benchmark.。
The problem is that other AMD ADVANTAGE notebook PCs are not yet on the market, and choosing G15 ADVANTAGE needs to accept some problems, such as lack of webcams and more aggressive appearance.
The M15 R5 is still an attractive option, but the true answer is that you should wait until the end of this summer, when more AMD Advantage notebook PCs will be released.The base price of $ 1,300 of the M15 R5 is attractive, but the base model RTX 3050 TI GPU is not so attractive.Also, if you are attracted to the style and beauty of Alienware, it is worth considering a new X15, which is packed with the excellent parts of Alienware and the latest components.
There is no problem with the M15 R5, but in this field, the competition is fierce, and at this time only AMD CPUs are supported, so as a result is not so attractive.However, in recent years Intel and NVIDIA have monopolized gaming notebook PC parts, it is pleased that Alienware has started AMD support again.
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