

Not having the latter is an especially huge oversight. Wireless internet has gotten leagues better over the years but nothing beats the stability of wired internet for serious gaming sessions. Having air vents on the back and the sides is a brilliant choice that gives you way more areas for pushing out heat. And the ventilation system itself is well-designed, using both the quad fan system as well as a dual opposite outlet fan that moves through the inside of the chassis and dissipates heat to reduce temperatures. The laptop runs incredibly hot using the standard fan settings, which means you need to adjust them to max using the Alienware Command Center.
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GeekBench 5: 1764 (single-core) 13,086 (multi-core)īattery Life (TechRadar movie test): 3 hours and 11 minutes Here's how the Alienware x15 R2 performed in our suite of benchmark tests:ģDMark: Night Raid: 48,127 Fire Strike: 22,133 Time Spy: 10,102 This significantly cools down the laptop even during an intense session, though the fans do raise in volume as well, so that might be an issue if you’re also recording or livestreaming.

The Alienware x15 R2 is equipped with plenty of features that maximize gaming performance, like Nvidia Dynamic Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology, Ray Tracing, and more. There’s also the Alienware Command Center, which provides you with several options on how you want to overclock or power save: Performance Mode, Balanced Mode, Battery Saver Mode, Quiet Mode, and Full Speed Mode.Īs far as benchmarks are concerned, the x15 R2 beats out most other gaming laptops in nearly every area, including Geekbench, Cinebench, the 3DMark tests, and the PCMark tests. However, this doesn’t seem to translate into higher framerates for games themselves, like Cyberpunk 2077 and Dirt 5, compared to gaming laptops with similar specs.
