59 out of 100
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56 out of 100
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Review
Evaluation of Dell Alienware m16 R2 and Acer Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Alienware m16 R2
77
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
75
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Alienware m16 R2
41
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
43
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Alienware m16 R2
64
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
57
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Alienware m16 R2
54
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
57
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Alienware m16 R2
81
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
67
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Alienware m16 R2
61
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
51
NanoReview Score
Alienware m16 R2
59
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
56
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Key Differences
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Advantages of the Dell Alienware m16 R2
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~53%) battery – 90 against 59 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (140.7 vs 155.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Alienware m16 R2
vs
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
Case
| Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 363.9 x 249.4 x 19.9-23.5 mm 14.33 x 9.82 x 0.78-0.93 inches | 361.24 x 278.4 x 24.74 mm 14.22 x 10.96 x 0.97 inches |
| Area | 908 cm2 (140.7 inches2) | 1006 cm2 (155.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.8% | ~73.8% |
| Side bezels | 9.6 mm | 8.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 62 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71.4% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 71% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Alienware m16 R2
300 nits
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)+67%
500 nits
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.7 V | - |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 240 / 280 W | 135 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 673 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 6 |
| Threads | 22 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Radeon 760M |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Alienware m16 R2
2484
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)+10%
2739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Alienware m16 R2+16%
13016
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
11174
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Alienware m16 R2
1827
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
1823
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Alienware m16 R2+11%
15368
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)
13863
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 85 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| FLOPS | 6.8-9.5 TFLOPS | 8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
Alienware m16 R2
6.8-9.5 TFLOPS
Nitro V 16 AMD (ANV16-41)+18%
8 TFLOPS
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~82.4 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.8 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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