Dell Alienware 15 R5
gaming
2018
15.6"
dGPU
โฑ ~8h
โ๏ธ 2.22 kg
โ๏ธ balanced
USComp Score
50
out of 100
Fit for you
49/100
โ Strong: fit_price
โ Weak: fit_mobility
M1 ยท Vague sense of need โ on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianCPU
60
GPU
55
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
80 Wh~
~8h
Price
$680
market
Age
8 years
2018
๐
Our review
Dell Alienware 15 R5 review
Dell Alienware 15 R5 โ from 2018, 2.22 kg, performance 58.
USComp Score
50
/100
๐ Quick verdict
Overall score 50/100. Strongest suit โ Photo & design (89), weakest โ Portability (33).
โ Strengths
Photo & design (89) ยท Connectivity (88)
โ Weaknesses
Portability (33)
๐ฐ Price trend
2018
$1,800
2019
$1,440
2020
$1,152
2021
$922
2022
$737
2023
$590
2024
$472
2025
$377
2026
$302
2027
$242
๐ Loses ~$187/year (10%).
Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- Alienware (gaming flagship)
- Type
- Gaming
- Release year
- 2018โ
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i9 8950HK
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 2.22 kg
- Ports
- 5
- Thunderbolt
- โ
- Battery
- 80 Wh~
Performance metrics
Performance
58
Portability
33
Light office
74
Gaming
82
Creative
54
Energy efficiency
52
Connectivity
88
Value
55
Color accuracy
โ
๐ฎ
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
๐ป Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
โ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
โ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
โ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
โ Runs well
CPU
596%
GPU
553%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
โ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
346%
RAM
400%
Valorant
โ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
โ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
221%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
โ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
115%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
โ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
197%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
โ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
138%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
โ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
184%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
โ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
โ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Starfield
โ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
80%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
โ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
โ Runs well
CPU
596%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
โ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
โ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
85%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
โ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
โ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
251%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
โ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
307%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
โ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
โ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
178%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
โ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
โ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
โ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
โ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
221%
RAM
400%
God of War
โ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
โ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
โ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
178%
RAM
400%
Control
โ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
โ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
โ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
276%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
โ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
โ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
221%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
โ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
โ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
197%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
โ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
โ Runs well
CPU
497%
GPU
553%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
โ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
221%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
โ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
369%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
โ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
276%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
โ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
โ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
276%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
โ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
โ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
230%
RAM
267%
Returnal
โ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
138%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
โ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
โ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
โ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
138%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
โ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
โ Weak
CPU
142%
GPU
85%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
โ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
โ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
โ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
138%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
โ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
โ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
โ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
โ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
โ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
โ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
120%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
โ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
553%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
โ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
โ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
โ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
F1 24
โ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
โ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
โ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
553%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
โ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
461%
RAM
400%
๐ Same series
4 models in the series.
โ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
โ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
Configuration options
Available model options ยท 3 variants across 3 categories
โ Processors (1)
Intel Core i9 8950HK
๐ฎ Graphics (1)
GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
โข Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620