Quick/Comparisons
The Dell Alienware 16 Area-51 takes the lead in gaming performance thanks to its GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB graphics, outscoring the Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) by 18 points.
The Dell Alienware 16 Area-51 excels in professional work with a 31-point lead over the Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026), thanks to its Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX processor.
The Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) takes the lead in portability with a 17-point advantage over the Dell Alienware 16 Area-51, thanks to its smaller 15.3 inches display.
89 | Performance | 58 |
56 | Gaming | 38 |
66 | Display |
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61 | Battery Life | 68 |
72 | Connectivity | 72 |
45 | Portability | 71 |
68 | QuickComparisons Score | 55 |
| January 2025 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~70.1% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~80.7% |
| 365 x 290 x 21.6-28.5 mm (14.37 x 11.42 x 0.85-1.12 inches) | Dimensions: | 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm (13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 15.3 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 197 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, HDR10 | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Glossy |
| — | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 89.20% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 96% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 3277 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2550 |
| 17414 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11126 |
| 143 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 100 |
| 1970 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 827 |
| 3.15 kg (6.95 lbs) | Weight | 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) |
| 365 x 290 x 21.6-28.5 mm 14.37 x 11.42 x 0.85-1.12 inches | Dimensions | 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm 13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches |
| 1059 cm 2 (164.1 inches 2 ) | Area | 841 cm 2 (130.4 inches 2 ) |
| ~70.1% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% |
| 10.2 mm | Side bezels | 7.3 mm |
| Black, Green | Colors | Black |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Magnesium alloy Bottom: Magnesium alloy | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 140° | Opening angle | 180° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| Yes | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 4 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 56.4 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | CPU name | AMD Ryzen 7 250 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| 20 (8P + 12E) | Cores | 8 |
| 20 | Threads | 16 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | 8 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 3328 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 104 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 48 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 14.9 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 1x16 GB | Channels | 1x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 96 Wh | Capacity | 80 Wh |
| 2:00 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Bottom | Charging port position | Left, Bottom |
| 360 W | Charge power | 245 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| 1039 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| Yes | Infrared sensor | Optional |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 3840 x 2160 | Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | No |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| Yes | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Mechanical | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.8 mm | Key Travel | 1.6 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 11.2 x 6.5 cm | Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~88.9 dB | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
