Alienware Area-51 16" AA16250 Liquid Teal
Designed to maximize graphics and processor power limits, the Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5070 Ti 12GB GPU are cooled by a Cryo-Chamber that elevates the chassis to increase airflow. The 16-inch 240Hz display reaches 500 nits and 100% DCI-P3 coverage, while a Gorilla Glass window reveals customizable AlienFX lighting. This laptop best suits competitive gamers and video editors who need high frame rates and color accuracy in a 3.4kg desktop replacement.
About This Laptop
Designed to maximize graphics and processor power limits, the Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5070 Ti 12GB GPU are cooled by a Cryo-Chamber that elevates the chassis to increase airflow. The 16-inch 240Hz display reaches 500 nits and 100% DCI-P3 coverage, while a Gorilla Glass window reveals customizable AlienFX lighting. This laptop best suits competitive gamers and video editors who need high frame rates and color accuracy in a 3.4kg desktop replacement.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 16"
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 3.4
- Battery wh 96
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong port (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong ram (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong gpu (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average reliability (4th percentile) 4th
- Below average compact (7th percentile) 7th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.4 kg / 7.5 lbs |
| Battery | 96 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Alienware Area-51 16" AA16250 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 96 | 72 | 70 | 99 | - | 39 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienware Area-51 16" AA16250 | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 92.6 | 76.7 | 7.2 | 81.5 | 3.5 | 81.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.7 | 18.4 | 96.3 | 80.8 | 99 | 67.1 | 99.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.7 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.5 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 99.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.3 | 83.9 | 90.1 | 95.4 | 73.9 | 58.2 | 85.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.3 | 62.5 | 86.7 | 86.8 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 70.5 |
Usage Scores
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