Dell Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250 vs MSI Vector 16 HX AI (A2XW)

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Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250 compared with Vector 16 HX AI (A2XW)

	DellAlienware 16 Area-51 AA16250	MSIVector 16 HX AI (A2XW)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2025	March 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600	2560 × 1600
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	240 Hz	240 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	–
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	620 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	16-inch WQXGA (2560 × 1600) anti-glare OLED, 240 Hz, NVIDIA G-SYNC and Adaptive Sync, VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 and ClearMR 9000 (2026 models); at launch, a 2560 × 1600 240 Hz 500-nit panel (Notebookcheck)	QHD+ (2560 × 1600) IPS-level, 16:10
Pixel density
Pixel density	188.7 ppi	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3 (OLED); Dell also quotes 120% DCI-P3 colour volume	100% DCI-P3 (typical)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	–
Display features
Display features	OLED 400 nits SDR and 620 nits HDR, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 0.2 ms response; ComfortView Plus low blue light	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus or Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus	Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX or Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
CPU cores
CPU cores	20 or 24	20 or 24
CPU threads
CPU threads	20 or 24	20 or 24
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	13 TOPS	13 TOPS
Memory
Memory	32 GB or 64 GB (better)	16 GB or 32 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB to 4 TB (better)	512 GB to 1 TB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX or Core Ultra 9 275HX (2025); Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus or Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (2026); 20 or 24 cores, 55 W base	Core Ultra 7 255HX (20 cores, up to 5.2 GHz, 30 MB cache) or Core Ultra 9 275HX (24 cores, up to 5.4 GHz, 36 MB cache); Intel HM870 chipset
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (8 GB), RTX 5070 (8 GB), RTX 5070 Ti (12 GB), RTX 5080 (16 GB) or RTX 5090 (24 GB), all GDDR7; up to 240 W combined CPU and GPU power	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (8 GB GDDR7, 115 W), RTX 5070 Ti (12 GB GDDR7, 140 W) or RTX 5080 Laptop GPU (16 GB GDDR7, 175 W), including Dynamic Boost; up to 240 W combined CPU and GPU power with MSI OverBoost Ultra
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, 13 TOPS	Intel AI Boost NPU
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5, two SODIMM (or CSODIMM) slots; 16 to 64 GB at 6400 MT/s, or 32 GB at 7200 MT/s with XMP	DDR5-5600 in two slots (supports up to DDR5-6400); up to 96 GB
Storage type
Storage type	Three M.2 slots (one 2230 or 2280, two 2280), PCIe Gen 4 or Gen 5 NVMe; 1 TB to 12 TB (RAID 0)	One M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 slot and one M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen5 slot
Cooling
Cooling	Cryo-Tech cooling with four fans; vapour chamber on RTX 5080 and 5090 models	–
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	96 Wh (better)	90 Wh
Weight
Weight	3.15 kg	2.7 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	28.5 mm (better)	28.55 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	365 × 290 mm	357 × 284 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	96 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion	90 Wh, 4-cell
Charger
Charger	280 W (RTX 5060 to 5070 Ti) or 360 W (RTX 5080 and 5090) barrel-plug adapter; also charges over USB-C Power Delivery	330 W adapter (280 W on the RTX 5060 model); USB Power Delivery 3.1 over Thunderbolt 5
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge 2; 0–35% in 20 minutes and 0–80% in 35 minutes with the laptop off	–
Colours
Colours	Liquid Teal	Cosmos Gray
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 5, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4 or 5.3
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR, or 4K HDR with IR	1080p with IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × Thunderbolt 4 (RTX 5070 and below) or 2 × Thunderbolt 5 (RTX 5070 Ti and above) USB-C with DisplayPort, USB4 and Power Delivery; 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB-A (one with PowerShare); HDMI 2.1; SD card reader; 3.5 mm headset jack; 7.4 mm barrel power port	2 × Thunderbolt 5 with DisplayPort and Power Delivery 3.1; 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A; HDMI 2.1 (8K 60 Hz / 4K 120 Hz); SD Express reader; 2.5 Gb Ethernet; 3.5 mm combo jack
Keyboard
Keyboard	AlienFX per-key RGB keyboard, or optional CHERRY MX ultra-low-profile mechanical keyboard	24-zone RGB gaming keyboard with Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Glass precision touchpad, 112 × 65 mm, with optional RGB AlienFX lighting	–
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)	2 × 2 W, Nahimic 3, Hi-Res Audio ready
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	IR webcam with shutter