CPU
12th Generation Intel Alder Lake-P Dodeca Core i5-12500H or Quattuordeca Core i7-12700H or i9-12900H Processor
Memory Type
LPDDR5 5200MHz Dual Channel
Standard Memory
16GB or 32GB (integrated on system board)
Max Memory
16GB or 32GB (memory is not upgradable)
Memory Expansion Slots
No SO-DIMM slots
USB Ports
One USB v3.2 Gen-1 Type-A Port and One USB v3.2 Gen-2 Type-C Port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery and One USB v3.2 Gen-2 Type-C Thunderbolt 4 Port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery
Card Reader
Integrated Micro SD Card Reader Slot: (SD/SDHC/SDXC)
Original Optical Drives
External Option Only
Original Hard Drives
This Machine Does Not Support 2.5" Drives
Original Solid State Drives
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB M.2 NGFF (2280) PCIe NVMe Gen 4.0 x4 Solid State Drive or 128GB, 256GB M.2 NGFF (2230) PCIe NVMe Gen 4.0 x4 or 3.0 x4 Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Dell Alienware x15 R2 Laptop Supports Single and Dual Drive Configurations. (Two M.2 NGFF (2280) or (2230) Solid State Drives) Note: The M.2 (2280) and (2230) Drives each use a unique thermal shield and cannot be interchanged. The M.2 (2230) Drive uses thermal shield p/n 098KV4 and the M.2 (2280) Drive uses thermal shield p/n 05GDMJ. The M.2 (2230) Drive uses a adapter bracket p/n 0R88X3 to accommodate for both of the larger M.2 (2280) slots. (Both M.2 slots support Generation 4.0 x4 and 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drives and can be set up as RAID0 or RAID1)