CPU
AMD Rembrandt H (Zen 3+) APU 8-Core Ryzen 7 6800H or Ryzen 9 6900HS or Ryzen 9 6900HX Processor
Memory Type
PC5-38400 4800MHz DDR5 262pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 64GB with NVIDIA RTX 3060/3070/3080 or Radeon RX 6850M/6700M graphics card installed or up to 16GB with NVIDIA RTX 3050 graphics card installed
Max Memory
up to 64GB (2 x 32GB so-dimms) with NVIDIA RTX 3060/3070/3080 or Radeon RX 6850M/6700M graphics card installed or up to 16GB (2 x 8GB so-dimms) with NVIDIA RTX 3050 graphics card installed
Memory Expansion Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots
USB Ports
Three USB v3.2 Gen-1 Type-A Ports and One USB v3.2 Gen-2 Type-C Port with DisplayPort
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 Gen4.0 x4 Solid State Drive or 128GB, 256GB M.2 NGFF (2230) PCIe NVMe Gen4.0 x4 Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Alienware m17 R5 Laptop Supports Single or Dual Drive Configuration Depending on the Graphics Card Installed. Dual Drive Configuration with NVIDIA RTX 3060/3070/3080 or Radeon RX 6700M/6850M Graphics Cards Installed: (Two M.2 NGFF (2280) or (2230) Solid State Drives) - Single Drive Configuration with NVIDIA RTX 3050 Graphics Card Installed: (One M.2 NGFF (2280) or (2230) Solid State Drive) Note: The M.2 2280 and 2230 Drives each use a unique thermal heat shield bracket and cannot be interchanged. Both M.2 slots support M.2 2280 and 2230 Drives by moving the drive mounting bracket p/n 0MHKK8 to accommodate the form factor. M.2 slot-1 (SSD1) supports up to 4TB PCIe NVMe Gen4.0 x4 and Gen3.0 x4 Solid State Drives and "when present" M.2 slot-2 (SSD2) supports up to 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen4.0 x4 and Gen3.0 x4 Solid State Drives)