This is an excellent capacity, but the HDD portion is a slow type of storage. It provides comfortable multi-tasking for the most home and office users.ġ6GB and greater RAM sizes are recommended for heavy multitasking, gaming, and specialized programs that require a lot of RAM.ġTB is an excellent storage capacity, but HDD is a slow type of storage. The 8GB RAM size is the standard one in 2022. Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M "Maxwell" 8GB GDDR5 dedicated video card (able to run all games, but may not be smooth on high detail settings in heavy games) Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M "Maxwell" 3GB GDDR5 dedicated video card (able to run all games, but may not be smooth on high detail settings in heavy games) Intel Core i7-4980HQ 4th Gen quad-core 2.8-4GHz 6MB cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 67) Intel Core i7-4710HQ 4th Gen quad-core 2.5-3.5GHz 6MB cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 57) The device optionally comes with touchscreen capability.ĭisplays based on IPS technology provide much wider viewing angles than the budget-class TN screens. However, it isn't as good as the top-tier 4K Ultra HD. It provides a good image sharpness and a decent amount of space on the display for the user interface and programs. The 17.3" laptop screen size is a large one in comparison to screens of the most laptops.įull HD is the most common laptop screen resolution today. For comparison against other laptops, you can use the "Compare Specs" button. Here are the specs of the Alienware 17 with descriptions of its features.