The Alienware 15 I was sent to review is loaded with powerful hardware. The CPU is Intel's Core i7-4710HQ, a quad-core, eight-thread 47W SKU clocked at 2.5 GHz with a Turbo Boost frequency of 3.5 GHz.

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