Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware m18 R2 outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9720 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware m18 R2 is 657 days newer than the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9720.
Advantages of Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 27% better in War Thunder than Dell XPS 17 9720 - 242 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Dell XPS 17 9720 - €2499.0 vs €3677.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing War Thunder than Dell XPS 17 9720 - €10.33 vs €19.35 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
242
100%
Value, €/FPS
€10.33/FPS
100%
Price, €
€2499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €2,499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 80 minutes ago
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
190
78%
Value, €/FPS
€19.35/FPS
53%
Price, €
€3677
67%
Buy for €3,677 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 83 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
84%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
70%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
81%
Multi-Core
10780
65%
Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 24th, 2022 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 3840x2160 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
