Key Differences
In short — Alienware x17 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware m15 R6 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware m15 R6 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware x17 R2 is 254 days newer than the cheaper Alienware m15 R6.
Advantages of Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 26% better in Valorant than Alienware m15 R6 - 661 vs 523 FPS
Advantages of Alienware m15 R6 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 80% cheaper than Alienware x17 R2 - €778.19 vs €3799.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware x17 R2 - €1.49 vs €5.75 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 27th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
661
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.75/FPS
25%
Price, €
€3799
20%
FPS Winner
Buy for €3,799 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 143 minutes ago
May 18th, 2021
FPS
523
79%
Value, €/FPS
€1.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€778.19
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €778.19 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 145 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 27th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
May 18th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 27th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
292.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 18th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
56%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
58%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 27th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
100%
Multi-Core
10780
100%
CPU Winner
May 18th, 2021
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
82%
Multi-Core
7887
73%
Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m15 R6 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 27th, 2022 | Release Date | May 18th, 2021 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
