Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms Alienware X17 R2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both Laptops to compare value. The better performing Alienware M18 is 578 days newer than Alienware X17 R2.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 12% better in Metro Exodus than Alienware X17 R2 - 65 vs 58 FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Sep 1st, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
Sep 1st, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2525
95%
Multi-Core
13234
90%
Sep 1st, 2023
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2654
100%
Multi-Core
14724
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31st, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2023 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
