Key Differences
In short — acer Predator Helios 18 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware X17 R2 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing acer Predator Helios 18 is 1045 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2.
Advantages of acer Predator Helios 18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 59% better in Resident Evil 4 than Alienware X17 R2 - 157 vs 99 FPS
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 48% cheaper than acer Predator Helios 18 - $2098.99 vs $3999.99
- Up to 17% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than acer Predator Helios 18 - $21.20 vs $25.48 per FPS
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Dec 11th, 2024 • 9th Variation
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$25.48/FPS
83%
Price, $
$3999.99
52%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 221 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
99
63%
Value, $/FPS
$21.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2098.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,098.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 237 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Dec 11th, 2024 • 9th Variation
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 11th, 2024 • 9th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
50%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 11th, 2024 • 9th Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
88%
Multi-Core
13044
79%
acer Predator Helios 18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Dec 11th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 250 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
