Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M17R5 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M17R5 is 1158 days newer than the cheaper Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook.
Advantages of Alienware M15 15.6" Gaming Notebook
- Up to 6% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $1869.0 vs $1979.97
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 136% better in Rust than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - 92 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 55% better value when playing Rust than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - $21.52 vs $47.92 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Feb 28th, 2020
FPS
39
42%
Value, $/FPS
$47.92/FPS
44%
Price, $
$1869
100%
Buy for $1,869 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 161 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
92
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1979.97
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,979.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 165 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Feb 28th, 2020
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 28th, 2020
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
92.16 GPixel/s
62%
Texel Fillrate
207.4 GTexel/s
69%
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 28th, 2020
Core i7-8750H
2.2 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1297
65%
Multi-Core
4609
48%
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
100%
Multi-Core
9532
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware M15 15.6" Gaming Notebook | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2020 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-8750H | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
