Key Differences
In short — Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 outperforms Alienware m15 R4 15.6" FHD 144Hz on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both Laptops to compare value. The better performing Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 is 1178 days newer than Alienware m15 R4 15.6" FHD 144Hz.
Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 17% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Alienware m15 R4 15.6" FHD 144Hz - 69 vs 59 FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 26th, 2021
Apr 18th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 26th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
100%
Apr 18th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
73%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
73%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 26th, 2021
Core i7-10870H
2.2 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1433
58%
Multi-Core
6094
52%
Apr 18th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
100%
Multi-Core
11671
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware m15 R4 15.6" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop | vs | Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2024 |
| Core i7-10870H | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
