Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M17R5 outperforms the more expensive Alienware M15 R6 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M17R5 is 607 days newer than the more expensive Alienware M15 R6.
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 7% better in Valorant than Alienware M15 R6 - 603 vs 565 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Alienware M15 R6 - $1879.39 vs $2699.98
- Up to 35% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware M15 R6 - $3.12 vs $4.78 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Sep 1st, 2021
FPS
565
93.69817578772802%
Value, $/FPS
$4.78/FPS
65.27196652719665%
Price, $
$2699.98
69%
Buy for $2,699.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 214 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
603
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1879.39
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,879.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 211 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Sep 1st, 2021
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2021
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
84.15374241402561%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
84.15374241402561%
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
Sep 1st, 2021
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
96.00808489135927%
Multi-Core
7887
82.74234158623584%
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 R6 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-11800H | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
