Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M17R5 outperforms the more expensive Alienware m15 R7 15.6" on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M17R5 is 446 days newer than the more expensive Alienware m15 R7 15.6".
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 6 than Alienware m15 R7 15.6" - 89 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Alienware m15 R7 15.6" - $1879.97 vs $1998.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Alienware m15 R7 15.6" - $21.12 vs $23.24 per FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1879.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,879.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11232 minutes ago
Feb 9th, 2022
FPS
86
96%
Value, $/FPS
$23.24/FPS
90%
Price, $
$1998.99
94%
Buy for $1,998.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11219 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Feb 9th, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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
Feb 9th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
87%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
100%
Multi-Core
9532
100%
Feb 9th, 2022
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
100%
Multi-Core
9532
100%
Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m15 R7 15.6" Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 9th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 6900HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
