Key Differences
In short — Alienware M17R5 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X15R1 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware X15R1 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M17R5 is 685 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X15R1.
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Alienware X15R1 - 92 vs 80 FPS
Advantages of Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 30% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $1379.99 vs $1974.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing Rust than Alienware M17R5 - $17.25 vs $21.47 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
92
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.47/FPS
80%
Price, $
$1974.99
69%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,974.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 30 minutes ago
Jun 15th, 2021
FPS
80
86%
Value, $/FPS
$17.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1379.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,379.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 32 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Jun 15th, 2021
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
Jun 15th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
84%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
84%
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%
CPU Winner
Jun 15th, 2021
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
96%
Multi-Core
7887
82%
Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Jun 15th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 6900HX | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
