Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 is 680 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 6% better in Lost Ark than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 197 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Lost Ark than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $11.16 vs $11.35 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Up to 5% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $2099.99 vs $2199.0
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5382 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
185
93%
Value, $/FPS
$11.35/FPS
98%
Price, $
$2099.99
100%
Buy for $2,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5392 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Mar 1st, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
GPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
100%
Multi-Core
13478
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
91%
Multi-Core
10780
79%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2022 |
| Core i7-14700HX | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
