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 549 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 11% better in Deathloop than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 100 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Deathloop than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $22.2 vs $23.01 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Up to 7% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $2070.98 vs $2219.95
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
100
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2219.95
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,219.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 70 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
90
90%
Value, $/FPS
$23.01/FPS
96%
Price, $
$2070.98
100%
Buy for $2,070.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 67 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Mar 1st, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
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 | System-Shared
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
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
null-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
null-core
Single-Core
2293
87%
Multi-Core
10780
73%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2022 |
| Core i7-13700 | 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 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
