Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 R2 is 911 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2.
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 321% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Alienware X17 R2 - 59 vs 14 FPS
- Up to 54% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Alienware X17 R2 - $69.47 vs $149.93 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 49% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $2098.99 vs $4099.00
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$69.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$4099
51%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $4,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 182 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
14
24%
Value, $/FPS
$149.93/FPS
46%
Price, $
$2098.99
100%
Buy for $2,098.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 197 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
50%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
88%
Multi-Core
13044
79%
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jul 30th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
