Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X15 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X15 R2 is 426 days older than the cheaper Alienware M17R5.
Advantages of Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 11% better in War Thunder than Alienware M17R5 - 201 vs 181 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing War Thunder than Alienware M17R5 - $9.86 vs $10.94 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 0% cheaper than Alienware X15 R2 - $1979.97 vs $1981.16
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1981.16
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,981.16 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 62 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
181
90%
Value, $/FPS
$10.94/FPS
90%
Price, $
$1979.97
100%
Buy for $1,979.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 67 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
87%
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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
100%
Multi-Core
10780
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
86%
Multi-Core
9532
88%
Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
