Key Differences
In short — Alienware X15 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware X15 R2 is 33 days older than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4% better in Saints Row than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 77 vs 74 FPS
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Up to 19% cheaper than Alienware X15 R2 - $2099.99 vs $2599.00
- Up to 16% better value when playing Saints Row than Alienware X15 R2 - $28.38 vs $33.75 per FPS
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
77
100%
Value, $/FPS
$33.75/FPS
84%
Price, $
$2599
80%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 92 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
74
96%
Value, $/FPS
$28.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2099.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 86 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Mar 1st, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
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 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
93%
Multi-Core
10780
83%
Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2022 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
