Key Differences
In short — Alienware X16 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X15R1 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware X15R1 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware X16 R2 is 960 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X15R1.
Advantages of Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 59% better in Control than Alienware X15R1 - 137 vs 86 FPS
Advantages of Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 51% cheaper than Alienware X16 R2 - $1495.0 vs $3080.47
- Up to 23% better value when playing Control than Alienware X16 R2 - $17.38 vs $22.49 per FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 31st, 2024
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.49/FPS
77%
Price, $
$3080.47
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,080.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 86 minutes ago
Jun 15th, 2021
FPS
86
62%
Value, $/FPS
$17.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1495
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,495 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 102 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 31st, 2024
Jun 15th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 31st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jun 15th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
93%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
64%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 31st, 2024
Core Ultra 9 185H
2.3 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2401
100%
Multi-Core
11484
100%
CPU Winner
Jun 15th, 2021
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
79%
Multi-Core
7887
68%
Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 31st, 2024 | Release Date | Jun 15th, 2021 |
| Core Ultra 9 185H | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
