Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) is 715 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 25% cheaper than GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) - $2098.99 vs $2799.0
Advantages of GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 69% better in Starfield than Alienware X17 R2 - 54 vs 32 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Starfield than Alienware X17 R2 - $51.83 vs $65.59 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
32
59%
Value, $/FPS
$65.59/FPS
79%
Price, $
$2098.99
100%
Buy for $2,098.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5975 minutes ago
Jan 16th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$51.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2799
74%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,799 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5966 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Jan 16th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
67%
Jan 16th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
98%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
88%
Multi-Core
13044
78%
Jan 16th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31st, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 16th, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
