Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready outperforms the cheaper 2025 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing 2025 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 71% better in Escape From Tarkov than 2025 - 152 vs 89 FPS
Advantages of 2025 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 69% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $649.99 vs $2099.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $7.30 vs $13.82 per FPS
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.82/FPS
53%
Price, $
$2099.99
30%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 185 minutes ago
Buy for $649.99 on Amazon
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Updated 168 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
100%
Multi-Core
10780
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | 2025 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Ryzen 7 5825U |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | Radeon Vega 8 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 16.1" |
