Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready outperforms the cheaper Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware M17R5 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready is 426 days older than the cheaper Alienware M17R5.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 3 than Alienware M17R5 - 139 vs 126 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 11% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $1879.97 vs $2100.75
- Up to 1% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $14.92 vs $15.11 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.11/FPS
98%
Price, $
$2100.75
89%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,100.75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
126
90%
Value, $/FPS
$14.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1879.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,879.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 70 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
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
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
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 X17 R2 VR Ready 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 |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
