Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready outperforms the cheaper Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters, and is also 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 21% better in League of Legends than Alienware M17R5 - 270 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing League of Legends than Alienware M17R5 - $7.75 vs $8.37 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 11% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $1865.97 vs $2093.49
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
270
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2093.49
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,093.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 39 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
223
82.5925925925926%
Value, $/FPS
$8.37/FPS
92.59259259259261%
Price, $
$1865.97
100%
Buy for $1,865.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 45 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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
91.30141604855024%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
87.45785569790962%
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
86.30614914958569%
Multi-Core
9532
88.42300556586271%
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" |
