Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 R2 is 680 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Up to 23% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $2093.49 vs $2720.0
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 43% better in HITMAN 3 than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 179 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $15.2 vs $16.75 per FPS
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
125
69.83240223463687%
Value, $/FPS
$16.75/FPS
90.74626865671641%
Price, $
$2093.49
100%
Buy for $2,093.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 23 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2720
76%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,720 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
Jan 10th, 2024 • 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
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
67.14988351022521%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
98.37518463810929%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 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
81.8344039971449%
Multi-Core
10780
65.27004117219666%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
