Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X16 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 X16 R2 is 701 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Up to 16% cheaper than Alienware X16 R2 - $2093.49 vs $2499.99
Advantages of Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 36% better in HITMAN 3 than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 170 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $14.71 vs $16.75 per FPS
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
125
73.52941176470588%
Value, $/FPS
$16.75/FPS
87.82089552238807%
Price, $
$2093.49
100%
Buy for $2,093.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2024
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2499.99
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 30 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
Jan 31st, 2024
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 31st, 2024
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
95.50187421907539%
Multi-Core
10780
93.86973180076629%
Jan 31st, 2024
Core Ultra 9 185H
2.3 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2401
100%
Multi-Core
11484
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core Ultra 9 185H |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 16" |
