Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper DELL Alienware X17 R2 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing DELL Alienware X17 R2 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of DELL Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 15% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1775.0 vs $2099.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Rust than Alienware M18 - $14.79 vs $16.93 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than DELL Alienware X17 R2 - 124 vs 120 FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
FPS
120
96.7741935483871%
Value, $/FPS
$14.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1775
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,775 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 61175 minutes ago
8th Variation
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.93/FPS
87.35971647962198%
Price, $
$2099
84%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 61163 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
8th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
292.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
67.2396694214876%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
83.51009237085186%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93.39123867069486%
Multi-Core
13044
94.7207900660809%
8th Variation
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
DELL Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 9 7845HX |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
