Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9720 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 is 657 days newer than the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9720.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 62% better in New World than Dell XPS 17 9720 - 91 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $1899.99 vs $2699.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing New World than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $20.88 vs $48.2 per FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 24th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
FPS
56
61.53846153846154%
Value, $/FPS
$48.2/FPS
43.31950207468879%
Price, $
$2699
70%
Buy for $2,699 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 284 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 271 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 24th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 24th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
51.96656833824975%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
27.714051618189266%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 24th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
91.02818578801111%
Multi-Core
10780
79.98219320373943%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
100%
Multi-Core
13478
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i7-14700HX |
| GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17" | Screen Size | 18" |