Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware m18 AMD 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 AMD is 379 days newer than the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9720.
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 64% better in Rust than Dell XPS 17 9720 - 159 vs 97 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $2650.68 vs $2998.59
- Up to 46% better value when playing Rust than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $16.67 vs $30.91 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
97
61.0062893081761%
Value, $/FPS
$30.91/FPS
53.930766742154645%
Price, $
$2998.59
88%
Buy for $2,998.59 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74850 minutes ago
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2650.68
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,650.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74847 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Apr 7th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
51.35135135135136%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
44.266114418845454%
Apr 7th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93.39123867069486%
Multi-Core
13044
94.7207900660809%
Apr 7th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 7th, 2023 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 9 7845HX |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17" | Screen Size | 18" |
