Key Differences
In short — GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware X17 R2 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) is 715 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2.
Advantages of GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 25% better in Dota 2 than Alienware X17 R2 - 242 vs 194 FPS
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 25% cheaper than GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) - $2098.99 vs $2799.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Dota 2 than GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) - $10.82 vs $11.57 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Jan 16th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
242
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.57/FPS
93%
Price, $
$2799
74%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,799 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15194 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
194
80%
Value, $/FPS
$10.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2098.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,098.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15202 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Jan 16th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 16th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
98%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
67%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 16th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
88%
Multi-Core
13044
78%
GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 16th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
