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 33% better in Far Cry 3 than Alienware X17 R2 - 198 vs 149 FPS
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 43% cheaper than GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) - $2098.99 vs $3699.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GIGABYTE - AORUS 17X (2024) - $14.09 vs $18.69 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 16th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.69/FPS
75%
Price, $
$3699.99
56%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,699.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15200 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
149
75%
Value, $/FPS
$14.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2098.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,098.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15206 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 16th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 16th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 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
71%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
50%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 16th, 2024 • 1st 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 4090 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" |
