Key Differences
In short — GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & outperforms the cheaper Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware M17R5 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & is 426 days older than the cheaper Alienware M17R5.
Advantages of GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 28% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware M17R5 - 356 vs 278 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 69% cheaper than GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & - $1879.39 vs $5999.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & - $6.76 vs $16.85 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FPS
356
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.85/FPS
40.1186943620178%
Price, $
$5999
31%
FPS Winner
Buy for $5,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 99 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
278
78.08988764044943%
Value, $/FPS
$6.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1879.39
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,879.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 97 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121 GPixel/s
81.59136884693189%
Texel Fillrate
292.3 GTexel/s
98.5502360080917%
GPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
80.02426202992316%
Multi-Core
9532
73.07574363692119%
GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
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