Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper Gigabyte AORUS 17 XE5: 17.3" FHD 1920x1080 IPS-Level Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Gigabyte AORUS 17 XE5: 17.3" FHD 1920x1080 IPS-Level Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 R2 is 586 days newer than the cheaper Gigabyte AORUS 17 XE5: 17.3" FHD 1920x1080 IPS-Level Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti.
Advantages of Gigabyte AORUS 17 XE5: 17.3" FHD 1920x1080 IPS-Level Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop
- Up to 60% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $1089.99 vs $2720.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Diablo IV than Alienware M18 R2 - $12.82 vs $13.47 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 138% better in Diablo IV than Gigabyte AORUS 17 XE5: 17.3" FHD 1920x1080 IPS-Level Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 202 vs 85 FPS
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FPS
85
42.07920792079208%
Value, $/FPS
$12.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1089.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,089.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 38559 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.47/FPS
95.17446176688938%
Price, $
$2720
40%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,720 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 38553 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
67.14988351022521%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
98.37518463810929%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
null-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Gigabyte AORUS 17 XE5: 17.3" FHD 1920x1080 IPS-Level Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3rd, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
