Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Area 51M on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X17 R2 is 537 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Area 51M.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 40% better in No Man's Sky than Alienware Area 51M - 132 vs 94 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Alienware Area 51M - $2224.23 vs $2499.81
- Up to 37% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Alienware Area 51M - $16.85 vs $26.59 per FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $2,499.81 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 365034 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2224.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,224.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 365027 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 12th, 2020
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 12th, 2020
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
88.32 GPixel/s
65%
Texel Fillrate
220.8 GTexel/s
85%
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
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 12th, 2020
Core i7-10700K
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1706
68%
Multi-Core
8142
62%
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Area 51M Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i7-10700K | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 300 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
