Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X16 R1 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X16 R1 is 1113 days newer than the cheaper Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook.
Advantages of Alienware M15 15.6" Gaming Notebook
- Up to 37% cheaper than Alienware X16 R1 - $1988.99 vs $3141.99
Advantages of Alienware X16 R1 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 182% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - 138 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 44% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - $22.77 vs $40.59 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2020
FPS
49
35.507246376811594%
Value, $/FPS
$40.59/FPS
56.09756097560975%
Price, $
$1988.99
100%
Buy for $1,988.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444994 minutes ago
Mar 17th, 2023
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$3141.99
63%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $3,141.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444997 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2020
Mar 17th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 28th, 2020
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
92.16 GPixel/s
69.1891891891892%
Texel Fillrate
207.4 GTexel/s
53.68884286823712%
Mar 17th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 28th, 2020
Core i7-8750H
2.2 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1297
47.78924097273397%
Multi-Core
4609
28.059174479483744%
Mar 17th, 2023
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware M15 15.6" Gaming Notebook | vs | Alienware X16 R1 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7-8750H | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 16" |
