Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 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 X17 R2 is 703 days newer than the cheaper Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook.
Advantages of Alienware M15 15.6" Gaming Notebook
- Up to 11% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - $1988.99 vs $2224.23
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 83% better in Saints Row than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - 77 vs 42 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing Saints Row than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - $28.89 vs $47.36 per FPS
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2020
FPS
42
54.54545454545454%
Value, $/FPS
$47.36/FPS
61.0008445945946%
Price, $
$1988.99
100%
Buy for $1,988.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444450 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
77
100%
Value, $/FPS
$28.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2224.23
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,224.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444450 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2020
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
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
68.06499261447563%
Texel Fillrate
207.4 GTexel/s
79.95373939861219%
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
Feb 28th, 2020
Core i7-8750H
2.2 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1297
52.446421350586334%
Multi-Core
4609
35.334253296534804%
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware M15 15.6" Gaming Notebook | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i7-8750H | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
