Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 17 9720 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 Dell XPS 17 9720 is 755 days newer than the cheaper Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook.
Advantages of Alienware M15 15.6" Gaming Notebook
- Up to 46% cheaper than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $1988.99 vs $3679.0
Advantages of Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop
- Performs up to 92% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - 46 vs 24 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - $79.98 vs $82.87 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2020
FPS
24
52.17391304347826%
Value, $/FPS
$82.87/FPS
96.51261011222397%
Price, $
$1988.99
100%
Buy for $1,988.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445259 minutes ago
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
46
100%
Value, $/FPS
$79.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$3679
54%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $3,679 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445264 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2020
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st 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
100%
Texel Fillrate
207.4 GTexel/s
100%
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
74.21875000000001%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
82.44937319189971%
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%
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st 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 | Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 24th, 2022 |
| Core i7-8750H | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 3840x2160 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17" |
