Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 is 578 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield 2042 than Alienware X17 R2 - 108 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Alienware X17 R2 - $21.57 vs $22.24 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 5% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $2224.23 vs $2329.99
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2329.99
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,329.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438051 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
100
92.5925925925926%
Value, $/FPS
$22.24/FPS
96.98741007194246%
Price, $
$2224.23
100%
Buy for $2,224.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438049 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60.08862629246676%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94.10177332305321%
GPU Winner
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%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Sep 1st, 2023
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93.95896656534954%
Multi-Core
13044
88.37997154278744%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
