Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X15 R1 VR Ready on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X17 R2 is 152 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X15 R1 VR Ready.
Advantages of Alienware X15 R1 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Up to 15% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - $1899.97 vs $2224.23
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 21% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Alienware X15 R1 VR Ready - 97 vs 80 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Alienware X15 R1 VR Ready - $22.93 vs $23.75 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2021
FPS
80
82.4742268041237%
Value, $/FPS
$23.75/FPS
96.54736842105262%
Price, $
$1899.97
100%
Buy for $1,899.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444654 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2224.23
85%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,224.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444647 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2021
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2021
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
92.17134416543574%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
96.22205088666153%
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
Sep 1st, 2021
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
76.82976142337242%
Multi-Core
7887
60.464581416743336%
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X15 R1 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i7-11800H | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
