Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the cheaper acer Nitro 5 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing acer Nitro 5 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 64% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than acer Nitro 5 - 77 vs 47 FPS
Advantages of acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 66% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - $748.99 vs $2224.23
- Up to 45% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware X17 R2 - $15.94 vs $28.89 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
77
100%
Value, $/FPS
$28.89/FPS
55.17480096919349%
Price, $
$2224.23
33%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,224.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444803 minutes ago
15th Variation
FPS
47
61.038961038961034%
Value, $/FPS
$15.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$748.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $748.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444804 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
15th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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
15th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
31.225997045790248%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
26.079414032382424%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
15th Variation
Core i5-11400H
2.7 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1818
73.51395066720582%
Multi-Core
6333
48.55105795768169%
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31st, 2022 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i5-11400H |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
