Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware m18 AMD outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware m18 AMD is 402 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Up to 29% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - $2116.3 vs $2999.99
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 51% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 110 vs 73 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $27.27 vs $28.99 per FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
73
66.36363636363637%
Value, $/FPS
$28.99/FPS
94.06691962745775%
Price, $
$2116.3
100%
Buy for $2,116.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 442759 minutes ago
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$27.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2999.99
70%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 442764 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Mar 1st, 2022
Apr 7th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
67.14988351022521%
Apr 7th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
98.37518463810929%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
86.59365558912387%
Multi-Core
10780
78.2804444121705%
Apr 7th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 7th, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Ryzen 9 7845HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
