Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9720 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready is 23 days older than the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9720.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 14% better in Rocket League than Dell XPS 17 9720 - 337 vs 296 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $2116.3 vs $3679.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Rocket League than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $6.28 vs $12.43 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
337
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2116.3
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,116.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444873 minutes ago
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
296
87.83382789317507%
Value, $/FPS
$12.43/FPS
50.5229283990346%
Price, $
$3679
57%
Buy for $3,679 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444880 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Mar 1st, 2022
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
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
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
50.51698670605613%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
65.92135697764071%
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
92.72139102304892%
Multi-Core
10780
82.64336093222938%
Mar 24th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 24th, 2022 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 3840x2160 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17" |
