Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 9730 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware X17 R2 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Dell XPS 9730 is 424 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2.
Advantages of Dell XPS 9730 Laptop
- Performs up to 11% better in God of War than Alienware X17 R2 - 90 vs 81 FPS
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 16% cheaper than Dell XPS 9730 - $2224.23 vs $2652.73
- Up to 7% better value when playing God of War than Dell XPS 9730 - $27.46 vs $29.47 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $2,652.73 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 364134 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
81
90%
Value, $/FPS
$27.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2224.23
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,224.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 364138 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 31st, 2023
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 31st, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
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
Mar 31st, 2023
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
91%
Multi-Core
13044
79%
Dell XPS 9730 Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Mar 31st, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
