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Alienware x17 R2 laptop review: Peak 175 W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti performance

Supercharged performance at all costs. Most ultrathin gaming laptops strike a careful balance between performance, noise, and power consumption. The Alienware x17 R2, on the other hand, shows no shame maximizing performance even if it means a louder and more power-hungry system.

Dell introduced its Alienware x17 series late last year with a completely new chassis design to distinguish it from the existing Alienware m17 series. For this year, the manufacturer has refreshed the lineup with the launch of the Alienware x17 R2 complete with 12th gen Intel Alder Lake-H CPUs and GeForce RTX 3070/3080 Ti graphics to replace last year's 11th gen Tiger Lake-H and RTX 3070/3080 options, respectively. Other updates are present as well including the faster RAM (DDR4-3466 to DDR5-4800), newer display options, and support for MUX and Advanced Optimus.

Other than the internal updates mentioned above, the Alienware x17 R2 uses the same chassis as the Alienware x17 R1. We recommend checking out our review on the x17 R1 as our existing comments on the chassis, Cherry mechanical keyboard, and ports are also relevant on the x17 R2.

See the official technical specifications below for all configurable options. Our specific test unit is a higher-end SKU with the Core i9-12900HK, 360 Hz 1080p display, and 175 W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics for just under $4000 USD. Competitors in this space include other ultra-thin 17.3-inch gaming laptops like the MSI GS77, Razer Blade 17, and Asus Zephyrus S17.

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Alienware x17 R2 specifications (Source: Dell)
Alienware x17 R2 specifications (Source: Dell)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E (x17 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i9-12900HK 14 x 1.8 - 5 GHz, 165 W PL2 / Short Burst, 134 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU - 16 GB VRAM, Core: 1455 MHz, Memory: 2000 MHz, 175 W TDP, GDDR6, 512.59, MUX, Advanced Optimus
Memory
32 GB 
, SK Hynix DDR5-4800, Dual-Channel, 22-16-16-31
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, AU Optronics B173HAN, IPS, Dell P/N: TNCHH, AUOBD90, glossy: no, 360 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
Soundcard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: MicroSD
Networking
Killer E3100G 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel AX1675s 160MHz (211NGW) (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 20.9 x 399.23 x 299.57 ( = 0.82 x 15.72 x 11.79 in)
Battery
87 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: 4 W x2, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Alienware Command Center, Alienware Update, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
3.101 kg ( = 109.38 oz / 6.84 pounds), Power Supply: 1.003 kg ( = 35.38 oz / 2.21 pounds)
Price
3900 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Potential Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
89.2 %
05/2022
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3.1 kg20.9 mm17.30"1920x1080
89 %
09/2021
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
3.2 kg21.4 mm17.30"3840x2160
90.1 %
07/2021
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
2.8 kg19.9 mm17.30"2560x1440
87.2 %
04/2022
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
2.9 kg20.8 mm17.30"2560x1440
87.4 %
10/2020
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
i9-10900K, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
4.2 kg42 mm17.30"3840x2160
83.2 %
10/2021
Gigabyte A7 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2.5 kg34 mm17.30"1920x1080

Case

Though it's marketed as an ultrathin gaming laptop, the Alienware x17 R2 chassis is still noticeably heavier and larger than alternatives like the Asus Zephyrus S17, MSI GS77, or Razer Blade 17. In return, the Alienware system is able to carry a more powerful 175 W GPU whereas most other ultrathin gaming laptops are limited to 140 W or less.

Size Comparison

397 mm / 15.6 inch 330 mm / 13 inch 42 mm / 1.654 inch 4.2 kg9.23 lbs396 mm / 15.6 inch 262 mm / 10.3 inch 34 mm / 1.339 inch 2.5 kg5.58 lbs399.23 mm / 15.7 inch 299.49 mm / 11.8 inch 21.4 mm / 0.843 inch 3.2 kg7.09 lbs399.23 mm / 15.7 inch 299.57 mm / 11.8 inch 20.9 mm / 0.823 inch 3.1 kg6.84 lbs397.6 mm / 15.7 inch 283.5 mm / 11.2 inch 20.8 mm / 0.819 inch 2.9 kg6.4 lbs394 mm / 15.5 inch 264 mm / 10.4 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.8 kg6.1 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

SD Card Reader

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
Intel Core i9-10900K (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)
186.9 MB/s +2%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H
183 (181.31min - 182.94max) MB/s 0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK (AV Pro V60)
182.9 MB/s
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H (AV Pro V60)
174.7 MB/s -4%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H (AV Pro V60)
72.1 MB/s -61%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H
257 MB/s +17%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H (AV Pro V60)
245.4 MB/s +11%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK (AV Pro V60)
220.6 MB/s
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
Intel Core i9-10900K (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)
197.8 MB/s -10%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H (AV Pro V60)
80.2 MB/s -64%

Communication

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)
1279 (982min - 1390max) MBit/s +6%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675x (210NGW)
1220 (1110min - 1275max) MBit/s +1%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel AX1675s 160MHz (211NGW)
1209 (896min - 1302max) MBit/s
Gigabyte A7 X1
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
988 (942min - 1041max) MBit/s -18%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
986 (735min - 1134max) MBit/s -18%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
MediaTek MT7921
636 (325min - 728max) MBit/s -47%
iperf3 receive AX12
Gigabyte A7 X1
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1432 (1269min - 1668max) MBit/s +2%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel AX1675s 160MHz (211NGW)
1399 (1332min - 1446max) MBit/s
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)
1337 (684min - 1391max) MBit/s -4%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1270 (1179min - 1317max) MBit/s -9%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675x (210NGW)
1242 (1169min - 1337max) MBit/s -11%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
MediaTek MT7921
698 (529min - 748max) MBit/s -50%
050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800850900950100010501100115012001250130013501400Tooltip
Alienware x17 R2 P48E; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1398 (1332-1446)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1209 (896-1302)

Webcam

The webcam remains 720p with no physical privacy shutter compared to 1080p on the latest Razer Blade 17. Windows Hello is supported.

ColorChecker
4.7 ∆E
5 ∆E
8 ∆E
6.8 ∆E
9.1 ∆E
10.3 ∆E
13.1 ∆E
2.9 ∆E
6.8 ∆E
2.3 ∆E
3.9 ∆E
4.8 ∆E
5.1 ∆E
6 ∆E
3.2 ∆E
3.6 ∆E
2.9 ∆E
4.1 ∆E
9.4 ∆E
6.5 ∆E
5.3 ∆E
2.9 ∆E
4.7 ∆E
4.2 ∆E
ColorChecker Alienware x17 R2 P48E: 5.65 ∆E min: 2.34 - max: 13.11 ∆E

Maintenance

Alienware x17 R2. Only slight internal changes to the motherboard from last year's model
Alienware x17 R2. Only slight internal changes to the motherboard from last year's model
Alienware x17 R1 for comparison
Alienware x17 R1 for comparison

Display

Our AU Optronics B173HAN IPS panel checks almost all the typical boxes including a fast 360 Hz refresh rate, fast black-white and gray-gray response times, and full sRGB coverage to be fit for both gaming and most graphics editing. Other laptop makers with 17.3-inch 1080p 360 Hz display options will likely use the same AU Optronics panel as found on our Alienware. A higher-end 4K 120 Hz option is available as well all with G-Sync support.

There are currently no OLED options which would have offered wider DCI-P3 color coverage and deeper black levels than the usual IPS solution.

Interestingly, our FHD panel is not as bright as the 4K UHD panel on the original x17 R1. We're able to measure a maximum brightness of 365 nits here compared to 439 nits on the 4K x17 R1.

No edge-to-edge glass or glossy options
No edge-to-edge glass or glossy options
Narrow side bezels with thicker top and bottom bezels
Narrow side bezels with thicker top and bottom bezels
Display is slightly grainier than a glossy alternative
Display is slightly grainier than a glossy alternative
Moderate uneven backlight bleeding on our test unit
Moderate uneven backlight bleeding on our test unit
340.3
cd/m²
340.6
cd/m²
354.8
cd/m²
318.8
cd/m²
365.4
cd/m²
358.1
cd/m²
310.3
cd/m²
358.4
cd/m²
349.3
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics B173HAN tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 365.4 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 344 cd/m² Minimum: 17.76 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 365.4 cd/m²
Contrast: 1260:1 (Black: 0.29 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.17 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.51
ΔE Greyscale 5.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
79.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
79.2% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.18
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
AU Optronics B173HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
AU Optronics B173ZAN, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
BOE099D (BOE CQ NE173QHM-NY3), IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
BOE NE173QHM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
AU Optronics B173ZAN03.3, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
Gigabyte A7 X1
AU Optronics AUO8E8D, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Display
12%
8%
10%
8%
-17%
Display P3 Coverage
79.2
88.3
11%
94.2
19%
96.2
21%
82.5
4%
61.5
-22%
sRGB Coverage
99.8
100
0%
98.7
-1%
99.7
0%
98
-2%
90.9
-9%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
79.6
100
26%
84.4
6%
85.8
8%
96.6
21%
63.2
-21%
Response Times
-15%
37%
-41%
-57%
-23%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
12.4 ?(6.4, 6)
14.4 ?(7.6, 6.8)
-16%
4.8
61%
17.6 ?(10, 7.6)
-42%
23.2 ?(12.4, 10.8)
-87%
16 ?(7.6, 8.4)
-29%
Response Time Black / White *
9.2 ?(5.2, 4)
10.4 ?(5.2, 5.2)
-13%
8
13%
12.8 ?(7.6, 5.2)
-39%
11.6 ?(6.4, 5.2)
-26%
10.8 ?(6.4, 4.4)
-17%
PWM Frequency
Screen
-6%
-29%
-12%
-55%
-39%
Brightness middle
365.4
438.7
20%
322
-12%
334.8
-8%
419.5
15%
325
-11%
Brightness
344
435
26%
288
-16%
305
-11%
413
20%
318
-8%
Brightness Distribution
85
91
7%
72
-15%
79
-7%
93
9%
95
12%
Black Level *
0.29
0.48
-66%
0.3
-3%
0.34
-17%
0.4
-38%
0.29
-0%
Contrast
1260
914
-27%
1073
-15%
985
-22%
1049
-17%
1121
-11%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
3.17
4.34
-37%
3.05
4%
4.1
-29%
3.4
-7%
4.33
-37%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
7.69
7.3
5%
5.23
32%
7.28
5%
7.4
4%
8.6
-12%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
0.51
0.72
-41%
1.92
-276%
3.28
-543%
1.95
-282%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
5.3
2.4
55%
3.11
41%
5.6
-6%
2
62%
5.5
-4%
Gamma
2.18 101%
2.09 105%
2.13 103%
2.16 102%
2.14 103%
2.142 103%
CCT
5879 111%
6413 101%
6553 99%
6314 103%
6858 95%
7893 82%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
84
84.6
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
99
97.9
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-3% / -4%
5% / -12%
-14% / -11%
-35% / -42%
-26% / -32%

* ... smaller is better

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. DCI-P3
vs. DCI-P3

The display is not calibrated very well out of the box especially since color temperature is overly warm. Once properly calibrated against sRGB, however, we're able to achieve average grayscale and color deltaE values down to just 0.6 and 0.51, respectively.

Grayscale before calibration
Grayscale before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
9.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 5.2 ms rise
↘ 4 ms fall
The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 20 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
12.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 6.4 ms rise
↘ 6 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 20 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18071 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Wide IPS viewing angles
Wide IPS viewing angles
Outdoors under direct sunlight
Outdoors under direct sunlight
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under direct sunlight
Outdoors under direct sunlight

Performance

 

Testing Conditions

We set our unit to High Performance mode and with the discrete GPU active prior to running any performance benchmarks below for the highest possible scores. High Performance mode can be easily toggled via Fn+F1 while the MUX switch can be accessed via the Nvidia Control Panel. We highly recommend users become familiar with the Alienware Command Center software as the power profiles, RGB settings, real-time monitoring, and other features are found here. 

MUX switch is accessible via Nvidia Control Panel
MUX switch is accessible via Nvidia Control Panel

Processor

Raw CPU performance is about 10 to 15 percent faster than the average laptop in our database with the same Core i9-12900HK. It's a decent boost over the Core i7-12800H or last generation Core i7-11800H by up to 30 percent each in multi-threaded workloads. AMD's latest Zen 3+ CPU, the Ryzen 9 6900HX, is also consistently slower in raw CineBench benchmarks, but it will outperform the Core i9-12900HK in certain AIDA64 benchmarks.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

01503004506007509001050120013501500165018001950210022502400255027002850Tooltip
Alienware x17 R2 P48E Intel Core i9-12900HK: Ø2889 (2849.61-2917.79)
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12800H: Ø2179 (2132.31-2697.42)
MSI Raider GE66 12UHS Intel Core i9-12900HK: Ø2467 (2423.65-2668.98)
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1697 (1672.94-1779.91)
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX: Ø2073 (2054.55-2114.16)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
9640 Points +34%
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
9630 Points +34%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
7169 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (1828 - 7366, n=11)
6134 Points -14%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
5461 Points -24%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
5383 Points -25%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
5383 Points -25%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
4850 Points -32%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
3531 Points -51%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
2738 Points -62%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
777 Points +7%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
727 Points
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
706 Points -3%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (316 - 739, n=11)
641 Points -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
617 Points -15%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
601 Points -17%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
582 Points -20%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
580 Points -20%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
490 Points -33%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
429 Points -41%
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
25245 Points +34%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
24972 Points +32%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
18870 (18654.1min - 18869.7max) Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (4796 - 19282, n=11)
16093 Points -15%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
15386 Points -18%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
14120 (13823.2min - 14120max) Points -25%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
14011 (13899.7min - 14010.8max) Points -26%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
12476 Points -34%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
9071 (8918.34min - 9070.5max) Points -52%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
2011 Points +6%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1905 Points
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
1828 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (819 - 1940, n=12)
1640 Points -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1579 Points -17%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
1529 Points -20%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
1508 Points -21%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1479 Points -22%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
1270 Points -33%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
4156 Points +42%
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
3473 Points +19%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
2918 (2849.61min - 2917.79max) Points
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
2697 (2132.31min - 2697.42max) Points -8%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (965 - 2944, n=11)
2422 Points -17%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
2288 (2136.18min - 2287.68max) Points -22%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
2165 (2089.97min - 2164.85max) Points -26%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
2087 (2046.66min - 2087.25max) Points -28%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
1489 (1469.35min - 1489.04max) Points -49%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
1225 Points -58%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
292 Points +7%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
272 Points
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
266 Points -2%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
261 Points -4%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
245 Points -10%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (119 - 279, n=11)
242 Points -11%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
241 Points -11%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
225 Points -17%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
203 Points -25%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
175 Points -36%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
389.5 Seconds * -124%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
302 Seconds * -74%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
246 Seconds * -42%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
222 Seconds * -28%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
220 Seconds * -27%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
219 Seconds * -26%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (172.5 - 483, n=10)
217 Seconds * -25%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
173.6 Seconds *
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
128.3 Seconds * +26%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
122.5 Seconds * +29%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
118165 MIPS +71%
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
96960 MIPS +40%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
69146 MIPS
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (25736 - 75564, n=11)
64474 MIPS -7%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
62231 MIPS -10%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
62123 MIPS -10%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
55231 MIPS -20%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
54133 MIPS -22%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
45258 MIPS -35%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
33364 MIPS -52%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
6729 MIPS +16%
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
6580 MIPS +13%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
5840 MIPS +1%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
5803 MIPS
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
5761 MIPS -1%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
5681 MIPS -2%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (2898 - 6186, n=11)
5460 MIPS -6%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
5367 MIPS -8%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
5338 MIPS -8%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
4585 MIPS -21%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
17698 Points +29%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
15605 Points +14%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
13717 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (5869 - 14294, n=10)
12053 Points -12%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
12008 Points -12%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
9647 Points -30%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
8134 Points -41%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
7599 Points -45%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
5909 Points -57%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
1969 Points +5%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1878 Points
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
1771 Points -6%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (843 - 1918, n=10)
1679 Points -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1621 Points -14%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
1558 Points -17%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1538 Points -18%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
1315 Points -30%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
1128 Points -40%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
29.9 fps +40%
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
29 fps +36%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
21.4 fps
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
17.8 fps -17%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (5.33 - 21.6, n=11)
17.8 fps -17%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
17.2 fps -20%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
16.2 fps -24%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
14.8 fps -31%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
12.1 fps -43%
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
9.47 fps -56%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
56.5 s * -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
52.3 s * -29%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
50.1 s * -23%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
46.5 s * -14%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (34.8 - 89.1, n=11)
45.7 s * -12%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
45.3 s * -11%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
41.3 s * -1%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
40.7 s *
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
38.1 s * +6%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg-81UJ001VGE
Intel Core i7-9750H
0.676 sec * -56%
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
Intel Core i7-10875H
0.587 sec * -36%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.565 sec * -31%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (0.4155 - 0.994, n=11)
0.508 sec * -18%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
0.502 sec * -16%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
0.4797 sec * -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
0.4698 sec * -9%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
0.455 sec * -5%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
0.4323 sec *
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
0.3946 sec * +9%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2918 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
232 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
272 Points
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Performance Rating
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
94 pt
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
83.7 pt
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
76.1 pt
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
70.5 pt
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
 
67.5 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
16379 KRay/s +68%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
14782 KRay/s +51%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
9759 KRay/s
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (2677 - 13948, n=12)
8986 KRay/s -8%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
8778 KRay/s -10%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
102318 Points +134%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
92642 Points +112%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
43695 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (12762 - 70764, n=12)
42146 Points -4%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
39321 Points -10%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3504 MB/s
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
3499 MB/s 0%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
3179 MB/s -9%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3102 MB/s -11%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (841 - 3504, n=12)
2914 MB/s -17%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
107120 Points
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
102463 Points -4%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
101317 Points -5%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (60202 - 107161, n=12)
99289 Points -7%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
97836 Points -9%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
12861 Points +24%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
12519 Points +20%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
10402 Points
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
9822 Points -6%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (3225 - 10402, n=12)
9076 Points -13%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
56460 Points +107%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
51120 Points +87%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
27285 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (7417 - 34233, n=12)
24382 Points -11%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
23749 Points -13%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
140049 MB/s +32%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
123970 MB/s +17%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
106367 MB/s
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
95822 MB/s -10%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (32382 - 106367, n=12)
75058 MB/s -29%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
1203 MB/s
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
1068 MB/s -11%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (314 - 1209, n=12)
988 MB/s -18%
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
881 MB/s -27%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
807 MB/s -33%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
8748 KRay/s +52%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
7794 KRay/s +36%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
5748 KRay/s
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (1501 - 7616, n=12)
5158 KRay/s -10%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
5041 KRay/s -12%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
39529 MPixel/s +14%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (24991 - 42462, n=12)
37512 MPixel/s +9%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
34534 MPixel/s
Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
28094 MPixel/s -19%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
15048 MPixel/s -56%

System Performance

PCMark results are consistently higher than what we recorded on last year's x17 R1 by relatively slight margins.

It's worth noting that the laptop consumes a lot of power even when on standby or sleep mode. We're able to record a consumption of almost 12 W when in sleep mode compared to <2 W on most other laptops. Furthermore, the fans in our test unit would sometimes be active even when in sleep mode and the unit would at times have trouble waking up properly as well.

PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 / Score
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
8186 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (7149 - 8186, n=5)
7867 Points -4%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
7470 Points -9%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
7435 Points -9%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, i9-10900K, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
7358 Points -10%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
7245 Points -11%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
6898 Points -16%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
11205 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (9870 - 11205, n=5)
10757 Points -4%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
10630 Points -5%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, i9-10900K, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
10524 Points -6%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
10369 Points -7%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
10130 Points -10%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
9991 Points -11%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
10144 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (9173 - 10422, n=5)
9978 Points -2%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
9803 Points -3%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
9527 Points -6%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
9324 Points -8%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
9182 Points -9%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, i9-10900K, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
8778 Points -13%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
13098 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (10951 - 13098, n=5)
12318 Points -6%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, i9-10900K, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
11705 Points -11%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
11323 Points -14%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
11291 Points -14%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
10573 Points -19%
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
9561 Points -27%
CrossMark / Overall
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
1903 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (970 - 2138, n=5)
1770 Points -7%
CrossMark / Productivity
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
1808 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (921 - 2038, n=5)
1677 Points -7%
CrossMark / Creativity
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
2095 Points
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1007 - 2210, n=5)
1892 Points -10%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1012 - 2234, n=5)
1722 Points +3%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
1666 Points
PCMark 10 Score
8186 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
62024 MB/s +15%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (44965 - 62959, n=12)
59891 MB/s +11%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
53861 MB/s
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
38633 MB/s -28%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
65077 MB/s +14%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (44775 - 66989, n=12)
63116 MB/s +10%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
57237 MB/s
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
43730 MB/s -24%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
65506 MB/s +20%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (46454 - 65268, n=12)
61526 MB/s +13%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
54443 MB/s
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
34324 MB/s -37%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
98.4 ns *
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
93.6 ns * +5%
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
75.8 ns * +23%
Average Intel Core i9-12900HK
  (90.3 - 109, n=12)
63.9 (90.3min - 109max) ns * +35%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth and without any dropped frames.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, i9-10900K, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
10616 μs * -863%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
4407 μs * -300%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2256 μs * -105%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1445 μs * -31%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
1101.9 μs *
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
792 μs * +28%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

CDM 8
CDM 8
AS SSD
AS SSD
Dual 1 TB Samsung PM9A1 PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSDs in RAID 0 for sustained sequential read rates of over 13000 MB/s. A heat spreader comes standard for both drives to aid in cooling
Dual 1 TB Samsung PM9A1 PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSDs in RAID 0 for sustained sequential read rates of over 13000 MB/s. A heat spreader comes standard for both drives to aid in cooling
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 11688 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 6578 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 553.8 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 433.8 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 4679 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 4744 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 73.55 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 151.9 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
91.5 pt
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
78.7 pt
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
69.4 pt
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
69.4 pt
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
49.7 pt
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
46.3 pt
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
44.1 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
4931 (4875.77min - 4930.83max) MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
4931 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4645 (4634.08min - 4645.19max) MB/s -6%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3431 (3308.35min - 3431.42max) MB/s -30%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2161 (2137.42min - 2160.91max) MB/s -56%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2137 (2099.87min - 2136.5max) MB/s -57%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1959 (1933.36min - 1959.16max) MB/s -60%
seq write
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
4819 (4728.89min - 4819.25max) MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
4819 MB/s 0%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4670 (4358.09min - 4669.83max) MB/s -3%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4574 (4560.15min - 4574.31max) MB/s -5%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2978 (2936.01min - 2977.75max) MB/s -38%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2939 (2931.83min - 2939.15max) MB/s -39%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2124 (2090.44min - 2123.58max) MB/s -56%
seq q8 t1 read
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
13195 (9412.86min - 13194.8max) MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
13195 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
7089 (6335.16min - 7089.42max) MB/s -46%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
6684 (5510.27min - 6684.46max) MB/s -49%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
6634 (6182.19min - 6633.5max) MB/s -50%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
3549 (3421.79min - 3549.43max) MB/s -73%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
3463 (3045.7min - 3462.82max) MB/s -74%
seq q8 t1 write
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
8227 (8104.29min - 8226.71max) MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
8227 MB/s 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5251 (5213.16min - 5250.64max) MB/s -36%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4963 (4631.73min - 4962.63max) MB/s -40%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
4917 (4616.04min - 4917.19max) MB/s -40%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
3369 (3362.14min - 3368.63max) MB/s -59%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2497 (2486.17min - 2496.87max) MB/s -70%
4k q1 t1 read
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
91.2 (91.05min - 91.17max) MB/s +15%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
79.3 (77.82min - 79.25max) MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
79.3 MB/s 0%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
69.8 (66.49min - 69.8max) MB/s -12%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
51.2 (51.08min - 51.21max) MB/s -35%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
44.5 (44.06min - 44.46max) MB/s -44%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
43.6 (43.45min - 43.62max) MB/s -45%
4k q1 t1 write
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
273 (252.96min - 272.53max) MB/s +60%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
255 (254.32min - 255.35max) MB/s +50%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
170.2 (168.21min - 170.2max) MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
170.2 MB/s 0%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
166 (164.47min - 165.73max) MB/s -2%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
130 (127.46min - 129.84max) MB/s -24%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
116 (116.01min - 116.41max) MB/s -32%
4k q32 t16 read
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4060 (4051.28min - 4059.64max) MB/s +365%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2831 (2643.61min - 2831.48max) MB/s +224%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1682 (1596.67min - 1682.33max) MB/s +92%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1331 (1303.48min - 1331.29max) MB/s +52%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
874 (867.39min - 873.79max) MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
874 MB/s 0%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
724 (719.56min - 724.12max) MB/s -17%
4k q32 t16 write
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3437 (3425.9min - 3437.33max) MB/s +646%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2665 (2242.61min - 2664.85max) MB/s +478%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1575 (1242.67min - 1574.89max) MB/s +242%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
549 (541.16min - 549.03max) MB/s +19%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
461 (442.02min - 461.29max) MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
461 MB/s 0%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
376 (372.82min - 375.8max) MB/s -18%
AS SSD
Score Total
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8380 Points +70%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
7400 Points +50%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
4941 Points
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
4941 Points 0%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
4666 Points -6%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
4573 Points -7%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
4314 Points -13%
Score Read
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3161 Points +62%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2764 Points +42%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
1948 Points
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
1948 Points 0%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1807 Points -7%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1801 Points -8%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1545 Points -21%
Score Write
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3631 Points +70%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3254 Points +52%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2395 Points +12%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
2137 Points
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
2137 Points 0%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1819 Points -15%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1737 Points -19%
Seq Read
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
6562 MB/s 0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
6561.69 MB/s
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5085 MB/s -23%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
4978 MB/s -24%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4682 MB/s -29%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2859 MB/s -56%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2406 MB/s -63%
Seq Write
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4434 MB/s +27%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4019 MB/s +15%
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
3481 MB/s 0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
3480.87 MB/s
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2867 MB/s -18%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
2058 MB/s -41%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1530 MB/s -56%
4K Read
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
80.3 MB/s +16%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
69.21 MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
69.2 MB/s 0%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
66.2 MB/s -4%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
43.4 MB/s -37%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
41.51 MB/s -40%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
41.47 MB/s -40%
4K Write
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
217.9 MB/s +18%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
214.7 MB/s +16%
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
184.5 MB/s 0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
184.49 MB/s
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
146.9 MB/s -20%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
133.9 MB/s -27%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
108.8 MB/s -41%
4K-64 Read
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2573 MB/s +110%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2229 MB/s +82%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1525 MB/s +25%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1260 MB/s +3%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
1223.07 MB/s
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
1223 MB/s 0%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
1218 MB/s 0%
4K-64 Write
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2972 MB/s +85%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2635 MB/s +64%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2108 MB/s +31%
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
1605 MB/s 0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
1604.89 MB/s
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1424 MB/s -11%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
1385 MB/s -14%
Access Time Read
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
0.098 ms * -227%
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
0.041 ms * -37%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
0.039 ms * -30%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
0.032 ms * -7%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
0.03 ms *
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
0.03 ms * -0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.018 ms * +40%
Access Time Write
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
0.102 ms * -55%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
0.074 ms * -12%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
0.066 ms *
Average 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
 
0.066 ms * -0%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
0.06 ms * +9%
Gigabyte A7 X1
ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
0.028 ms * +58%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.02 ms * +70%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Alienware x17 R2 P48E: Ø13136 (12495.08-13196.72)

GPU Performance

With its very high TGP target of 175 W, graphics performance is one of the fastest on any gaming laptop. The 2022 Razer Blade 15, for example, comes with the same GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU albeit at a lower 110 W TGP target for 25 to 30 percent slower performance. Similar deficits can be observed when comparing the GPU in the Alienware to the same GPU in the MSI GS77 as well. When combined with the faster-than-average CPU, users can expect frame rates to be slightly higher than most other gaming laptops equipped with GeForce RTX 3080 graphics.

The mobile RTX 3080 Ti in our Alienware x17 R2 is most similar to the desktop GeForce RTX 3070. A desktop RTX 3080 Ti can still offer almost 50 percent faster performance than our Alienware mobile version.

Keep in mind that graphics performance is slower if running on Balanced mode instead of maximum fan mode. Fire Strike Graphics score would be about 8 to 9 percent lower when on the Balanced power profile.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Port Royal
Port Royal
Time Spy
Time Spy
Fire Strike (Balanced mode)
Fire Strike (Balanced mode)
Fire Strike (Maximum fan mode)
Fire Strike (Maximum fan mode)
Fire Strike Ultra (Maximum fan mode)
Fire Strike Ultra (Maximum fan mode)
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Corsair One i300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900K
47757 Points +45%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
32849 Points
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
31020 Points -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (6928 - 34439, n=43)
29496 Points -10%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
28555 Points -13%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
28050 Points -15%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
27138 Points -17%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, Intel Core i9-10980HK
25597 Points -22%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
23109 Points -30%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
14928 Points -55%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Corsair One i300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900K
19041 Points +42%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
13455 Points
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
13111 Points -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (4921 - 13835, n=43)
11850 Points -12%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
11012 Points -18%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
10797 Points -20%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
10765 Points -20%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, Intel Core i9-10980HK
9908 Points -26%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
9000 Points -33%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
5530 Points -59%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Corsair One i300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900K
18985 Points +40%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
13568 Points
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12937 Points -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (4973 - 13808, n=42)
11802 Points -13%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
10987 Points -19%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
10868 Points -20%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
10640 Points -22%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, Intel Core i9-10980HK
9921 Points -27%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
9490 Points -30%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
5677 Points -58%
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Graphics
Corsair One i300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900K
12227 Points +45%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
8425 Points
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
8227 Points -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (6613 - 8613, n=17)
7891 Points -6%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
6948 Points -18%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, Intel Core i9-10980HK
5986 Points -29%
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Corsair One i300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900K
60716 Points +37%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900HK
44381 Points
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
43005 Points -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (13920 - 45841, n=45)
39402 Points -11%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
37915 Points -15%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
37535 Points -15%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
37405 Points -16%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, Intel Core i9-10980HK
35128 Points -21%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
30335 Points -32%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
19893 Points -55%
3DMark 11 Performance
36680 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
63911 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
27925 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
13568 points
Help
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
232 fps +8%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
215 fps
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
209 fps -3%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
196 fps -9%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
193 fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (148.3 - 223, n=24)
191.8 fps -11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
173 fps -20%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
158.4 fps -26%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
227 fps +35%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
167.8 fps
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
159 fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (110 - 189.3, n=27)
151.7 fps -10%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
134.3 fps -20%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
134 fps -20%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
132 (68min) fps -21%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
130 fps -23%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
105 fps -37%
1920x1080 High Quality
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
175 fps +37%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
127.8 fps
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
122 fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30.7 - 140.6, n=42)
113.8 fps -11%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
103.2 fps -19%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
103 fps -19%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
101 fps -21%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
100 (52min) fps -22%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78 fps -39%
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
681 (29.2min, 290P0.1, 486P1) fps +36%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
500.9 (452min) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
447.2 (405min) fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (316 - 543, n=24)
418 fps -17%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
407 (351min) fps -19%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
389.7 (366min) fps -22%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
360 fps -28%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
339 fps -32%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
554 (87.5min, 251P0.1, 376P1) fps +43%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
388.5 (358min) fps
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
363 (319min) fps -7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (200 - 411, n=26)
330 fps -15%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
298.8 (271min) fps -23%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
296.4 fps -24%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
274.2 (253min) fps -29%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
262 (216min) fps -33%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
261.7 fps -33%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
365 (68.6min, 182P0.1, 288P1) fps +36%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
267.7 (247min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (144 - 268, n=28)
220 fps -18%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
206.8 (186min) fps -23%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
186.2 (179min) fps -30%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
176 (161min) fps -34%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
174 (147min) fps -35%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
173.4 fps -35%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
159 fps -41%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
106 (87min) fps -60%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
183 (62.1min, 107P0.1, 149P1) fps +43%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
128 (124min) fps
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
121 (112min) fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30 - 130.6, n=43)
112.1 fps -12%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
111.6 fps -13%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
109.1 (101min) fps -15%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
100 (85min) fps -22%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
97.7 (93min) fps -24%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
86.1 fps -33%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
56.6 (47min) fps -56%
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
240.3 (211.7min) fps +29%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
186.1 (164.8min) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
182 (162.3min) fps -2%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
173.6 (152.7min) fps -7%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
171 (140min) fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (59.9 - 211, n=43)
169 fps -9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
168 (148.5min) fps -10%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
150 (127.8min) fps -19%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
148 (129.9min) fps -20%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
146 (127.8min) fps -22%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
214.8 (188.8min) fps +25%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
172.3 (152.2min) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
169 (148.6min) fps -2%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
159.3 (141.6min) fps -8%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
157 (124.8min) fps -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (34.6 - 191, n=43)
156.4 fps -9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
154 (136min) fps -11%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
140 (120.2min) fps -19%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
135 (119.7min) fps -22%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
133 (117.1min) fps -23%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
207.6 (181.1min) fps +25%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
166.6 (146.7min) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
161 (139.5min) fps -3%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
153.6 (120.6min) fps -8%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
150 (131.4min) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (29.9 - 180.8, n=45)
148.1 fps -11%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
144 (124.7min) fps -14%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
134 (117.6min) fps -20%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
127 (112.2min) fps -24%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
124 (107.4min) fps -26%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
196.1 (169.6min) fps +23%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
158.9 (139.1min) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
154 (134.5min) fps -3%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
141.6 (124min) fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (29.9 - 170.5, n=45)
141.1 fps -11%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
136.3 (108.9min) fps -14%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
135 (115.3min) fps -15%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
127 (111min) fps -20%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
122 (107.8min) fps -23%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
116 (101.7min) fps -27%
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
205 fps +27%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
161 fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
146 fps -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (38.9 - 187.7, n=43)
142.1 fps -12%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
141 fps -12%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
138.6 fps -14%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
128 fps -20%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
128 fps -20%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
108 fps -33%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
104 fps -35%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
178 fps +24%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
143.9 fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
126 fps -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (35.2 - 164.7, n=43)
125.6 fps -13%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
123 fps -15%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
117.7 fps -18%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
115 fps -20%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
114 fps -21%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
92.1 fps -36%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
91.9 fps -36%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
135 fps +20%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
112.9 fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
103 fps -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (32.6 - 127, n=45)
101.1 fps -10%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
95.8 fps -15%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
95.4 fps -16%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
94.3 fps -16%
Alienware m17 R3 P45E
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
93.8 fps -17%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
78.4 fps -31%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
75 fps -34%
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
1920x1080 Low Preset
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
167.7 (68.8min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (89 - 169.8, n=14)
136.2 fps -19%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
133.2 (30min) fps -21%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
117 fps -30%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
92 fps -45%
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
142 (34.8min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (78 - 159.7, n=14)
123.7 fps -13%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
113.6 (32.6min) fps -20%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
113 fps -20%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
82 fps -42%
1920x1080 High Preset
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
116.2 (29.8min) fps
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
105 fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (64 - 145.6, n=14)
102.8 fps -12%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
92.9 (25.4min) fps -20%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
79.1 fps -32%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
115.7 (46.4min) fps
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
104 fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (54 - 144.1, n=16)
93.6 fps -19%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
92.8 (28.7min) fps -20%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78.8 fps -32%
GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (2.54min, 200P1) fps 0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
187 (2.05min, 200P1) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
186 (1.651min, 143P1) fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (178.7 - 187.3, n=24)
185.2 fps -1%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
184 (2.18min, 125P1) fps -2%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
182.6 (2.85min, 125P1) fps -2%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
178 (3.2min, 143P1) fps -5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
177 (3.99min, 125P1) fps -5%
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (2.54min, 200P1) fps 0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
186.7 (1.441min, 166.7P1) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
186 (2.2min, 143P1) fps 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (175.6 - 187.5, n=20)
184.3 fps -1%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
181 (1.972min, 100P1) fps -3%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
178 (3.85min, 125P1) fps -5%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
177 (4.61min, 125P1) fps -5%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
174 (4.51min, 111P1) fps -7%
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (2.6min, 167P1) fps +1%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
185.1 (2.11min, 142.9P1) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
185 (1.861min, 125P1) fps 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (170.7 - 187, n=26)
182.1 fps -2%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
176.8 (3.24min, 125P1) fps -4%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
175 (4.2min, 111P1) fps -5%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
172 (5.32min, 125P1) fps -7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
171 (3.62min, 111P1) fps -8%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
170 (5.47min, 111P1) fps -8%
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (10.6min, 200P1) fps +1%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
184.5 (2.01min, 142.9P1) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
183 (2.43min, 143P1) fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (169.8 - 187.4, n=22)
181.1 fps -2%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
176 (3.17min, 111P1) fps -5%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
173.1 (4.2min, 125P1) fps -6%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
171 (6.63min, 111P1) fps -7%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
167 (4.28min, 111P1) fps -9%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
166 (5.79min, 111P1) fps -10%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (2.5min, 167P1) fps +3%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
180.8 (3.24min, 142.9P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (153.4 - 184.3, n=28)
175.1 fps -3%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
175 (3.73min, 125P1) fps -3%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
170 (3.14min, 100P1) fps -6%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
164.2 (4.34min, 100P1) fps -9%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
161 (4.4min, 100P1) fps -11%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
158 (7.11min, 111P1) fps -13%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
139 (22.5min, 90.9P1) fps -23%
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
149 (8.57min, 100P1) fps +18%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
126.3 (5.94min, 90.9P1) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
113 (9.58min, 76.9P1) fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30 - 139.2, n=42)
111 fps -12%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
108 (4.47min, 71.4P1) fps -14%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
103.8 (9.16min, 71.4P1) fps -18%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
97.5 (7.78min, 66.7P1) fps -23%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
92.9 (23.7min, 58.8P1) fps -26%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
73.8 (17.5min, 47.6P1) fps -42%
Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
667 (61.1min, 507P1) fps +41%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
474 (62.3min, 339P1) fps
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
447 (167min, 330P1) fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (205 - 563, n=26)
440 fps -7%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
413 (107min, 293P1) fps -13%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
369 (161.3min, 275P1) fps -22%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
289 (116min, 229P1) fps -39%
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
484 (59.9min, 383P1) fps +61%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
302 (85.2min, 230P1) fps +1%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
300 (92.3min, 235P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (194 - 314, n=27)
271 fps -10%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
258 (154min, 193.7P1) fps -14%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
239 (86.1min, 180P1) fps -20%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
203 (41.6min, 156P1) fps -32%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
202 (103min, 151P1) fps -33%
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
392 (59.7min, 282P1) fps +61%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
251 (118min, 188P1) fps +3%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
243 (91.8min, 171.1P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (156 - 255, n=29)
219 fps -10%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
217 (77min, 153.8P1) fps -11%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
196 (111min, 145P1) fps -19%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
183 (79.5min, 124P1) fps -25%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
163 (31.3min, 116P1) fps -33%
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
345 (60min, 254P1) fps +62%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
222 (106min, 167P1) fps +4%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
213 (71.8min, 156.1P1) fps
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
191.7 (101.9min, 136.5P1) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (42.3 - 224, n=41)
187.3 fps -12%
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
177 (37.4min, 131P1) fps -17%
SCHENKER XMG Apex 17 M21
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
173 (92.5min, 123P1) fps -19%
Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
142 (78.7min, 104P1) fps -33%

Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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Alienware x17 R2 P48E i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø121.3 (111-128)
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 187 185.1 180.8 126.3
The Witcher 3 (2015) 500.9 388.5 267.7 128
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 186.1 172.3 166.6 158.9
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 215 167.8 127.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 161 143.9 112.9
Strange Brigade (2018) 474 300 243 213
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 167.7 142 116.2 115.7

Emissions

System Noise

Fan noise is dependent on the Alienware Command Center settings. The fans on the Alienware tend to pulse frequently when on Balanced mode or higher and so Quiet mode is recommended when browsing, emailing, or streaming. Our unit would seldom go over 32 dB(A) when running such undemanding loads to be noticeable but not bothersome.

When gaming on Balanced mode, fan noise would stabilize at around 43.3 dB(A) versus 52.5 dB(A) if on maximum fan mode. Users may want to game on Balanced mode for the significantly quieter fan noise despite the aforementioned deficit in performance that entails.

Fan noise profile (White: Backgrounds, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Maximum fan mode)
Fan noise profile (White: Backgrounds, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Maximum fan mode)

Noise Level

Idle
23.1 / 23.1 / 23.1 dB(A)
Load
31.9 / 52.5 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 22.7 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2024.626.921.226.826.72520.321.920.723.622.63121.722.422.819.422.64024.322.922.318.925.75026.519.719.319.4286320.717.316.817.527.18022.618.918.21525.410023.920.116.215.527.612526.420.114.213.430.816025.919.612.112.531.120027.619.912.311.333.625028.720.713.311.435.331532.725.116.514.339.440034.125.414.212.739.750034.124.611.710.739.963034.123.31210.940.180030.920.59.79.138.8100031.720.59.1939.9125032.920.49.49.341.1160032.4199.59.441.6200032.119.19.99.742.3250032.419.810.310.243315031.821.810.910.942.2400031.417.11111.141.5500029.814.611.311.239.5630024.412.711.411.837.7800019.712.711.611.634.91000018.21211.511.632.51250015.213.41212.227.51600013.611.81111.224.4SPL43.331.923.122.852.5N4.41.60.50.48.7median 30.9median 19.9median 11.5median 11.2median 39.4Delta4.42.81.31.24.9hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAlienware x17 R2 P48E
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i9-11900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, i9-10900K, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0)
Gigabyte A7 X1
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
Noise
-7%
-2%
-8%
-18%
-28%
off / environment *
22.7
24.9
-10%
23
-1%
24.5
-8%
26.4
-16%
24
-6%
Idle Minimum *
23.1
24.9
-8%
23
-0%
24.5
-6%
27.5
-19%
25
-8%
Idle Average *
23.1
24.9
-8%
23
-0%
24.5
-6%
27.5
-19%
29
-26%
Idle Maximum *
23.1
29.6
-28%
23
-0%
30.8
-33%
29.8
-29%
35
-52%
Load Average *
31.9
31.1
3%
41
-29%
34.6
-8%
30.9
3%
58
-82%
Witcher 3 ultra *
52.5
49.7
5%
45
14%
46.2
12%
60.7
-16%
57
-9%
Load Maximum *
52.5
54.8
-4%
52
1%
56.8
-8%
66.6
-27%
59
-12%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Surface temperatures are generally cooler than we were expecting given the extreme performance levels Dell is targeting with such a thin design. Hot spots can reach over 45 C or 50 C when running high loads, but these areas are toward the rear of the chassis and away from the keyboard keys and palm rests. The system is warm but never uncomfortably so when gaming.

Keep in mind that there are lots of ventilation grilles on nearly all sides of the system. With CPU temperatures reaching as high as they do when under load, it'll be important to not block any openings whenever possible.

Four sets of exhaust grilles
Four sets of exhaust grilles
AC adapter can reach over 52 C when gaming for over an hour
AC adapter can reach over 52 C when gaming for over an hour
Max. Load
 38.4 °C
101 F
49.6 °C
121 F
40 °C
104 F
 
 34.6 °C
94 F
37 °C
99 F
35 °C
95 F
 
 29.2 °C
85 F
28.8 °C
84 F
28.6 °C
83 F
 
Maximum: 49.6 °C = 121 F
Average: 35.7 °C = 96 F
38.8 °C
102 F
42.4 °C
108 F
40.6 °C
105 F
37 °C
99 F
39.4 °C
103 F
35.6 °C
96 F
30.2 °C
86 F
32.4 °C
90 F
31 °C
88 F
Maximum: 42.4 °C = 108 F
Average: 36.4 °C = 98 F
Power Supply (max.)  42.4 °C = 108 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 35.7 °C / 96 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 49.6 °C / 121 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 42.4 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.1 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.7 °C / 94 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 29.2 °C / 84.6 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-0.3 °C / -0.6 F).
System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
Intel Core i9-11900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
Gigabyte A7 X1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Heat
-14%
-18%
-16%
7%
2%
Maximum Upper Side *
49.6
58.4
-18%
59
-19%
50.6
-2%
36.4
27%
44
11%
Maximum Bottom *
42.4
49
-16%
53
-25%
59.6
-41%
43
-1%
49
-16%
Idle Upper Side *
29.2
33.6
-15%
35
-20%
30
-3%
28
4%
27
8%
Idle Bottom *
32
34.6
-8%
35
-9%
37.4
-17%
33.4
-4%
30
6%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

System idle (Maximum fan mode)
System idle (Maximum fan mode)

When running Prime95, CPU clock rates would boost to 4.3 GHz for just a couple of seconds before hitting a core temperature of 100 C. Clock rates would eventually stabilize at 3.6 GHz while maintaining a core temperature just below 100 C. Meanwhile, CPU package power draw would be as high as 165 W during the start of the test before stabilizing at 134 W due to thermal limitations. It's clear that the CPU is running as fast and as it can given the confines of the Alienware cooling solution. In comparison, the Core i7-12700H in the MSI GS77 would stabilize at a slower 2.7 to 3 GHz range when under similar conditions.

GPU clock rate, memory clock, and board power draw would stabilize at 1695 MHz, 2000 MHz, and 167 W, respectively, when running Witcher 3 on maximum fan mode. If on Balanced mode, the GPU clock and board power draw would drop to 1477 MHz and 141 W, respectively. Thus, users must endure maximum fan noise mode if they want the full performance potential of the x17 R2. Running this same test on the MSI GS77 would result in a slower GPU clock rate and memory clock of 1432 MHz and 1750 MHz, respectively.

Running on battery power will limit performance significantly. A Fire Strike test on batteries would return Physics and Graphics scores of 27369 and 12095 points, respectively, compared to 30108 and 32849 points when on mains.

Prime95 stress (Maximum fan mode)
Prime95 stress (Maximum fan mode)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Maximum fan mode)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Maximum fan mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Balanced mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Balanced mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Maximum fan mode)
Witcher 3 stress (Maximum fan mode)
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle (Maximum fan mode) -- -- 27 29
Prime95 Stress (Maximum fan mode) 3.6 -- -- 100
Prime95 + FurMark Stress (Maximum fan mode) 1.4 - 3.7 337 - 1770 53 - 100 49 - 71
Witcher 3 Stress (Balanced mode) ~0.6 1477 67 73
Witcher 3 Stress (Maximum fan mode) ~1.3 1695 71 76

Speakers

Pink noise at maximum volume
Pink noise at maximum volume
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2025.426.825.42524.123.624.13121.919.421.9402418.9245024.619.424.66334.417.534.48047.91547.910053.415.553.412554.713.454.71605712.55720059.411.359.425062.311.462.331566.714.366.740069.912.769.950069.510.769.563072.810.972.880072.49.172.4100068.9968.9125069.49.369.4160068.59.468.5200067.19.767.1250067.210.267.2315068.610.968.6400063.911.163.950006411.264630076.611.876.6800080.511.680.51000072.811.672.81250073.412.273.41600069.311.269.3SPL84.322.884.3N62.20.462.2median 68.6median 11.2median 68.6Delta4.41.24.426.325.821.422.12624.925.127.622.532.523.448.72655.818.860.922.167.2267019.372.317.674.217.774.319.575.31571.711.871.311.27410.574.21072.710.17210.67210.97511.374.811.671.71269.71269.612.371.112.669.61270.111.269.824.784.70.666.6median 12median 71.73.42.2hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAlienware x17 R2 P48EApple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 9.7% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 2% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Alienware laptops have always been more power-hungry than competing alternatives and the x17 R2 is no different. Simply idling on desktop can demand up to 60 W when set to High Performance mode which is more than most U-series-powered Ultrabooks when under load. The very high consumption is likely responsible for the poor battery life recorded in the next section.

Running Witcher 3 consumes 54 percent more power than on the MSI GS77 even though both are equipped with 12th gen Core-H CPUs and the same GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU. In return, the Alienware system is able to offer up to 15 percent and 25 percent faster CPU performance and graphics performance, respectively, than the competing MSI.

We're able to record a maximum consumption of 323 W from the 330 W AC adapter when both the CPU and GPU are at 100 percent utilization. The AC adapter is smaller this time around when compared to the one that shipped with last year's x17 R1 (~18.3 x 8.7 x 2.5 cm vs. ~20 x 9.9 x 4.3 cm). Note that most other gaming laptops ship with smaller AC adapters of well under 280 W. Lesser Alienware x17 R2 configurations may come with even smaller AC adapters.

3DMark 06 power consumption
3DMark 06 power consumption
Witcher 3 1080p Ultra settings power consumption
Witcher 3 1080p Ultra settings power consumption
When initiating Prime95, consumption would spike to 196 W for just a second or two before stabilizing at 174 W
When initiating Prime95, consumption would spike to 196 W for just a second or two before stabilizing at 174 W
Consumption would peak at 323 W when initiating Prime95 and FurMark
Consumption would peak at 323 W when initiating Prime95 and FurMark
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.02 / 11.7 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 24.1 / 28.5 / 60 Watt
Load midlight 128.7 / 323 Watt
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Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0), IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
i9-10900K, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, 2x WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00 (RAID 0), IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30
Gigabyte A7 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Power Consumption
22%
22%
30%
-15%
38%
Idle Minimum *
24.1
10.2
58%
21.7
10%
20
17%
25.9
-7%
12
50%
Idle Average *
28.5
21.2
26%
27
5%
21.4
25%
38
-33%
14
51%
Idle Maximum *
60
48.4
19%
33
45%
27
55%
53.2
11%
19
68%
Load Average *
128.7
118.7
8%
108
16%
100.5
22%
123.8
4%
118
8%
Witcher 3 ultra *
254
249
2%
195
23%
165
35%
312.5
-23%
205
19%
Load Maximum *
323
262
19%
210
35%
247.1
23%
459.8
-42%
229
29%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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Alienware x17 R2 P48E; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø254 (227-291)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø298 (194.7-322)

Power Consumption external Monitor

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Alienware x17 R2 P48E; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø174.7 (172.2-196.1)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø165.5 (135.7-170.9)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø245 (239-264)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø250 (248-254)

Battery Life

Battery runtimes are some of the worst we've seen on any gaming laptop. Even idling on desktop at the lowest brightness setting, lowest power profile, and Optimus graphics active will only last just short of 4 hours. Expect just 2 hours of real-world WLAN browsing compared to over 7 hours from the Asus ROG Zephyrus S17.

Charging from empty to full capacity takes about 100 minutes. Users can also recharge with third-party USB-C adapters.

New 330 W AC adapter for the 2022 Alienware x17 R2
New 330 W AC adapter for the 2022 Alienware x17 R2
Old 330 W AC adapter that ships with the 2021 Alienware x17 R2
Old 330 W AC adapter that ships with the 2021 Alienware x17 R2
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
3h 54min
WiFi Websurfing
1h 57min
Load (maximum brightness)
0h 46min
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 87 Wh
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 87 Wh
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
MSI Stealth GS77 12UHS-083US
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 99 Wh
MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS
i9-10900K, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, 90 Wh
Gigabyte A7 X1
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 48.96 Wh
Battery Runtime
93%
268%
158%
25%
98%
Reader / Idle
234
419
79%
647
176%
WiFi v1.3
117
353
202%
449
284%
369
215%
146
25%
280
139%
Load
46
45
-2%
162
252%
84
83%
72
57%
H.264
430
Witcher 3 ultra
62

Pros

+ accessible 2x SODIMM and 2x M.2 2280 PCIe4 x4 drives
+ faster-than-expected CPU and GPU performance
+ fast 360 Hz refresh rate and response times
+ newer and slimmer 330 W AC adapter
+ comfortable Cherry mechanical keys

Cons

- very high power consumption even for a gaming laptop
- heavy and large for a thin gaming laptop
- ports are not easy to reach
- poor battery life
- loud fan noise

Verdict — Higher TGP Means Higher Performance

In review: Alienware x17 R2 P48E. Test unit provided by Dell
In review: Alienware x17 R2 P48E. Test unit provided by Dell

When Nvidia announced the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti for laptops, we were disappointed to find that some models would be targeting very low TGP ratings of only about 100 W. While such an approach would allow for super-thin designs, it also sacrificed performance along the way as the GPU would effectively be underclocked. The Alienware x17 R2 recognizes this tradeoff and instead targets a significantly higher TGP of 175 W for a roughly 30 percent performance boost over laptops running on the ~100 W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti like the Razer Blade 15 or Gigabyte Aero YE5. Similar results can be found through the CPU as well. This single aspect of the Alienware is perhaps the biggest differentiating factor between it and other ultrathin gaming laptops.

Of course, the "performance at all cost" approach comes with drawbacks. Power consumption in particular is through the roof and battery life suffers because of it even when on the lowest performance settings. The system is also noticeably heavier and larger, respectively, than other ultrathin gaming laptops even though the chassis is still considered an ultrathin. Port positioning takes some getting used to as well.

if you want to maximize performance without settling for huge gaming laptops like the MSI GT series, Asus ROG Chimera series, or the Alienware Area-51m series, then the Alienware x17 R2 and its surprisingly satisfying mechanical keyboard are worth considering.

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Price and Availability

The Alienware x17 R2 is now shipping on Amazon in multiple SKUs albeit none are our exact configuration. Alternatively, users can purchase directly from Dell.

Alienware x17 R2 P48E - 05/11/2022 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
85 / 98 → 87%
Keyboard
87%
Pointing Device
89%
Connectivity
70 / 80 → 88%
Weight
56 / 10-66 → 82%
Battery
37 / 95 → 39%
Display
86%
Games Performance
100%
Application Performance
97%
Temperature
87 / 95 → 91%
Noise
87 / 90 → 96%
Audio
87%
Camera
42 / 85 → 49%
Average
78%
89%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2022-05-11 (Update: 2022-06-16)