Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED 2023

Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF

Connectivity

Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
80.5 WHr
63 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
Colors
Lunar Silver
Twilight Silver
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
CNC aluminum
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth
283 mm / 11.1"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
220.8 mm / 8.7"
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
14.5 mm / 0.57"
17 mm / 0.67"
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
311 mm / 12.3"
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
2.1 kg / 4.63 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
14 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
OLED
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
165 Hz
90 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
2.8K 2880x1800
Response Time
3 ms

Function

Audio
DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR 600 True Black
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching

Performance

Key Travel
1.2 mm
1.7 mm, N-key Rllover
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
16GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5 4800MHz
LPDDR5
Power Supply
240W
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
130W
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
1x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
77%
66%
69%
Pros
  • Reasonably powerful
  • Clean styling
  • Good port selection
  • All-metal construction
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Narrow bezels
  • Decent port selection
  • Reasonably powerful for its class
  • CNC chassis
Cons
  • Often sold with dated chips
  • Low-res displays
  • Mostly built of plastic
  • Rather large bezels
  • Very large and heavy for its class
  • Low performance for a gaming laptop
  • Soldered memory
  • Limited storage
  • Soldered memory
  • i5 model uses 12th-gen chip
  • Touchpad not elegant

Price

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