Compare AORUS 17X 2023 vs AORUS 17 2023 vs Alienware m16

Gigabyte AORUS 17X 17" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware m16 16" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Gigabyte | Computers

Dell | Computers

Variants

AORUS 17 9KF

AORUS 17 9MF

AORUS 17 9SF

AORUS 17 BKF

AORUS 17 BMF

AORUS 17 BSF

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

QHD+ 240Hz

Connectivity

Ports

1x Thunderbolt 4 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader

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 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

Wireless Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2

Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity

99 Wh

86 WHr

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication

FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR

Colors

Dark Metallic Moon

Material

Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy

Microphone

Dual-array microphone

Speakers

2x 2.5W Speaker

2x 2W Speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth

293 mm / 11.5"

283 mm / 11.1"

289.9 mm / 11.41"

Size | Height

21.8 mm / 0.86"

23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch

Size | Width

396 mm / 15.6"

398 mm / 15.7"

368.9 mm / 14.5"

Weight

2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:9

16:10

Brightness

300 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

17.3 inch

16 inch

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

100% sRGB

Refresh Rate

240 Hz

144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz

Resolution

QHD (2560 x 1440)

FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)

Response Time

3 ms

Function

Audio

DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6

Keyboard Backlight

Per-Key RGB

Three-Zone RGB Keyboard

1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover

Operating System

Windows 11 Home / Pro

Windows 11 Home

Processor

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13950HX / i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX

RGB Lighting

Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button

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

1.8 mm

Memory | Capacity

2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

Memory | Type

DDR5 4800MHz (i7) / 5600MHz (i9) dual channel

DDR5 4800MHz dual channel

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

Power Supply

330W

240W

330W, optional GaN FET

Storage

2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)

4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB

Reviews

Neofiliac score

83%

77%

84%

Pros

Powerful components
Good port selection
Good upgradability
Not aggressively branded
Good display

Reasonably powerful
Clean styling
Good port selection

High grade of construction
Quad M.2 storage with RAID
Optional mechanical keyboard
No numeric keypad
Powerful
Wide range of configurable options
Superb port selection

Cons

Large bezels
Quite large for the display

Often sold with dated chips
Low-res displays
Mostly built of plastic
Rather large bezels

Very large, very heavy
Thick bezels
Display somewhat dark
No 4K option
High price

Price

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