Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
RTX 5070 Ti · Core Ultra 9 290HX
Head-to-head
Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2025
Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is the faster machine, averaging 12% more frames across 9 games. Whether that's the one to buy depends on the £1,242 price gap.
Frame rates, side by side
| Game | Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2025 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 71 | 68 | +3 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 162 | 145 | +17 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 126 | 118 | +8 |
| Dota 2 | 200 | 146 | +54 |
| F1 24 | 268 | 225 | +43 |
| Final Fantasy XV | 161 | 146 | +15 |
| GTA V | 185 | 125 | +60 |
| Strange Brigade | 281 | 323 | -42 |
| X-Plane 11 | 110 | 77 | +33 |
1920×1080, High preset, upscaling off. Source: Notebookcheck.
Specifications
| Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,569 | £3,811 |
| GPU | RTX 5070 Ti | RTX 5080 |
| GPU power | - | 120W |
| CPU | Core Ultra 9 290HX | Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| Memory | 32GB | 64GB |
| Display | 16in 2560x1600 | 14in 2880x1800 |
| Refresh | 240Hz | 120Hz |
| Weight | 2.589kg | 1.58kg |
| Score | 6.3 | 5.6 |
How these numbers were produced
Frame rates here are not measured by us, and we label how each one was arrived at. A figure marked measured comes from a published run on that exact machine. A figure marked representative is derived from the GPU and its power limit (TGP) and cross-referenced against published reviews - a sound estimate of what that configuration delivers, but not a measurement of that specific laptop. Unless stated otherwise, numbers are 1920x1080, High preset, upscaling off. Where a laptop ships in several power configurations we use the wattage of the exact SKU listed, because a 140W RTX 5070 and a 115W one are not the same product.
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2025
RTX 5080 · 120W · Ryzen AI 9 HX 370