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Home / Compare / Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Schenker XMG APEX 16 MAX

Head-to-head

Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Schenker XMG APEX 16 MAX

Schenker XMG APEX 16 MAX is the faster machine, averaging 6% more frames across 8 games. We haven't confirmed a UK price for both machines, so treat this as a performance comparison rather than a value one.

Frame rates, side by side

Game Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Schenker XMG APEX 16 MAX Diff
Baldur's Gate 3162158+4
Cyberpunk 2077126141-15
Dota 2200209-9
F1 24268270-2
Final Fantasy XV161158+3
GTA V185166+19
Strange Brigade281387-106
X-Plane 11110106+4

1920×1080, High preset, upscaling off. Source: Notebookcheck.

Specifications

Alienware 16X Aurora Core Ultra 9 290HX PlusSchenker XMG APEX 16 MAX
Price£2,949—
GPURTX 5070 TiRTX 5070 Ti
GPU power--
CPUCore Ultra 9 290HXRyzen 9 9955HX
Memory32GB64GB
Display16in 2560x160016in 2560x1600
Refresh240Hz300Hz
Weight2.589kg2.661kg
Score6.0Not scored - no UK price

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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