Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit outperforms the cheaper MSI GL65 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 817% better in Alan Wake 2 than MSI GL65 - 55 vs 6 FPS
- Up to 68% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than MSI GL65 - $47.27 vs $148.0 per FPS
Advantages of MSI GL65 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 66% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit - $888.0 vs $2599.99
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FPS
55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$47.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2599.99
34%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445460 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021
FPS
6
10.909090909090908%
Value, $/FPS
$148/FPS
31.939189189189193%
Price, $
$888
100%
Buy for $888 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445464 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mar 12th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
48.48 GPixel/s
35.805022156573116%
Texel Fillrate
96.96 GTexel/s
37.37856592135698%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 12th, 2021
Core i5-10300H
2.5 GHz | 4-core
Single-Core
1369
55.35786494136676%
Multi-Core
4008
30.726770929162832%
Alienware X17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI GL65 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2021 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i5-10300H |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
