Key Differences
In short — Alienware x17 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI GF65 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI GF65 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 62% better in Hogwarts Legacy than MSI GF65 - 65 vs 40 FPS
Advantages of MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 62% cheaper than Alienware x17 R2 - $1015.0 vs $2699.99
- Up to 39% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Alienware x17 R2 - $25.38 vs $41.54 per FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
3rd Variation
FPS
65
100%
Value, $/FPS
$41.54/FPS
61.09773712084737%
Price, $
$2699.99
37%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,699.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445355 minutes ago
Jan 26th, 2021
FPS
40
61.53846153846154%
Value, $/FPS
$25.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1015
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,015 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445360 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
3rd Variation
Jan 26th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
292.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 26th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
56.528925619834716%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
58.501539514197745%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
3rd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 26th, 2021
Core i7-10750H
2.6 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1446
58.471492114840274%
Multi-Core
5396
41.36767862618829%
Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Jan 26th, 2021 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-10750H |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
