Key Differences
In short — Alienware x17 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI GL65 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI GL65 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 131% better in Far Cry 3 than MSI GL65 - 155 vs 67 FPS
Advantages of MSI GL65 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 67% cheaper than Alienware x17 R2 - $888.0 vs $2699.99
- Up to 24% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Alienware x17 R2 - $13.25 vs $17.42 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
3rd Variation
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.42/FPS
76.06199770378875%
Price, $
$2699.99
32%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,699.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445235 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021
FPS
67
43.225806451612904%
Value, $/FPS
$13.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$888
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $888 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445240 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
3rd Variation
Mar 12th, 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
Mar 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
48.48 GPixel/s
40.06611570247934%
Texel Fillrate
96.96 GTexel/s
33.17139924734861%
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
Mar 12th, 2021
Core i5-10300H
2.5 GHz | 4-core
Single-Core
1369
55.35786494136676%
Multi-Core
4008
30.726770929162832%
Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI GL65 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2021 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i5-10300H |
| GeForce RTX 3080 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" |
