Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI GF65 Thin 15.6" 144Hz on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI GF65 Thin 15.6" 144Hz is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 90% better in League of Legends than MSI GF65 Thin 15.6" 144Hz - 300 vs 158 FPS
Advantages of MSI GF65 Thin 15.6" 144Hz Gaming Laptop
- Up to 62% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - $879.38 vs $2299.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing League of Legends than Alienware X17 R2 - $5.57 vs $7.66 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
1st Variation
FPS
300
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.66/FPS
72.71540469973891%
Price, $
$2299
38%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445365 minutes ago
FPS
158
52.666666666666664%
Value, $/FPS
$5.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$879.38
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $879.38 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445368 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st 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
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
1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI GF65 Thin 15.6" 144Hz Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i5-10500 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
