Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready 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 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 86% better in Alan Wake 2 than MSI GF65 Thin 15.6" 144Hz - 52 vs 28 FPS
Advantages of MSI GF65 Thin 15.6" 144Hz Gaming Laptop
- Up to 58% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $879.38 vs $2116.3
- Up to 23% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $31.41 vs $40.7 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
52
100%
Value, $/FPS
$40.7/FPS
77.17444717444717%
Price, $
$2116.3
41%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,116.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445725 minutes ago
FPS
28
53.84615384615385%
Value, $/FPS
$31.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$879.38
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $879.38 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445732 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2022
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
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
50.51698670605613%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
65.92135697764071%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
100%
Multi-Core
10780
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI GF65 Thin 15.6" 144Hz Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i5-10500 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
