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Alienware X17 R2 vs MSI 2021 Laptop Comparison

Alienware X17 R2 vs MSI 2021: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
CPUCore i9-12900GPUGeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop - 17.3-inch FHD 480Hz 1ms Display, Intel Core i9-12900H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6, USB-C, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light

Buy for CA$4,499.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62590 minutes ago

vs
MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop Image
CPUCore i5-10300HGPUGeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop / 15.6" LED-backlit FHD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 60hertz / Intel Core i5-10300H 4 Cores / 16GB DDR4 512GB NVMe SSD M.2 / Backlit Keyboard Wi-Fi 6 / Win10 / Black / 32GB USB

Buy for CA$1,038.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90214 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop Image

CPUCore i9-12900GPUGeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop - 17.3-inch FHD 480Hz 1ms Display, Intel Core i9-12900H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6, USB-C, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light

Buy for CA$4,499.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62590 minutes ago

vs

MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop

MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop Image
MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop Image

CPUCore i5-10300HGPUGeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop / 15.6" LED-backlit FHD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 60hertz / Intel Core i5-10300H 4 Cores / 16GB DDR4 512GB NVMe SSD M.2 / Backlit Keyboard Wi-Fi 6 / Win10 / Black / 32GB USB

Buy for CA$1,038.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90214 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI 2021 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI 2021 is a better bang for your buck.

Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop

  • Performs up to 248% better in New World than MSI 2021 - 87 vs 25 FPS

Advantages of MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop

  • Up to 77% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - CA$1038.15 vs CA$4499.99
  • Up to 20% better value when playing New World than Alienware X17 R2 - CA$41.53 vs CA$51.72 per FPS
This is a free version of New World.
New World

New World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High


FPS

87

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$51.72/FPS

80.29775715390565%

Price, CA$

CA$4499.99

23%

FPS Winner

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop - 17.3-inch FHD 480Hz 1ms Display, Intel Core i9-12900H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6, USB-C, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home - Lunar Light

Buy for CA$4,499.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62590 minutes ago


FPS

25

28.735632183908045%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$41.53/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$1038.15

100%

Value Winner

MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop / 15.6" LED-backlit FHD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 60hertz / Intel Core i5-10300H 4 Cores / 16GB DDR4 512GB NVMe SSD M.2 / Backlit Keyboard Wi-Fi 6 / Win10 / Black / 32GB USB

Buy for CA$1,038.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90214 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile Logo
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


NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile Logo
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

Full CPU Comparison

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

CPU Winner


Intel Core i5-10300H Logo
Core i5-10300H

2.5 GHz | 4-core

Single-Core

1369

55.35786494136676%

Multi-Core

4008

30.726770929162832%

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop Image

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop

vs
MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop Image

MSI 2021 Gaming Laptop

UnknownRelease DateUnknown
Core i9-12900CPUCore i5-10300H
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti MobileGPUGeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
16 GBRAM16 GB
1 TB SSDStorage512 GB SSD
1920x1080Resolution1920x1080
480 Hz
Refresh Rate60 Hz
17.3"Screen Size15.6"

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