Alienware X17 R2 vs MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz for Gaming

FPS Winner

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Core i9-12900 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop

Apr 4th, 2022

Core i7-12700 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

The Alienware X17 R2 is a slightly faster gaming Laptop than the MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's CA$2952.38 more expensive!

Advantages of the Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop

A slightly faster gaming Laptop than the MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz

Advantages of the MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop

Up to 68% cheaper than the Alienware X17 R2 – CA$1385.53 vs CA$4337.91
A much better value for money when playing games compared to the Alienware X17 R2

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop vs MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop for Gaming

With selected game settings

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Average FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$4337.91

31%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$47.15/FPS

32%

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

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CA$4,337.91

In Stock

FPS

MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop

Apr 4th, 2022

Average FPS

99%

Min 1% FPS

99%

Price, CA$

CA$1385.53

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$15.23/FPS

100%

MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7-12700H RTX3070Ti 16GB 512GB NVMe SSD Win11 VR Ready

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CA$1,385.53

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Value

My Games

The FPS you'll get in the saved games

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop

MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop

Apr 4th, 2022

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

135.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

259.4 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

16.6 TFLOPS

100%

GPU Winner

MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop

Apr 4th, 2022

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

135.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

259.4 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

16.6 TFLOPS

100%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2525

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

13234

100%

CPU Winner

MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop

Apr 4th, 2022

Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2412

96%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

11158

84%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop
General
Unknown	Release Date	Apr 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900	CPU	Core i7-12700
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile	GPU	GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
16 GB	RAM	16 GB
1 TB SSD	Storage	512 GB SSD
Screen
1920x1080	Resolution	1920x1080
480 Hz	Refresh Rate	240 Hz
17.3"	Screen Size	15.6"

Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop and MSI Crosshair 15 B12UGSZ-480CA 15.6" FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop vs Other Laptops

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