Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI GF65 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI GF65 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 45% better in Fortnite than MSI GF65 - 116 vs 80 FPS
Advantages of MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 74% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - CA$1079.55 vs CA$4074.26
- Up to 62% better value when playing Fortnite than Alienware X17 R2 - CA$13.49 vs CA$35.12 per FPS
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
FPS
116
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$35.12/FPS
38.411161731207294%
Price, CA$
CA$4074.26
26%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$4,074.26 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 57 minutes ago
1st Variation
FPS
80
68.96551724137932%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$13.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1079.55
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,079.55 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 57 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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
1st Variation
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
1st Variation
Core i5-10500
3.1 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1519
61.42337242215932%
Multi-Core
5470
41.934989267095986%
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | 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 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
