Key Differences
In short — Dell 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 Dell Alienware X17 R2 Laptop
- Performs up to 45% better in Dota 2 than MSI GF65 - 198 vs 137 FPS
Advantages of MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 72% cheaper than Dell Alienware X17 R2 - CA$1079.55 vs CA$3874.5
- Up to 60% better value when playing Dota 2 than Dell Alienware X17 R2 - CA$7.88 vs CA$19.57 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
FPS
198
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$19.57/FPS
40.2657128257537%
Price, CA$
CA$3874.5
27%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$3,874.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 109 minutes ago
1st Variation
FPS
137
69.1919191919192%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.88/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1079.55
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,079.55 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 111 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
46.12272420768712%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
57.65340525960889%
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%
Dell Alienware X17 R2 Laptop | vs | MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i5-10500 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
