Key Differences
In short — Alienware M17R5 outperforms the cheaper MSI GL65 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI GL65 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M17R5 is 780 days newer than the cheaper MSI GL65.
Advantages of MSI GL65 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 68% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $538.74 vs $1693.67
- Up to 29% better value when playing Rocket League than Alienware M17R5 - $3.62 vs $5.13 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 121% better in Rocket League than MSI GL65 - 330 vs 149 FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Mar 12th, 2021
FPS
149
45%
Value, €/FPS
€3.62/FPS
100%
Price, €
€538.74
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €538.74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 435 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
330
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.13/FPS
71%
Price, €
€1693.67
31%
FPS Winner
Buy for €1,693.67 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 434 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Mar 12th, 2021
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
48.48 GPixel/s
33%
Texel Fillrate
96.96 GTexel/s
33%
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 12th, 2021
Core i5-10300H
2.5 GHz | 4-core
Single-Core
1369
69%
Multi-Core
4008
42%
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
100%
Multi-Core
9532
100%
CPU Winner
MSI GL65 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i5-10300H | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
