Key Differences
In short — MSI Notebook outperforms the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Notebook is 687 days older than the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42.
Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 65% cheaper than MSI Notebook - £1299.99 vs £3699.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than MSI Notebook - £17.81 vs £46.24 per FPS
Advantages of MSI Notebook
- Performs up to 10% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 - 80 vs 73 FPS
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 18th, 2024
FPS
73
91.25%
Value, £/FPS
£17.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1299.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 197 minutes ago
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
FPS
80
100%
Value, £/FPS
£46.24/FPS
38.516435986159166%
Price, £
£3699
35%
FPS Winner
Buy for £3,699 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 200 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 18th, 2024
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 18th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
61.17329737019554%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
61.159811193526636%
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th 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
Apr 18th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
100%
Multi-Core
11671
89.47408770315855%
CPU Winner
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
99.4770716009654%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Notebook |
|---|---|---|
Apr 18th, 2024 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 8845HS | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
