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 MSI Notebook
- Performs up to 12% better in Diablo IV than Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 - 109 vs 97 FPS
Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 69% cheaper than MSI Notebook - £1149.99 vs £3699.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Diablo IV than MSI Notebook - £11.86 vs £33.94 per FPS
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
FPS
109
100%
Value, £/FPS
£33.94/FPS
34.94401885680613%
Price, £
£3699
31%
FPS Winner
Buy for £3,699 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5015 minutes ago
Apr 18th, 2024
FPS
97
88.9908256880734%
Value, £/FPS
£11.86/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1149.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,149.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5013 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
Apr 18th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Apr 18th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
61.17329737019554%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
61.159811193526636%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
99.4770716009654%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
Apr 18th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
null-core
Single-Core
2486
100%
Multi-Core
11671
89.47408770315855%
CPU Winner
MSI Notebook | vs | Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
