Key Differences
In short — Alienware X15R1 outperforms the cheaper MSI GF65 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI GF65 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware X15R1 is 140 days newer than the cheaper MSI GF65.
Advantages of Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 39% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than MSI GF65 - 85 vs 61 FPS
Advantages of MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 43% cheaper than Alienware X15R1 - $966.66 vs $1688.88
- Up to 20% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Alienware X15R1 - $15.85 vs $19.87 per FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Jun 15th, 2021
FPS
85
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.87/FPS
79.768495218923%
Price, $
$1688.88
57%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,688.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44025 minutes ago
Jan 26th, 2021
FPS
61
71.76470588235294%
Value, $/FPS
$15.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$966.66
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $966.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44023 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Jun 15th, 2021
Jan 26th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jan 26th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
54.807692307692314%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
68.50961538461539%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2021
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
100%
Multi-Core
7887
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 26th, 2021
Core i7-10750H
2.6 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1446
76.10526315789473%
Multi-Core
5396
68.41638138709268%
Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop |
---|---|---|
Jun 15th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 26th, 2021 |
Core i7-11800H | CPU | Core i7-10750H |
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |