Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the more expensive MSI Creator Z16 Professional on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X17 R2 is 259 days newer than the more expensive MSI Creator Z16 Professional.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 23% better in Dead Space than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - 75 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - $2150.0 vs $3298.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Dead Space than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - $28.67 vs $54.07 per FPS
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
75
100%
Value, $/FPS
$28.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2150
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,150 on Amazon
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Updated 119 minutes ago
Buy for $3,298 on Amazon
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Updated 125 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
May 17th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 17th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
50%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
65%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
May 17th, 2021
Core i9-11900
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2130
86%
Multi-Core
8816
67%
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Creator Z16 Professional Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 31st, 2022 | Release Date | May 17th, 2021 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-11900 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 16" |
