Alienware x17 R2 vs MSI Crosshair 16" for Gaming

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 1st, 2022

Core i7-12700 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

FPS Winner

MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop

Jan 15th, 2025 - 8th Variation

Core i7-14650HX GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

The Alienware x17 R2 is a slightly slower gaming Laptop than the MSI Crosshair 16". We cannot compare value as at least one Laptop is out of stock.

Advantages of the Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop

The MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop is better in every way

Advantages of the MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop

A slightly faster Laptop for gaming

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop vs MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop for Gaming

The Laptop's performance in selected game and settings

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 1st, 2022

Average FPS

100

93%

Min 1% FPS

92%

Price, $

Out of Stock

Value, $/FPS

Not Available

All items are out of stock

MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop

Jan 15th, 2025, 8th Variation

Average FPS

107

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$1759.99

100%

Value, $/FPS

$16.44/FPS

100%

MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop - FHD+ IPS Display, Intel 16-Core i7-14650HX, RTX 4070, 32 GB DDR5, 1 TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, WiFi 6, Win 11 Pro & MS Office Lifetime, w/cefesfy External CD/DVD Drive

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$1,759.99

In Stock

My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 1st, 2022

MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop

Jan 15th, 2025, 8th Variation

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 1st, 2022

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

135.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

259.4 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

16.6 TFLOPS

100%

MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop

Jan 15th, 2025, 8th Variation

GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

81.36 GPixel/s

60%

Texture Fillrate

244.1 GTexel/s

94%

FP32

15.62 TFLOPS

94%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 1st, 2022

Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2412

99%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

11158

84%

MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop

Jan 15th, 2025, 8th Variation

Core i7-14650HX

2.2 GHz | 16-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2434

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

13285

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop
General
Jan 1st, 2022	Release Date	Jan 15th, 2025
Core i7-12700	CPU	Core i7-14650HX
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile	GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
32 GB	RAM	32 GB
1 TB SSD	Storage	1 TB SSD
Screen
1920x1080	Resolution	1920x1080
360 Hz	Refresh Rate	60 Hz
17.3"	Screen Size	16"

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