Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware X17 R2 is 123 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 29% better in Death Stranding than MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD - 130 vs 101 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 56% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - $924.0 vs $2098.99
- Up to 43% better value when playing Death Stranding than Alienware X17 R2 - $9.15 vs $16.15 per FPS
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.15/FPS
56%
Price, $
$2098.99
44%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,098.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5259 minutes ago
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
101
77%
Value, $/FPS
$9.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$924
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $924 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5250 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
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
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
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
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
76%
Multi-Core
7887
60%
Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 31st, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 30th, 2021 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
