Key Differences
In short — Alienware x17 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Thin 15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Thin 15 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 38% better in Lost Ark than MSI Thin 15 - 198 vs 144 FPS
Advantages of MSI Thin 15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 70% cheaper than Alienware x17 R2 - $829.0 vs $2799.99
- Up to 59% better value when playing Lost Ark than Alienware x17 R2 - $5.76 vs $14.14 per FPS
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
3rd Variation
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.14/FPS
40.735502121640735%
Price, $
$2799.99
29%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,799.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48098 minutes ago
FPS
144
72.72727272727273%
Value, $/FPS
$5.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$829
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $829 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48078 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
292.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
34.942148760330575%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
23.144030106055425%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
3rd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Thin 15 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
