Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready vs MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz for Gaming

FPS Winner

Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop

Mar 1st, 2022

Core i7-12700 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Ryzen 7 5800H Radeon RX 6600M

The Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming Laptop than the MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's only $715.08 more expensive!

Advantages of the Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop

At least 2x faster Laptop for gaming
A slightly better value for money for gaming

Advantages of the MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Up to 34% cheaper – $1384.90 vs $2099.98

Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop vs MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop for Gaming

The Laptop's performance in selected game and settings

Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop

Mar 1st, 2022

Average FPS

100

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$2099.98

65%

Value, $/FPS

$20.99/FPS

100%

Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop - 17.3-inch FHD 360Hz 1ms Display, Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - White

Buy on Amazon

$2,099.98

In Stock

MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Average FPS

65%

Min 1% FPS

60%

Price, $

$1384.9

100%

Value, $/FPS

$21.3/FPS

99%

MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 7 5800H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD AMD Radeon RX 6600M 8GB GDDR6

Buy on Amazon

$1,384.90

In Stock

My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop

Mar 1st, 2022

MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop

Mar 1st, 2022

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

135.4 GPixel/s

88%

Texture Fillrate

259.4 GTexel/s

96%

FP32

16.6 TFLOPS

100%

MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Radeon RX 6600M

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

154.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

270.6 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

8.659 TFLOPS

52%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop

Mar 1st, 2022

Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2412

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

11158

100%

MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Ryzen 7 5800H

3.2 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1761

73%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7234

65%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop
General
Mar 1st, 2022	Release Date	Unknown
Core i7-12700	CPU	Ryzen 7 5800H
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile	GPU	Radeon RX 6600M
16 GB	RAM	16 GB
1 TB	SSD	512 GB
-	HDD	-
Screen
1920 x 1080	Resolution	1920 x 1080
360 Hz	Refresh Rate	144 Hz
17.3"	Screen Size	17.3"

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