Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Alpha 17 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Alpha 17 is 471 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Up to 0% cheaper than MSI Alpha 17 - $1998.99 vs $1999.0
Advantages of MSI Alpha 17 Laptop
- Performs up to 15% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 84 vs 73 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $23.8 vs $27.38 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
73
86%
Value, $/FPS
$27.38/FPS
86%
Price, $
$1998.99
100%
Buy for $1,998.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 252 minutes ago
Jun 15th, 2023
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1999
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 245 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
Jun 15th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
Jun 15th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
83%
Multi-Core
10780
68%
Jun 15th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7945HX
2.5 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2731
100%
Multi-Core
15746
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Alpha 17 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 15th, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Ryzen 9 7945HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
