Dell Alienware X17 R1 vs MSI Creator 17 for Gaming

FPS Winner

Dell Alienware X17 R1 Laptop

2nd Variation

Core i7-11800H GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile

MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop

Jul 6th, 2021 - 1st Variation

Core i7-11800H GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

The Dell Alienware X17 R1 is a faster gaming Laptop than the MSI Creator 17 Professional, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's $1253.67 more expensive!

Advantages of the Dell Alienware X17 R1 Laptop

A faster Laptop for gaming

Advantages of the MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop

Up to 51% cheaper – $1219.88 vs $2473.55
A better value for money for gaming

Dell Alienware X17 R1 Laptop vs MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop for Gaming

The Laptop's performance in selected game and settings

Dell Alienware X17 R1 Laptop

2nd Variation

Average FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$2473.55

49%

Value, $/FPS

$28/FPS

62%

Dell Alienware X17 R1 Laptop | 17.3" 1920x1080 FHD 360Hz | Core i7-11800H - 1TB SSD + 1TB SSD Hard Drive - 64GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 | 8 cores @ 4.6 GHz - 8GB GDDR6 Win 11 Pro White

Buy on Amazon

$2,473.55

In Stock

MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop

Jul 6th, 2021, 1st Variation

Average FPS

83%

Min 1% FPS

80%

Price, $

$1219.88

100%

Value, $/FPS

$17.42/FPS

100%

MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop: 17.3" UHD 120Hz 100% AdobeRGB Display, Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVME SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Win10, Core Black (B11UE-471)

Buy on Amazon

$1,219.88

In Stock

My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

Dell Alienware X17 R1 Laptop

2nd Variation

MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop

Jul 6th, 2021, 1st Variation

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

Dell Alienware X17 R1 Laptop

2nd Variation

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

124.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

249.6 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

15.97 TFLOPS

100%

MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop

Jul 6th, 2021, 1st Variation

GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

68.4 GPixel/s

55%

Texture Fillrate

171 GTexel/s

69%

FP32

10.94 TFLOPS

69%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Dell Alienware X17 R1 Laptop

2nd Variation

Core i7-11800H

2.3 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1901

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7821

100%

MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop

Jul 6th, 2021, 1st Variation

Core i7-11800H

2.3 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1901

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7821

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Dell Alienware X17 R1 Laptop	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop
General
Unknown	Release Date	Jul 6th, 2021
Core i7-11800H	CPU	Core i7-11800H
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile	GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
64 GB	RAM	16 GB
1 TB SSD	Storage	512 GB SSD
Screen
1920x1080	Resolution	3840x2160
360 Hz	Refresh Rate	120 Hz
17.3"	Screen Size	17.3"

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