Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & outperforms the more expensive MSI Creator Z16 Professional on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & is 288 days newer than the more expensive MSI Creator Z16 Professional.
Advantages of GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 23% better in World of Warcraft than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - 180 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - $1699.99 vs $3298.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing World of Warcraft than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - $9.44 vs $22.59 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1699.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,699.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58 minutes ago
May 17th, 2021
FPS
146
81%
Value, $/FPS
$22.59/FPS
41%
Price, $
$3298
51%
Buy for $3,298 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
May 17th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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
May 17th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
56%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
58%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 17th, 2021
Core i9-11900
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2130
86%
Multi-Core
8816
67%
GIGABYTE AERO 17 YE5-17.3" 4K/UHD miniLED 120Hz, Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Win11 Pro, Creator & Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Creator Z16 Professional Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | May 17th, 2021 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-11900 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 16" |
