Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI 17.3" outperforms the cheaper 2025 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4300% better in Alan Wake 2 than 2025 - 44 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 92% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than 2025 - $52.25 vs $649.99 per FPS
Advantages of 2025 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 72% cheaper than MSI 17.3" - $649.99 vs $2299.00
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
FPS
44
100%
Value, $/FPS
$52.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2299
28%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,299 on Amazon
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Buy for $649.99 on Amazon
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Updated 45 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop | vs | 2025 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 7 5825U |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | Radeon Vega 8 |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 16.1" |
