Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the more expensive MSI 17.3" on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 3 than MSI 17.3" - 149 vs 137 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than MSI 17.3" - $2098.99 vs $2499.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than MSI 17.3" - $14.09 vs $18.24 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $2,499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 188 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2098.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,098.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 199 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
1st Variation
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd 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
50%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
65%
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 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%
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
