Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X16 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI 2023 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI 2023 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 18% cheaper than Alienware X16 R2 - $2049.00 vs $2499.99
Advantages of Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 41% better in Dirt 5 than MSI 2023 - 152 vs 108 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Dirt 5 than MSI 2023 - $16.45 vs $18.97 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Buy for $2,049 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 282 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2024
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2499.99
81%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 279 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
11th Variation
Jan 31st, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
11th Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
51%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
44%
GPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
11th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2525
100%
Multi-Core
13234
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2024
Core Ultra 9 185H
2.3 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2251
89%
Multi-Core
12037
91%
MSI 2023 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core Ultra 9 185H |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 16" |
