Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Alpha 17 outperforms the cheaper Alienware m15 R7 15.6" on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Alpha 17 is 491 days newer than the cheaper Alienware m15 R7 15.6".
Advantages of MSI Alpha 17 Laptop
- Performs up to 25% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware m15 R7 15.6" - 84 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 16% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware m15 R7 15.6" - $23.8 vs $28.43 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware m15 R7 15.6" Gaming Laptop
- Up to 5% cheaper than MSI Alpha 17 - $1904.99 vs $1999.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2023
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1999
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 81 minutes ago
Feb 9th, 2022
FPS
67
79%
Value, $/FPS
$28.43/FPS
83%
Price, $
$1904.99
100%
Buy for $1,904.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 78 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2023
Feb 9th, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
GPU Winner
Feb 9th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7945HX
2.5 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2731
100%
Multi-Core
15746
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 9th, 2022
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
72%
Multi-Core
9532
60%
MSI Alpha 17 Laptop | vs | Alienware m15 R7 15.6" Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jun 15th, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 9th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 7945HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
