Key Differences
In short — MSI Alpha 17 outperforms the cheaper Alienware m15 R7 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware m15 R7 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Alpha 17 is 491 days newer than the cheaper Alienware m15 R7.
Advantages of MSI Alpha 17 Laptop
- Performs up to 8% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Alienware m15 R7 - 66 vs 61 FPS
Advantages of Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 14% cheaper than MSI Alpha 17 - $1725.0 vs $1999.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than MSI Alpha 17 - $28.28 vs $30.29 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $1,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 204 minutes ago
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
FPS
61
92%
Value, $/FPS
$28.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1725
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,725 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 212 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2023
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
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
54%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
82%
GPU Winner
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 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 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
90%
Multi-Core
13044
82%
MSI Alpha 17 Laptop | vs | Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jun 15th, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 9th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 7945HX | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 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" |
