Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready outperforms the cheaper MSI Creator 15 Professional on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready is 221 days newer than the cheaper MSI Creator 15 Professional.
Advantages of MSI Creator 15 Professional Laptop
- Up to 12% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $1849.00 vs $2099.99
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 17% better in Forza Horizon 4 than MSI Creator 15 Professional - 225 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than MSI Creator 15 Professional - $9.33 vs $9.58 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
193
86%
Value, $/FPS
$9.58/FPS
97%
Price, $
$1849
100%
Buy for $1,849 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 87 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2099.99
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 81 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Mar 1st, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
51%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
66%
Mar 1st, 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%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
83%
Multi-Core
7887
73%
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
100%
Multi-Core
10780
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Creator 15 Professional Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2022 |
| Core i7-11800H | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
