Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X17 R2 outperforms the more expensive MSI Creator 17 Professional on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X17 R2 is 209 days newer than the more expensive MSI Creator 17 Professional.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 19% better in Grand Theft Auto V than MSI Creator 17 Professional - 113 vs 95 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than MSI Creator 17 Professional - $2098.99 vs $2999.00
- Up to 41% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than MSI Creator 17 Professional - $18.58 vs $31.57 per FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 6th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
95
84%
Value, $/FPS
$31.57/FPS
59%
Price, $
$2999
69%
Buy for $2,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 170 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2098.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,098.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 165 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 6th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 6th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
96%
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
Jul 6th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
77%
Multi-Core
7887
60%
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Creator 17 Professional Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 6th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2022 |
| Core i7-11800H | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
