Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X16 R2 outperforms the more expensive MSI Creator Z16 Professional on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X16 R2 is 989 days newer than the more expensive MSI Creator Z16 Professional.
Advantages of Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 39% better in Valorant than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - 768 vs 553 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - $2499.99 vs $3298.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Valorant than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - $3.26 vs $5.96 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 17th, 2021
FPS
553
72.00520833333334%
Value, $/FPS
$5.96/FPS
54.697986577181204%
Price, $
$3298
75%
Buy for $3,298 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 338 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2024
FPS
768
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2499.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 323 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 17th, 2021
Jan 31st, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 17th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
51.35135135135136%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
44.266114418845454%
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%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 17th, 2021
Core i9-11900
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2130
88.71303623490212%
Multi-Core
8816
76.76767676767676%
Jan 31st, 2024
Core Ultra 9 185H
2.3 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2401
100%
Multi-Core
11484
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Creator Z16 Professional Laptop | vs | Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| May 17th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2024 |
| Core i9-11900 | CPU | Core Ultra 9 185H |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 16" |