Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Crosshair outperforms the more expensive Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Crosshair is 584 days newer than the more expensive Alienware M17R5.
Advantages of MSI Crosshair Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 11% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Alienware M17R5 - 159 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $1799.99 vs $1879.97
- Up to 14% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Alienware M17R5 - $11.32 vs $13.15 per FPS
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 5th, 2024 • 5th Variation
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1799.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,799.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 400 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
143
90%
Value, $/FPS
$13.15/FPS
86%
Price, $
$1879.97
95%
Buy for $1,879.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 420 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 5th, 2024 • 5th Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 5th, 2024 • 5th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
55%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
82%
GPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st 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
Dec 5th, 2024 • 5th Variation
Core i7-14650HX
2.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2434
100%
Multi-Core
13285
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1999
82%
Multi-Core
9644
73%
MSI Crosshair Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Dec 5th, 2024 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-14650HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
