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MSI Raider 18 HX vs Alienware x17 R2 Laptop Comparison

MSI Raider 18 HX vs Alienware x17 R2: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner
MSI Raider 18 HX Gaming Laptop Image
CPUCore i9-14900HXGPUGeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
MSI Raider 18 HX Gaming Laptop 18" 240 Hz WQXGA (24-Core Intel i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per Key RGB KYB, 2 Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, VR Ready, W11H) w/Dkz Hub

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FPS Winner

MSI Raider 18 HX Gaming Laptop

MSI Raider 18 HX Gaming Laptop Image
MSI Raider 18 HX Gaming Laptop Image

CPUCore i9-14900HXGPUGeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
MSI Raider 18 HX Gaming Laptop 18" 240 Hz WQXGA (24-Core Intel i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per Key RGB KYB, 2 Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, VR Ready, W11H) w/Dkz Hub

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Key Differences

In short — MSI Raider 18 HX outperforms Alienware x17 R2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both Laptops to compare value.

Advantages of MSI Raider 18 HX Gaming Laptop

  • Performs up to 65% better in Dead Island 2 than Alienware x17 R2 - 162 vs 98 FPS
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This is a free version of Dead Island 2.
Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra


FPS

162

100%

Value, $/FPS

$17.9/FPS

100%

Price, $

$2899

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Raider 18 HX Gaming Laptop 18" 240 Hz WQXGA (24-Core Intel i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per Key RGB KYB, 2 Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, VR Ready, W11H) w/Dkz Hub

Buy for $2,899 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 278 minutes ago

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation


FPS

98

60%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

133.2 GPixel/s

98%

Texel Fillrate

386.3 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

135.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

259.4 GTexel/s

67%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Intel Core i9-14900HX Logo
Core i9-14900HX

2.2 GHz | 24-core

Single-Core

2802

100%

Multi-Core

16516

100%

CPU Winner

Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop Image
Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation


Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Single-Core

2293

82%

Multi-Core

10780

65%

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UnknownJan 27th, 2022
Core i9-14900HXCore i7-12700
GeForce RTX 4080 MobileGeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
32 GB32 GB
1 TB SSD1 TB SSD
1920x10801920x1080
240 Hz
360 Hz
18"15.6"

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