Key Differences
In short — Alienware M17R5 outperforms the cheaper MSI Thin 15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Thin 15 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M17R5 is 604 days older than the cheaper MSI Thin 15.
Advantages of MSI Thin 15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 17% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $1567.74 vs $1879.97
- Up to 10% better value when playing Stray than Alienware M17R5 - $14.79 vs $16.49 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 8% better in Stray than MSI Thin 15 - 114 vs 106 FPS
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Dec 25th, 2024 • 4th Variation
FPS
106
93%
Value, $/FPS
$14.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1567.74
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,567.74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 437 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.49/FPS
90%
Price, $
$1879.97
83%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,879.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 457 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Dec 25th, 2024 • 4th Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 25th, 2024 • 4th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
61%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
61%
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 25th, 2024 • 4th Variation
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
100%
Multi-Core
11570
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
84%
Multi-Core
9532
82%
MSI Thin 15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Dec 25th, 2024 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 8945HS | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
