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Alienware M17 R4 vs. MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Alienware M17 R4 and MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Alienware M17 R4 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R4 is better than MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX.

Alienware M17 R4 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX.

Display size

Alienware M17 R4

17.3-inch

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX

15.6-inch

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX Pros

Reasons that MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX is better than Alienware M17 R4.

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware M17 R4. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Alienware M17 R4.

Max system memory size

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX

64 GB

Alienware M17 R4

32 GB

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M17 R4. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Alienware M17 R4.

Memory type and speed

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Alienware M17 R4 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Alienware M17 R4 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX weighed 5.24 pounds, 5% lighter than the 5.51 pounds Alienware M17 R4.

Weight	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Pound	5.51 lbs.	5.24 lbs.
Kilogram	2.50 kg	2.38 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Alienware M17 R4 and MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX.

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M17 R4 - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Alienware M17 R4 - Intel Core i7-10870H

6,596

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX - Intel Core i7-10870H

6,596

MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Alienware M17 R4 Price
	Alienware m17 R4, 17.3 inch FHD (Full HD) Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7-10870H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Lunar Light By Alienware $2,399.00	See at Amazon
	Dell m17 R3 17.3 inch FHD Gaming Laptop (Luna Light) Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home By Dell $1,230.00	See at Amazon
	Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3070 Gaming Laptop Full HD (FHD), 15.6 inch - Intel Core i7-10870H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Lunar Light By Dell $1,740.00	See at Amazon
MSI GP66 Leopard RTX 30 Price
	MSI GP66 Leopard Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p Display, Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win10, Black (11UG-050) By MSI $1,528.00	See at Amazon
	MSI GP66 Leopard Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p Display, Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win10, Black (10UG-430) By MSI $1,549.00	See at Amazon
	MSI Vector GP66 Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-12900H GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, 15.6" FHD, 360Hz, Close to, 32GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type-C w/DP, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Home: Core Black 12UGS-267 By MSI $1,599.99 $2,099.00 24% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on January 12, 2021 (CES 2021) Available on January 26, 2021	Announced on January 2021 (CES 2021)
Pricing	Starting at $2,149.99	-
Generations	2022 Alienware M17 R5 2021 Alienware M17 R4 2020 Alienware M17 R3 2019 Alienware M17 R2 2019 Alienware M17 R1	-

Exterior	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Dimensions	15.74” x 11.585” x 0.6618 - 0.87 - 0.8154” (399.8 mm x 294.26 mm x 16.9 - 22 - 20.71 mm)	14.09” x 10.51” x 0.92” (358 x 267 x 23.4 mm)
Weight	Starting at 5.51 lbs (2.50 kg) up to 6.55 lbs (2.97 kg)	5.24 lbs (2.38 kg)
Colors	Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat	-
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Alienware mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB keyboard. Alienware mSeries keyboard with per-key RGB LED. AlienFX lighting Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology 1.7mm key travel 0.2mm-dish concave key design 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Full-size gaming keyboard with Per-Key RGB by SteelSeries Silky smooth touchpad with multi-touch gesture

Display	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Size	17.3 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	17.3” FHD with 144Hz 1920 x 1080 127 PPI 7ms response time 300 nits 16:9 72% NTSC NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology 600:1 contrast ratio Anti-glare WVA 17.3” FHD with 360Hz 1920 x 1080 127 PPI tms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology 700:1 Anti-glare WVA 17.3” UHD with 60Hz 3840 x 2160 255 PPI 25ms response time 500 nits 16:9 100% Adobe RGB 1 200:1 contrast ratio 12W max Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA	15.6" FHD 144Hz 16:9 1920 x 1080 144Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 45% NTSC WVA 15.6" FHD 144Hz with 100% sRGB 16:9 1920 x 1080 144Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 100% sRGB WVA 15.6" FHD 240Hz 16:9 1920 x 1080 240Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 3ms response time WVA 15.6" FHD 240Hz with 100% sRGB 16:9 1920 x 1080 240Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 100% sRGB 3.5ms response time WVA

Ports	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Image Source: Dell 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port Supports USB Type-C™ with support for USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort 1.2. 2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports up to 4K@120Hz display out. 1 x Mini-Display Port 1.4 (certified) Output Port 1 x Audio Out 1/8" Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset) 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately) 1 x microSD 5.1, UHD-II HD312 Card Reader 1 x Power/DC-in Port	1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 With DisplayPort 1.4 support. 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x RJ45 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz) 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	Up to 64GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM 2 x SO-DIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3000 series	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1802MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1660MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 8GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1635MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 16GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1635MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
Storage	Available Slots One M.2 2230 slot (Up to 512GB) Two M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each) Single Drive 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSD 2 TB PCIe M.2 SSD RAID-0 512GB (2x256 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 1TB (2x 512 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 RAID-0 Plus 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage]	2 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)

Connectivity	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i › Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Killer™ Ethernet E3100X PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	Intel KTI225V Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Battery	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Size	86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion with Alienware Battery Defender	65 Wh (4-cell Li-Ion battery)
Power Supply	240W power adapter 330W power adapter	230W proprietary power adapter

Software	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Supports AlienFX lighting, Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality. Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Dragon Center MSI App Player SteelSeries Engine 3

Camera & Audio	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.	HD Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720) camera.
Audio	Controller: Realtek ALC3281-CG 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 2-Way (Woofer/Tweeter) Stereo Speaker Design Includes Discrete Smart Amp Woofer technology Microphone: Digital-array microphones in the camera assembly	2 x 2W Speakers Nahimic 3 and High-Resolution Audio ready Array Microphone

Misc	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
Sensors	Tobii Eyetracking technology (optional)	-
Security	Wedge-shaped lock slot Trusted Protection Module	-
More	CHASIS Based on Alienware's Legend industrial design language Engineered with Alienware's Advanced Cryo-Tech Cooling technology Engineered with HyperEfficient Voltage Regulation Constructed with a Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components	-

Key Features	Alienware M17 R4	MSI GP66 Leopard 10UX
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 360Hz Weight 5.51 lb 2.50 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,223 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,013 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6	Released in Early 2021 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 240Hz Weight 5.24 lb 2.38 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10875H 8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz Geekbench 5 1,192 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,874 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 130W