MSI GE76 Raider 10UX vs. Alienware Area-51m R2: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between MSI GE76 Raider 10UX and Alienware Area-51m R2 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX Pros

Reasons that MSI GE76 Raider 10UX is better than Alienware Area-51m R2.

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2020

About 30% lighter

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX weighed 6.39 pounds, 30% lighter than the 9.04 pounds Alienware Area-51m R2.

WeightMSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
Pound
6.39 lbs.
9.04 lbs.
Kilogram
2.90 kg
4.10 kg

Alienware Area-51m R2 Pros

Reasons that Alienware Area-51m R2 is better than MSI GE76 Raider 10UX.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10900K inside Alienware Area-51m R2 has a 53% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10980HK inside MSI GE76 Raider 10UX.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Alienware Area-51m R2 - Intel Core i9-10900K
10,800
MSI GE76 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i9-10980HK
7,013
MSI GE76 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
MSI GE76 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i7-10870H
6,596
MSI GE76 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI GE76 Raider 10UX and Alienware Area-51m R2.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 64GB

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
MSI GE76 Raider 10UX
64 GB
Alienware Area-51m R2
64 GB
Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

MemoryMSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4 XMP

Prices

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

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX Price
MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i9-12900H 64GB RAM 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 + HDMI Cable
MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i9-12900H 64GB RAM 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 + HDMI Cable
By MSI
$1,739.00
MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i9-12900H 16GB RAM 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 Black + HDMI Cable
MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i9-12900H 16GB RAM 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 Black + HDMI Cable
By MSI
$1,549.00
MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3” FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i7-12700H 16GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 + HDMI Cable
MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3” FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i7-12700H 16GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 + HDMI Cable
By MSI
$1,349.99
Alienware Area-51m R2 Price
Alienware Area 51M Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 300hz 3ms FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10700K, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Lunar Light (AWARR2-7323WHT-PUS)
Alienware Area 51M Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 300hz 3ms FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10700K, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Lunar Light (AWARR2-7323WHT-PUS)
By Alienware
$2,299.99
EbidDealz Replacement for Laptop 17.3" FHD LCD Screen Display Complete Assembly 144Hz Dell Alienware Area-51m R2 7N7YC 07N7YC CN-07N7YC
EbidDealz Replacement for Laptop 17.3" FHD LCD Screen Display Complete Assembly 144Hz Dell Alienware Area-51m R2 7N7YC 07N7YC CN-07N7YC
By Generic
$249.99
Alienware 2021 Area 51M Gaming Laptop, 17.3-inch 300hz 3ms FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10700K, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Lunar Light (AWARR2-7323WHT-PUS) (Renewed)
Alienware 2021 Area 51M Gaming Laptop, 17.3-inch 300hz 3ms FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10700K, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Lunar Light (AWARR2-7323WHT-PUS) (Renewed)
By Alienware
$3,999.00

Availability

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
Released20212020
Release DateAnnounced in January 2021 (CES 2021)Announced on June 22, 2020.
Pricing-$2,569.99
i7-10700 RTX 2060 16GB 256GB
Generations-

Exterior

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
Dimensions15.62” x 10.57” x 1.08” (397 x 268.5 x 27.5 mm)15.85 x 12.565 x 1.089 - 1.7 in (402.60 x 319.14 x 27.65 - 44 mm)
Weight6.39 lbs (2.9 kg)
  • 9.04 lb (4.10 Kg)
    Alienware Area-51m R2 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.
  • 10.36 lb (4.70 Kg) 
    Alienware Area-51m R2 with other graphics cards.
Colors-
Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries with Silver-Lining Print
  • Silky smooth touchpad with multi-touch gesture
  • Alienware mSeries Keyboard
    • Alienware TactX keyboard with per-key RGB LED AlienFX lighting.
    • Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology.
    • 1.7mm key travel, programmable macro keys, alphanumeric keys.
  • Touchpad
    • 3.94 x 2.20 in (100 mm x 56 mm) All-points addressable (APA) trackpad.
    • AlienFX backlit.

Display

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
Size17.3 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 17.3" FHD 240Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 240Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 3ms response time WVA
  • 17.3" FHD 300Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 300Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 3ms response time WVA
  • 17.3" UHD 60Hz
    16:9 3840 x 2160 60Hz IPS-Level 100% AdobeRGB Anti-Glare WVA
  • 17.3” FHD 144Hz with Tobii
    1920 x 1080 127 PPI 9ms response time 300 nits 16:9 72% NTSC 600:1 contrast ratio Anti-glare Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA
  • 17.3” FHD 144Hz with NVIDIA-GSYNC
    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 300Hz with Tobii
    1920 x 1080 127 PPI 3ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut 700:1 Anti-glare Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA
  • 17.3” FHD 360Hz with Tobii & NVIDIA-GSYNC
    1920 x 1080 127 PPI 5ms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology 700:1 Anti-glare Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA
  • 17.3” UHD 60Hz with Tobii
    3840 x 2160 255 PPI 25ms response time 500 nits 16:9 100% Adobe RGB 1 200:1 contrast ratio Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA

Ports

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
  • 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
    With DisplayPort support.
  • 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2
  • 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1x SD (XC/HC) card reader
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mini-DisplayPort
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
Alienware Area-51m R2 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 
    supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 and DisplayPort 1.2
  • 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 with Powershare.
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
    Output with HDCP 2.2 Output Port (Supports direct-drive VR interfaces).
  • 1 x mini DisplayPort™ 1.4
    Output Port (supports NVIDIA® G-Sync™).
  • 1 x RJ-45
    Killer™ Ethernet E3000 2.5Gbps Port.
  • 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port
  • 2 x power adapter Ports
  • 1 x Global Headset Port
  • 1 x Audio Out 1/8" Port
    Compatible with inline mic headset.
  • 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately)

Internal Specs

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900
    10 cores, 20 threads, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K
    10 cores, 20 threads, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
MemoryUp to 64GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x SoDIMM slots
  • Memory Configurations
    • 8 GB, 2 x 4 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual-channel
    • 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual-channel
    • 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual-channel
    • 64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR4, 2933 MHz, dual-channel
    • 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, dual-channel, Intel XMP
    • 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, dual-channel, Intel XMP
Discrete Graphics
  • 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 1720MHz Boost Clock, 140W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 8GB GDDR6
    Supports up to 1740MHz Boost Clock, 155W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 16GB GDDR6
    Supports up to 1740MHz Boost Clock, 155W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
NVIDIA® GeForce®
  • GTX™ 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
  • RTX™ 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
  • RTX 2070 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
  • RTX 2080 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
AMD® Radeon™
  • RX 5700M - 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
Storage2 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)Available Slots
  • 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 1TB each)
  • One SATA AHCI 6 Gbps (Up to 1TB)
Single Drive
256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD.
Dual Drives
  • 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
  • 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
RAID-0 Drives
  • 512GB RAID 0 (2x 256GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs)
  • 1TB RAID 0 (2x 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs)
  • 2TB RAID 0 (2x 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs)
  • 4TB RAID 0 (2x 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs)
RAID-0 Plus Drives
  • 512GB (2x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive [Storage]
  • 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive [Storage]
  • 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID 0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage]
  • 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB (2x 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD) Non-Raid [Storage]
  • 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive [Storage]
  • 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) RAID 0 [Boot] + 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD [Storage]
  • 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID 0 [Boot] + 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) Non-Raid [Storage]

Connectivity

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Rivet Killer WiFi 6 AX1650i 
Up to 2212Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2Bluetooth 5.1
EthernetKiller Gigabit LAN E3100
Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller
Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
Size99.9 Wh (4-cell Li-Ion battery)6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Power Supply
230W 280W
proprietary power adapter
  • 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)
  • 240W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)
  • 330W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)

Software

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
OSWindows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
Dragon Center MSI App Player SteelSeries Engine 3
  • Alienware Command Center
  • Alienware Mobile Connect
  • Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
CameraFHD Front-facing camera
1080p (1920 x 1080) camera.
  • Front-facing camera
    Alienware HD (1280 x 720 resolution) camera.
Audio
  • 2 x 1W Dynaudio Speaker
  • 2 x 2W Woofers
  • Duo Wave speaker design by Dynaudio system
  • Nahimic 3 / Hi-Res Audio
  • Array Microphone
  • Controller: Realtek ALC3282-CG
    • 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection
    • Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center
  • Speakers:
    • 4-Way Stereo Speaker Design
    • Output: 8-10W
  • Microphone:
    • Dual-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
Sensors-
  • Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
Security-
  • Wedge-shaped lock slot
Warranty-1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
6.39 lb
2.90 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
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3080
16GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 155W
Released in Mid
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
360Hz w/ Tobii
Weight
9.04 lb
4.10 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10900K
10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,392
Single Core
Geekbench 5
10,800
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4 XMP
Alienware Area-51m R2 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080 SUPER
8GB GDDR6

Comparison Summary

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX vs. Alienware Area-51m R2

MSI has released the GE76 Raider 10UX, a 17.3-inch machine, in early-2021. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-10980HK with a boost clock speed up to 5.30 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 with 16GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 155W.

On the other hand, we have the 17.3-inch Alienware Area-51m R2 was introduced by Dell about a year earlier in mid-2020. It comes with up to 10-core Intel Core i9-10900K with a boost clock speed up to 5.30 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER with 8GB GDDR6.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13481.47%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H1,15983.26%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,19285.63%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK1,22387.86%
Alienware Area-51m R24
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K1,392100.00%
01,392

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41250.11%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H6,59661.07%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,87463.65%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK7,01364.94%
Alienware Area-51m R24
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K10,800100.00%
010,800

Both MSI GE76 Raider 10UX and Alienware Area-51m R2 have the same 17.3-inch display size. In addition, The MSI GE76 Raider 10UX weighs 6.39 lbs. about 41% lighter than the 9.04 lbs. Alienware Area-51m R2. Moreover, measured at 15.62” x 10.57” x 1.08”, the MSI GE76 Raider 10UX is much more portable than the Alienware Area-51m R2 at 15.85” x 12.565” x 1.7”.

MSI GE76 Raider 10UXAlienware Area-51m R2

Moving over to upgradability, MSI claims that the MSI GE76 Raider 10UX supports up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with two M.2 slots that users can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

For Alienware Area-51m R2, it supports up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 XMP memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

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