Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI GF65 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI GF65 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 70% better in World of Warcraft than MSI GF65 - 212 vs 125 FPS
Advantages of MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 64% cheaper than Alienware m18 R2 - CA$1449.0 vs CA$3999.99
- Up to 39% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Alienware m18 R2 - CA$11.59 vs CA$18.87 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Jan 10th, 2024
FPS
212
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$18.87/FPS
61.42024377318494%
Price, CA$
CA$3999.99
36%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$3,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76614 minutes ago
2nd Variation
FPS
125
58.9622641509434%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$11.59/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1449
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,449 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76616 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Jan 10th, 2024
2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
51.35135135135136%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
44.266114418845454%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
2nd Variation
Core i7-10750H
2.6 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1446
51.605995717344754%
Multi-Core
5396
32.67134899491403%
Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-10750H |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
