Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse 2023 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Pulse 2023 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 81% better in Overwatch 2 than MSI Pulse 2023 - 328 vs 181 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse 2023 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 47% cheaper than Alienware m18 R2 - CA$2104.65 vs CA$3999.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Alienware m18 R2 - CA$11.63 vs CA$12.2 per FPS
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Jan 10th, 2024
FPS
328
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$12.2/FPS
95.32786885245903%
Price, CA$
CA$3999.99
52%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$3,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 65812 minutes ago
FPS
181
55.1829268292683%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$11.63/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$2104.65
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$2,104.65 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 93436 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
93.6936936936937%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
64.61299508154283%
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
Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse 2023 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
