Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 R2 outperforms the cheaper Gigabyte A5 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Gigabyte A5 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware m18 R2 is 681 days newer than the cheaper Gigabyte A5.
Advantages of Gigabyte A5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 71% cheaper than Alienware m18 R2 - €888.0 vs €3099.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Alienware m18 R2 - €24.0 vs €31.95 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 162% better in Metro Exodus than Gigabyte A5 - 97 vs 37 FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
37
38.144329896907216%
Value, €/FPS
€24/FPS
100%
Price, €
€888
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €888 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75935 minutes ago
Jan 11th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
97
100%
Value, €/FPS
€31.95/FPS
75.11737089201877%
Price, €
€3099
28%
FPS Winner
Buy for €3,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75937 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Jan 11th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2022 • 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%
Jan 11th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Ryzen 7 5800H
3.2 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1749
62.41970021413277%
Multi-Core
7120
43.109711794623394%
Jan 11th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Gigabyte A5 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 11th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 7 5800H | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
