Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 R2 outperforms the cheaper Gigabyte G5 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Gigabyte G5 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware m18 R2 is 715 days newer than the cheaper Gigabyte G5.
Advantages of Gigabyte G5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 75% cheaper than Alienware m18 R2 - €640.71 vs €2599.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Alienware m18 R2 - €17.8 vs €35.6 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 103% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Gigabyte G5 - 73 vs 36 FPS
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jan 25th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
FPS
36
49.31506849315068%
Value, €/FPS
€17.8/FPS
100%
Price, €
€640.71
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €640.71 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75812 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
73
100%
Value, €/FPS
€35.6/FPS
50%
Price, €
€2599
24%
FPS Winner
Buy for €2,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75807 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jan 25th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 25th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
84.070796460177%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
70.05325686194183%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 25th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-11400H
2.7 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1818
64.88222698072805%
Multi-Core
6333
38.34463550496488%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Gigabyte G5 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i5-11400H | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
