Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 R2 outperforms MSI Notebook on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both Laptops to compare value. The better performing Alienware m18 R2 is 739 days newer than MSI Notebook.
Advantages of Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 50% better in Minecraft than MSI Notebook - 733 vs 488 FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 1st, 2022 • 4th Variation
Jan 10th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 1st, 2022 • 4th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
32%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
18%
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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 1st, 2022 • 4th Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2412
89%
Multi-Core
11158
71%
Jan 10th, 2024
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2695
100%
Multi-Core
15815
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Notebook | vs | Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 8 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
