Key Differences
In short — Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72 outperforms the cheaper MSI Notebook on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Notebook is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72 is 579 days newer than the cheaper MSI Notebook.
Advantages of Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 174% better in Forza Horizon 5 than MSI Notebook - 115 vs 42 FPS
Advantages of MSI Notebook
- Up to 68% cheaper than Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72 - £1049.99 vs £3232.99
- Up to 11% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72 - £25.0 vs £28.11 per FPS
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jan 1st, 2024
FPS
115
100%
Value, £/FPS
£28.11/FPS
88.93632159373888%
Price, £
£3232.99
32%
FPS Winner
Buy for £3,232.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 353 minutes ago
Jun 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
42
36.52173913043478%
Value, £/FPS
£25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1049.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,049.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 80 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jan 1st, 2024
Jun 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 1st, 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
Jun 1st, 2022 • 1st 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 1st, 2024
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Jun 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
88.2583868665239%
Multi-Core
13044
78.97796076531847%
Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Notebook |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2024 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2022 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
