Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 230 days older than the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 11% better in Dead Space than Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 - 80 vs 72 FPS
Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 73% cheaper than Alienware M18 - £1299.99 vs £4894.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Dead Space than Alienware M18 - £18.06 vs £61.19 per FPS
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023
FPS
80
100%
Value, £/FPS
£61.19/FPS
29.514626572969437%
Price, £
£4894.99
26%
FPS Winner
Buy for £4,894.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44 minutes ago
Apr 18th, 2024
FPS
72
90%
Value, £/FPS
£18.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1299.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 43 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023
Apr 18th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89.68253968253968%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Apr 18th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74.313805817288%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Sep 1st, 2023
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Apr 18th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
94.45288753799392%
Multi-Core
11671
79.0771732502202%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |