Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Pulse 15 Inch QHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Pulse 15 Inch QHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 210 days newer than the cheaper MSI Pulse 15 Inch QHD.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 12% better in Dishonored 2 than MSI Pulse 15 Inch QHD - 127 vs 113 FPS
Advantages of MSI Pulse 15 Inch QHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 70% cheaper than Alienware M18 - £1092.44 vs £3614.26
- Up to 66% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Alienware M18 - £9.67 vs £28.46 per FPS
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Sep 1st, 2023
FPS
127
100%
Value, £/FPS
£28.46/FPS
33.97751229796205%
Price, £
£3614.26
30%
FPS Winner
Buy for £3,614.26 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75784 minutes ago
Feb 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
113
88.9763779527559%
Value, £/FPS
£9.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1092.44
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,092.44 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75787 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Sep 1st, 2023
Feb 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
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
Feb 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
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%
Feb 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Pulse 15 Inch QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| 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 | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15" |
