Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware m18 r2 outperforms the more expensive MSI Notebook on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware m18 r2 is 588 days newer than the more expensive MSI Notebook.
Advantages of Alienware m18 r2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 24% better in Minecraft than MSI Notebook - 782 vs 629 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than MSI Notebook - £2779.0 vs £3499.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Minecraft than MSI Notebook - £3.55 vs £5.56 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 10th, 2024
FPS
782
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£2779
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £2,779 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74956 minutes ago
Jun 1st, 2022 • 6th Variation
FPS
629
80.43478260869566%
Value, £/FPS
£5.56/FPS
63.84892086330935%
Price, £
£3499
79%
Buy for £3,499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74960 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 10th, 2024
Jun 1st, 2022 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
89.81793661496964%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jun 1st, 2022 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
76.77970489257055%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Jun 1st, 2022 • 6th Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
81.8344039971449%
Multi-Core
10780
65.27004117219666%
Alienware m18 r2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Notebook |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2022 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
