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 30% better in Stray than MSI Notebook - 150 vs 115 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than MSI Notebook - £2779.0 vs £3699.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Stray than MSI Notebook - £18.53 vs £32.17 per FPS
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for £3,699 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12956 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024
FPS
150
100%
Value, £/FPS
£18.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£2779
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £2,779 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12954 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
Jan 10th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
76%
Jan 10th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
89%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 1st, 2022 • 13th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
88%
Multi-Core
13044
78%
Jan 10th, 2024
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Notebook | vs | Alienware m18 r2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
