Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Notebook on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 is 457 days newer than the cheaper MSI Notebook.
Advantages of MSI Notebook
- Up to 3% cheaper than Alienware M18 - £3499.0 vs £3614.26
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4% better in The Last of Us Part I than MSI Notebook - 59 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 0% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than MSI Notebook - £61.26 vs £61.39 per FPS
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
57
96.61016949152543%
Value, £/FPS
£61.39/FPS
99.78823912689363%
Price, £
£3499
100%
Buy for £3,499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74933 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2023
FPS
59
100%
Value, £/FPS
£61.26/FPS
100%
Price, £
£3614.26
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £3,614.26 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74929 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Sep 1st, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
Sep 1st, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
54.86176668914362%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
82.29939312204989%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93.95896656534954%
Multi-Core
13044
88.37997154278744%
Sep 1st, 2023
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Notebook | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2023 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
