Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware m18 r2 outperforms the cheaper 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 cheaper MSI Notebook.
Advantages of MSI Notebook
- Up to 12% cheaper than Alienware m18 r2 - £2455.0 vs £2779.0
Advantages of Alienware m18 r2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 40% better in Sons Of The Forest than MSI Notebook - 94 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than MSI Notebook - £29.56 vs £36.64 per FPS
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 1st, 2022 • 5th Variation
FPS
67
71.27659574468085%
Value, £/FPS
£36.64/FPS
80.6768558951965%
Price, £
£2455
100%
Buy for £2,455 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75666 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024
FPS
94
100%
Value, £/FPS
£29.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£2779
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £2,779 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75662 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 1st, 2022 • 5th Variation
Jan 10th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 1st, 2022 • 5th Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
67.14988351022521%
Jan 10th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
98.37518463810929%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 1st, 2022 • 5th Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
81.8344039971449%
Multi-Core
10780
65.27004117219666%
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 i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
