Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Notebook on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Notebook is 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 64% cheaper than Alienware M18 - £1349.99 vs £3796.4
- Up to 60% better value when playing Minecraft than Alienware M18 - £2.28 vs £5.63 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 14% better in Minecraft than MSI Notebook - 674 vs 591 FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jun 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
591
87%
Value, £/FPS
£2.28/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1349.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,349.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 384 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2023
FPS
674
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.63/FPS
40%
Price, £
£3796.4
35%
FPS Winner
Buy for £3,796.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 381 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jun 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
Sep 1st, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
84%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
70%
Sep 1st, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 1st, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93%
Multi-Core
13044
88%
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 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
