Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 R2 outperforms MSI Notebook on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both Laptops to compare value. The better performing Alienware m18 R2 is 554 days newer than MSI Notebook.
Advantages of Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 39% better in Alan Wake 2 than MSI Notebook - 85 vs 61 FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 5th, 2022 • 18th Variation
Jan 10th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 5th, 2022 • 18th Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121 GPixel/s
91%
Texel Fillrate
292.3 GTexel/s
76%
Jan 10th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 5th, 2022 • 18th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2525
94%
Multi-Core
13234
84%
Jan 10th, 2024
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2695
100%
Multi-Core
15815
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Notebook | vs | Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
3840x2160 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
