Key Differences
In short — Acer Predator Helios 16 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M18 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware M18 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Acer Predator Helios 16 is 234 days older than the cheaper Alienware M18.
Advantages of Acer Predator Helios 16 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 17% better in Minecraft than Alienware M18 - 770 vs 658 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 21% cheaper than Acer Predator Helios 16 - $2199.0 vs $2788.79
- Up to 8% better value when playing Minecraft than Acer Predator Helios 16 - $3.34 vs $3.62 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 21st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
770
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.62/FPS
92.26519337016575%
Price, $
$2788.79
78%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,788.79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74614 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
658
85.45454545454545%
Value, $/FPS
$3.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74595 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 21st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 21st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
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
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
61.08108108108109%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
63.189231167486405%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 21st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
92.8150331613854%
Multi-Core
13478
82.05284305369536%
Acer Predator Helios 16 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| May 21st, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i7-14700HX |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
250 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 18" |
