Key Differences
In short — acer Predator Helios 18 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware M17R5 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing acer Predator Helios 18 is 408 days newer than the cheaper Alienware M17R5.
Advantages of acer Predator Helios 18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 59% better in League of Legends than Alienware M17R5 - 355 vs 223 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 37% cheaper than acer Predator Helios 18 - $1879.39 vs $2999.99
- Up to 0% better value when playing League of Legends than acer Predator Helios 18 - $8.43 vs $8.45 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jun 12th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
355
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.45/FPS
99.76331360946746%
Price, $
$2999.99
62%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 30 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
223
62.81690140845071%
Value, $/FPS
$8.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1879.39
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,879.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 47 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jun 12th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 12th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
89.81793661496964%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
76.77970489257055%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 12th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
70.6281227694504%
Multi-Core
9532
57.713732138532336%
acer Predator Helios 18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jun 12th, 2024 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
