Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper Alienware m15 R4 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 is 854 days newer than the cheaper Alienware m15 R4.
Advantages of Alienware m15 R4 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 9% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $2099.99 vs $2319.99
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 49% better in Valorant than Alienware m15 R4 - 696 vs 468 FPS
- Up to 26% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware m15 R4 - $3.33 vs $4.49 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for $2,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
696
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2319.99
90%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,319.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 33 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Apr 30th, 2021
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 30th, 2021
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 • 1st Variation
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
Apr 30th, 2021
Core i7-10870H
2.2 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1433
54%
Multi-Core
6094
41%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware m15 R4 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-10870H | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
