Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 R2 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 R2 is 985 days newer than the cheaper Alienware m15 R4.
Advantages of Alienware m15 R4 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 25% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $2099.99 vs $2799.99
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 226% better in Alan Wake 2 than Alienware m15 R4 - 88 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 59% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Alienware m15 R4 - $31.82 vs $77.78 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for $2,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 57 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$31.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2799.99
74%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,799.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 45 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Apr 30th, 2021
Jan 10th, 2024 • 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
51%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
44%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st 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
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
51%
Multi-Core
6094
37%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware m15 R4 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i7-10870H | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
