Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware m18 AMD outperforms the cheaper Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware m18 AMD is 24 days older than the cheaper Alienware M17R5.
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 10% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - $1979.97 vs $2199.97
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 44% better in Control than Alienware M17R5 - 138 vs 96 FPS
- Up to 23% better value when playing Control than Alienware M17R5 - $15.94 vs $20.62 per FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
96
69%
Value, $/FPS
$20.62/FPS
77%
Price, $
$1979.97
100%
Buy for $1,979.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18846 minutes ago
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199.97
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,199.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18846 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Apr 7th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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%
Apr 7th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
89%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
74%
Multi-Core
9532
69%
Apr 7th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop |
---|---|---|
May 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 7th, 2023 |
Ryzen 9 6900HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 7845HX |
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |