Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 (2024) outperforms the cheaper Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware M17R5 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware M18 (2024) Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 10% better in Elden Ring than Alienware M17R5 - 87 vs 79 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 23% cheaper than Alienware M18 (2024) - $1879.97 vs $2449.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Elden Ring than Alienware M18 (2024) - $23.8 vs $28.16 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
2nd Variation
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$28.16/FPS
84%
Price, $
$2449.99
76%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12838 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
79
90%
Value, $/FPS
$23.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1879.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,879.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12853 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
2nd Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
54%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
82%
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
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
2nd Variation
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
74%
Multi-Core
9532
69%
Alienware M18 (2024) Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 7845HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
