Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper Alienware m15 R7 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware m15 R7 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 700 days newer than the cheaper Alienware m15 R7.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 1% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Alienware m15 R7 - 163 vs 161 FPS
Advantages of Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 9% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1725.0 vs $1899.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Alienware M18 - $10.71 vs $11.66 per FPS
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.66/FPS
91.85248713550601%
Price, $
$1899.99
90%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 294 minutes ago
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
FPS
161
98.77300613496932%
Value, $/FPS
$10.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1725
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,725 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 309 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
54.86176668914362%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
82.29939312204989%
GPU Winner
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd 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
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
100%
Multi-Core
13478
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
98.17387852322351%
Multi-Core
13044
96.7799376762131%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Feb 9th, 2022 |
| Core i7-14700HX | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
