Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware M17R5 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 254 days newer than the cheaper Alienware M17R5.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 16% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Alienware M17R5 - 111 vs 96 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 15% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1879.97 vs $2199.0
- Up to 1% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Alienware M18 - $19.58 vs $19.81 per FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.81/FPS
98%
Price, $
$2199
85%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10846 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
96
86%
Value, $/FPS
$19.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1879.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,879.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10862 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st 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%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
82%
GPU Winner
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
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
100%
Multi-Core
13478
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
78%
Multi-Core
9532
70%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-14700HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
