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 123 days newer than the cheaper Alienware M17R5.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 13% better in Rocket League than Alienware M17R5 - 373 vs 330 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 14% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1979.97 vs $2297.94
- Up to 3% better value when playing Rocket League than Alienware M18 - $6.0 vs $6.16 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
373
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.16/FPS
97%
Price, $
$2297.94
86%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,297.94 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 59 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
330
88%
Value, $/FPS
$6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1979.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,979.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 61 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st 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
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
75%
Multi-Core
9532
64%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-13700 | 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 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
