Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper Alienware X15 R2 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware X15 R2 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 549 days newer than the cheaper Alienware X15 R2.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 15% better in Overwatch 2 than Alienware X15 R2 - 225 vs 196 FPS
Advantages of Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 19% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1841.77 vs $2267.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Alienware M18 - $9.4 vs $10.08 per FPS
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.08/FPS
93%
Price, $
$2267
81%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,267 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 253 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
196
87%
Value, $/FPS
$9.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1841.77
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,841.77 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 249 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd 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
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
GPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 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
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
87%
Multi-Core
10780
73%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2022 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
