Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI GL65 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 is 903 days newer than the cheaper MSI GL65.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 271% better in Hogwarts Legacy than MSI GL65 - 63 vs 17 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than MSI GL65 - $35.84 vs $40.47 per FPS
Advantages of MSI GL65 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 70% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $688.0 vs $2258.0
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$35.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2258
30%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,258 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 64348 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2021
FPS
17
26.984126984126984%
Value, $/FPS
$40.47/FPS
88.55942673585373%
Price, $
$688
100%
Buy for $688 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 64354 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Mar 12th, 2021
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
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
48.48 GPixel/s
59.587020648967545%
Texel Fillrate
96.96 GTexel/s
39.72142564522736%
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 12th, 2021
Core i5-10300H
2.5 GHz | 4-core
Single-Core
1369
52.01367781155015%
Multi-Core
4008
27.156311403211596%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI GL65 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2021 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i5-10300H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
