Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Area 51M on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 R2 is 1448 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Area 51M.
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 124% better in Fortnite than Alienware Area 51M - 186 vs 83 FPS
- Up to 50% better value when playing Fortnite than Alienware Area 51M - $22.04 vs $43.99 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Area 51M Gaming Laptop
- Up to 11% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $3651.56 vs $4099.0
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$4099
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $4,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 62 minutes ago
Aug 12th, 2020
FPS
83
45%
Value, $/FPS
$43.99/FPS
50%
Price, $
$3651.56
100%
Buy for $3,651.56 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 83 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Aug 12th, 2020
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 12th, 2020
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
88.32 GPixel/s
47%
Texel Fillrate
220.8 GTexel/s
43%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
null-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Aug 12th, 2020
Core i7-10700K
null-core
Single-Core
1706
61%
Multi-Core
8142
49%
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware Area 51M Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jul 30th, 2024 | Release Date | Aug 12th, 2020 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-10700K |
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 300 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
