Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Area 51M on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 R2 is 1246 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Area 51M.
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 229% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Alienware Area 51M - 115 vs 35 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Alienware Area 51M - $2799.99 vs $3742.65
- Up to 77% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Alienware Area 51M - $24.35 vs $106.93 per FPS
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
115
100%
Value, $/FPS
$24.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2799.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,799.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1922 minutes ago
Aug 12th, 2020
FPS
35
30%
Value, $/FPS
$106.93/FPS
23%
Price, $
$3742.65
74%
Buy for $3,742.65 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1935 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Aug 12th, 2020
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 12th, 2020
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
88.32 GPixel/s
66%
Texel Fillrate
220.8 GTexel/s
57%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Aug 12th, 2020
Core i7-10700K
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1706
61%
Multi-Core
8142
49%
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware Area 51M Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Aug 12th, 2020 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-10700K |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 300 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
