Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 outperforms the more expensive Alienware X15 R2 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware M18 is 680 days newer than the more expensive Alienware X15 R2.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 7% better in Dead Space than Alienware X15 R2 - 78 vs 73 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Alienware X15 R2 - $1899.99 vs $1996.62
- Up to 11% better value when playing Dead Space than Alienware X15 R2 - $24.36 vs $27.35 per FPS
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
73
93.58974358974359%
Value, $/FPS
$27.35/FPS
89.06764168190128%
Price, $
$1996.62
95%
Buy for $1,996.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36053 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
78
100%
Value, $/FPS
$24.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36305 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60.08862629246676%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94.10177332305321%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-12700
null-core
Single-Core
2293
91.02818578801111%
Multi-Core
10780
79.98219320373943%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
null-core
Single-Core
2519
100%
Multi-Core
13478
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i7-14700HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
