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 713 days newer than the more expensive Alienware X15 R2.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 3% better in League of Legends than Alienware X15 R2 - 308 vs 299 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Alienware X15 R2 - $1899.99 vs $2599.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing League of Legends than Alienware X15 R2 - $6.17 vs $8.69 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
299
97.07792207792207%
Value, $/FPS
$8.69/FPS
71.0011507479862%
Price, $
$2599
73%
Buy for $2,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36668 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
308
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36912 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st 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
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
98.17387852322351%
Multi-Core
13044
96.7799376762131%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-14700HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
