Key Differences
In short — Alienware X16 R1 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M18 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware M18 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware X16 R1 is 299 days older than the cheaper Alienware M18.
Advantages of Alienware X16 R1 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 22% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware M18 - 436 vs 357 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 20% cheaper than Alienware X16 R1 - $2199.0 vs $2746.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware X16 R1 - $6.16 vs $6.3 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 17th, 2023
FPS
436
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.3/FPS
97.77777777777779%
Price, $
$2746
80%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,746 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77880 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
357
81.88073394495413%
Value, $/FPS
$6.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77860 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 17th, 2023
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 17th, 2023
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
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
61.08108108108109%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
63.189231167486405%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 17th, 2023
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
92.8150331613854%
Multi-Core
13478
82.05284305369536%
Alienware X16 R1 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i7-14700HX |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 18" |
