Key Differences
In short — Dell Alienware m18 R2 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M18 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware M18 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell Alienware m18 R2 Laptop
- Performs up to 25% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware M18 - 468 vs 375 FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 35% cheaper than Dell Alienware m18 R2 - $2099.0 vs $3221.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Dell Alienware m18 R2 - $5.6 vs $6.88 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
1st Variation
FPS
468
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.88/FPS
81.3953488372093%
Price, $
$3221.99
65%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,221.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 43182 minutes ago
8th Variation
FPS
375
80.12820512820514%
Value, $/FPS
$5.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2099
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 43182 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
1st Variation
8th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
42.86617492096944%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
47.370463807490786%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
8th Variation
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
94.50392576730906%
Multi-Core
13771
83.37975296682005%
Dell Alienware m18 R2 Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 7845HX |
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
