Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI 2023 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI 2023 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 13% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $2359.0 vs $2720.0
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 47% better in Elden Ring than MSI 2023 - 112 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 22% better value when playing Elden Ring than MSI 2023 - $24.29 vs $31.04 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
18th Variation
FPS
76
67.85714285714286%
Value, $/FPS
$31.04/FPS
78.25386597938144%
Price, $
$2359
100%
Buy for $2,359 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 28446 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$24.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2720
86%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,720 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 28196 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
18th Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
18th Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
93.6936936936937%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
64.61299508154283%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
18th Variation
Core i7-12700
null-core
Single-Core
2293
81.8344039971449%
Multi-Core
10780
65.27004117219666%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
null-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
MSI 2023 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 8 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
