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 33% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $1819.0 vs $2720.0
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 168% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than MSI 2023 - 102 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 44% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than MSI 2023 - $26.67 vs $47.87 per FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
8th Variation
FPS
38
37.254901960784316%
Value, $/FPS
$47.87/FPS
55.71339043242115%
Price, $
$1819
100%
Buy for $1,819 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 28170 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
102
100%
Value, $/FPS
$26.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2720
66%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,720 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 28167 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
8th Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
8th Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
51.35135135135136%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
44.266114418845454%
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
8th Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
88.2583868665239%
Multi-Core
13044
78.97796076531847%
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 i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
48 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
