Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 AMD outperforms the cheaper MSI Alpha 17 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Alpha 17 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware m18 AMD is 69 days older than the cheaper MSI Alpha 17.
Advantages of MSI Alpha 17 Laptop
- Up to 24% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - $1999.0 vs $2645.98
- Up to 3% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Alienware m18 AMD - $31.23 vs $32.27 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 28% better in Hogwarts Legacy than MSI Alpha 17 - 82 vs 64 FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $1,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 174 minutes ago
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
82
100%
Value, $/FPS
$32.27/FPS
96%
Price, $
$2645.98
75%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,645.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 181 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2023
Apr 7th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
61%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
63%
Apr 7th, 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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7945HX
2.5 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2731
100%
Multi-Core
15746
100%
CPU Winner
Apr 7th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
96%
Multi-Core
13771
87%
MSI Alpha 17 Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jun 15th, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 7th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 7945HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 7845HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
