Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Alpha 17 outperforms the cheaper Alienware M18 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Alpha 17 is 209 days older than the cheaper Alienware M18.
Advantages of MSI Alpha 17 Laptop
- Performs up to 16% better in Diablo IV than Alienware M18 - 133 vs 115 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Diablo IV than Alienware M18 - $15.03 vs $16.52 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 5% cheaper than MSI Alpha 17 - $1899.99 vs $1999.0
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2023
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1999
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 35434 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
115
86.46616541353383%
Value, $/FPS
$16.52/FPS
90.98062953995158%
Price, $
$1899.99
100%
Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 35687 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2023
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7945HX
null-core
Single-Core
2731
100%
Multi-Core
15746
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
null-core
Single-Core
2519
92.23727572317833%
Multi-Core
13478
85.59634192810873%
MSI Alpha 17 Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 7945HX | CPU | Core i7-14700HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 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 |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
