Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 R2 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 R2 is 209 days newer than the cheaper MSI Alpha 17.
Advantages of MSI Alpha 17 Laptop
- Up to 27% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $1999.0 vs $2720.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Alienware M18 R2 - $18.17 vs $18.76 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 32% better in Resident Evil 4 than MSI Alpha 17 - 145 vs 110 FPS
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jun 15th, 2023
FPS
110
75.86206896551724%
Value, $/FPS
$18.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1999
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36771 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.76/FPS
96.85501066098081%
Price, $
$2720
73%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,720 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36767 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jun 15th, 2023
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st 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
61.08108108108109%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
63.189231167486405%
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
Jun 15th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7945HX
null-core
Single-Core
2731
97.46609564596717%
Multi-Core
15746
95.33785420198595%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
null-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Alpha 17 Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 7945HX | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
