Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Creator Z16 Professional on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell Alienware M18 R2 is 1284 days newer than the cheaper MSI Creator Z16 Professional.
Advantages of MSI Creator Z16 Professional Laptop
- Up to 0% cheaper than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $3298.00 vs $3299.99
Advantages of Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 142% better in Metro Exodus than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - 97 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 59% better value when playing Metro Exodus than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - $34.02 vs $82.45 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
May 17th, 2021
FPS
40
41%
Value, $/FPS
$82.45/FPS
41%
Price, $
$3298
100%
Buy for $3,298 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 850 minutes ago
Nov 21st, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$34.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$3299.99
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $3,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 830 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
May 17th, 2021
Nov 21st, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 17th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
51%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
44%
Nov 21st, 2024 • 6th Variation
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
May 17th, 2021
Core i9-11900
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2130
76%
Multi-Core
8816
53%
Nov 21st, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Creator Z16 Professional Laptop | vs | Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| May 17th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 21st, 2024 |
| Core i9-11900 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 18" |
