Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 AMD outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana 2023 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana 2023 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 102% better in Far Cry 5 than MSI Katana 2023 - 168 vs 83 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana 2023 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 54% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - CA$1740.15 vs CA$3748.76
- Up to 6% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Alienware m18 AMD - CA$20.97 vs CA$22.31 per FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 2nd, 2024
FPS
168
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$22.31/FPS
93.993724787091%
Price, CA$
CA$3748.76
46%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$3,748.76 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75532 minutes ago
FPS
83
49.404761904761905%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$20.97/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1740.15
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,740.15 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 218803 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 2nd, 2024
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
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
31.74174174174175%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
17.512296142894122%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 2nd, 2024
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana 2023 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2nd, 2024 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 7845HX | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
