Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Katana A17 AI, outperforms the more expensive Alienware m15 R7 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Katana A17 AI, is 498 days newer than the more expensive Alienware m15 R7.
Advantages of MSI Katana A17 AI, Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 26% better in Dota 2 than Alienware m15 R7 - 190 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Alienware m15 R7 - €1499.0 vs €1899.97
- Up to 37% better value when playing Dota 2 than Alienware m15 R7 - €7.89 vs €12.58 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Sep 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
151
79.47368421052632%
Value, €/FPS
€12.58/FPS
62.71860095389506%
Price, €
€1899.97
78%
Buy for €1,899.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75689 minutes ago
Jan 12th, 2024
FPS
190
100%
Value, €/FPS
€7.89/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €1,499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75685 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Sep 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Jan 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
75.3968253968254%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
94.26681367144431%
Jan 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Sep 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Ryzen 7 6800H
3.2 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1876
75.4625905068383%
Multi-Core
9010
77.19989718104704%
Jan 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
100%
Multi-Core
11671
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A17 AI, Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 7 6800H | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
