Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware m18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware m18 R2 is 700 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana GF66.
Advantages of Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 93% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than MSI Katana GF66 - 104 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than MSI Katana GF66 - €29.8 vs €35.17 per FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana GF66 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 39% cheaper than Alienware m18 R2 - €1899.0 vs €3099.0
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Jan 11th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
104
100%
Value, €/FPS
€29.8/FPS
100%
Price, €
€3099
61%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €3,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74384 minutes ago
Feb 10th, 2022
FPS
54
51.92307692307693%
Value, €/FPS
€35.17/FPS
84.73130508956497%
Price, €
€1899
100%
Buy for €1,899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74388 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Jan 11th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Feb 10th, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 11th, 2024 • 2nd 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
Feb 10th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
124.8 GPixel/s
93.6936936936937%
Texel Fillrate
249.6 GTexel/s
64.61299508154283%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 11th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 10th, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
81.8344039971449%
Multi-Core
10780
65.27004117219666%
Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana GF66 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 11th, 2024 | Release Date | Feb 10th, 2022 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
