Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware m18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana GF76 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 GF76.
Advantages of Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 104% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than MSI Katana GF76 - 112 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than MSI Katana GF76 - €25.62 vs €26.25 per FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana GF76 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 50% cheaper than Alienware m18 R2 - €1444.0 vs €2869.0
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Jan 11th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
112
100%
Value, €/FPS
€25.62/FPS
100%
Price, €
€2869
50%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €2,869 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 788 minutes ago
Feb 10th, 2022
FPS
55
49.107142857142854%
Value, €/FPS
€26.25/FPS
97.60000000000001%
Price, €
€1444
100%
Buy for €1,444 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 393 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
51.35135135135136%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
44.266114418845454%
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 GF76 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jan 11th, 2024 | Release Date | Feb 10th, 2022 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
