Key Differences
In short — MSI Crosshair 16" outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Crosshair 16" is 236 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD.
Advantages of MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD - 80 vs 79 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 13% cheaper than MSI Crosshair 16" - $1621.61 vs $1855.85
- Up to 12% better value when playing Halo Infinite than MSI Crosshair 16" - $20.53 vs $23.20 per FPS
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 23rd, 2024 • 7th Variation
FPS
80
100%
Value, €/FPS
€23.2/FPS
88%
Price, €
€1855.85
87%
FPS Winner
Buy for €1,855.85 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6784 minutes ago
May 1st, 2024
FPS
79
99%
Value, €/FPS
€20.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1621.61
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €1,621.61 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6791 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 23rd, 2024 • 7th Variation
May 1st, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 23rd, 2024 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 1st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 23rd, 2024 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14650HX
2.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2530
100%
Multi-Core
14291
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
94%
Multi-Core
11570
81%
MSI Crosshair 16" Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Dec 23rd, 2024 | Release Date | May 1st, 2024 |
| Core i7-14650HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
