Key Differences
In short — Dell Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana 15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana 15 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Dell Alienware M18 R2 is 573 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana 15.
Advantages of MSI Katana 15 Laptop
- Up to 38% cheaper than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $2700.90 vs $4324.32
- Up to 10% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $32.94 vs $36.65 per FPS
Advantages of Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 44% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than MSI Katana 15 - 118 vs 82 FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Jun 15th, 2023
FPS
82
69%
Value, €/FPS
€32.94/FPS
100%
Price, €
€2700.9
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €2,700.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 414 minutes ago
Jan 8th, 2025 • 10th Variation
FPS
118
100%
Value, €/FPS
€36.65/FPS
90%
Price, €
€4324.32
62%
FPS Winner
Buy for €4,324.32 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 395 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Jun 15th, 2023
Jan 8th, 2025 • 10th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
43%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
47%
Jan 8th, 2025 • 10th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2023
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2744
100%
Multi-Core
16561
100%
Jan 8th, 2025 • 10th Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2695
98%
Multi-Core
15815
95%
MSI Katana 15 Laptop | vs | Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2025 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 8 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
