Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD outperforms the more expensive Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD is 742 days newer than the more expensive Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 7% better in Halo Infinite than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 79 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $1396.39 vs $1893.59
- Up to 31% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $17.68 vs $25.59 per FPS
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
79
100%
Value, €/FPS
€17.68/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1396.39
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €1,396.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 312 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
74
94%
Value, €/FPS
€25.59/FPS
69%
Price, €
€1893.59
73%
Buy for €1,893.59 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 12th, 2024
Mar 1st, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
GPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
100%
Multi-Core
11570
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
97%
Multi-Core
10780
93%
MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Mar 12th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 8945HS | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 360 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
