Key Differences
In short — MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD outperforms the cheaper Alienware m15 R7 AMD 15.6" on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware m15 R7 AMD 15.6" is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD is 812 days newer than the cheaper Alienware m15 R7 AMD 15.6".
Advantages of MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 7% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Alienware m15 R7 AMD 15.6" - 129 vs 121 FPS
Advantages of Alienware m15 R7 AMD 15.6" Gaming Laptop
- Up to 19% cheaper than MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD - $1283.78 vs $1576.58
- Up to 16% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD - $10.61 vs $12.57 per FPS
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2024
FPS
129
100%
Value, €/FPS
€12.57/FPS
84%
Price, €
€1576.58
81%
FPS Winner
Buy for €1,576.58 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 242 minutes ago
Feb 9th, 2022
FPS
121
94%
Value, €/FPS
€10.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1283.78
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €1,283.78 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 244 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2024
Feb 9th, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 1st, 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
Feb 9th, 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
May 1st, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
100%
Multi-Core
11570
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 9th, 2022
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
84%
Multi-Core
9532
82%
MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m15 R7 AMD 15.6" Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2024 | Release Date | Feb 9th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 8945HS | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
