Key Differences
In short — MSI Katana 15 outperforms the cheaper ASUS TUF Advantage Edition FA617NS 16.0" WUXGA 165Hz on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing ASUS TUF Advantage Edition FA617NS 16.0" WUXGA 165Hz is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Katana 15 is 152 days newer than the cheaper ASUS TUF Advantage Edition FA617NS 16.0" WUXGA 165Hz.
Advantages of MSI Katana 15 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 67% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than ASUS TUF Advantage Edition FA617NS 16.0" WUXGA 165Hz - 65 vs 39 FPS
Advantages of ASUS TUF Gaming Advantage Edition FA617NS 16.0" WUXGA 165Hz Gaming Laptop
- Up to 51% cheaper than MSI Katana 15 - £790.79 vs £1599.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than MSI Katana 15 - £17.32 vs £24.6 per FPS
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
65
100%
Value, £/FPS
£24.6/FPS
70%
Price, £
£1599
49%
FPS Winner
Buy for £1,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 496 minutes ago
FPS
39
60%
Value, £/FPS
£17.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£790.79
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £790.79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 494 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
64%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-13900
null-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Katana 15 Gaming Laptop | vs | ASUS TUF Gaming Advantage Edition FA617NS 16.0" WUXGA 165Hz Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jul 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | Radeon RX 7600S |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 16" |
