Key Differences
In short — MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD outperforms Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both Laptops to compare value. The better performing MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD is 792 days newer than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready.
Advantages of MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 8% better in God of War than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - 84 vs 78 FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2024
FPS
84
100%
Value, €/FPS
Price, €
FPS Winner
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2022
May 1st, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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%
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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
97%
Multi-Core
10780
93%
May 1st, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
100%
Multi-Core
11570
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
