Key Differences
In short — [2024] ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605MY-XS96 Pro Extreme (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, 32GB RAM, 8TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 16" 240Hz OLED, Windows 11 Pro) outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of [2024] ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605MY-XS96 Pro Extreme (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, 32GB RAM, 8TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 16" 240Hz OLED, Windows 11 Pro) Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 8% better in War Thunder than MSI Katana A15 - 235 vs 217 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 70% cheaper than [2024] ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605MY-XS96 Pro Extreme (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, 32GB RAM, 8TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 16" 240Hz OLED, Windows 11 Pro) - $1249.0 vs $4199.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing War Thunder than [2024] ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605MY-XS96 Pro Extreme (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, 32GB RAM, 8TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 16" 240Hz OLED, Windows 11 Pro) - $5.76 vs $17.87 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
FPS
235
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.87/FPS
32.23279238947957%
Price, $
$4199
29%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37789 minutes ago
5th Variation
FPS
217
92.34042553191489%
Value, $/FPS
$5.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1249
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,249 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37786 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
5th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
5th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
42.86617492096944%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
47.370463807490786%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Core Ultra 9 185H
2.3 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2401
97.08855640921958%
Multi-Core
11484
88.04047838086476%
5th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
[2024] ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605MY-XS96 Pro Extreme (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, 32GB RAM, 8TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 16" 240Hz OLED, Windows 11 Pro) Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
Core Ultra 9 185H | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
8 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
16" | Screen Size | 15.6" |