Key Differences
In short — MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD outperforms Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both Laptops to compare value. The better performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD is 37 days older than Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42.
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 15% better in Dead Island 2 than Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 - 106 vs 92 FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
106
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1598.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,598.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 368 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 18th, 2024
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 18th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74%
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
90%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Apr 18th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2352
99%
Multi-Core
11123
96%
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2372
100%
Multi-Core
11571
100%
CPU Winner
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Apr 18th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 7 8845HS | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
