Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD outperforms the more expensive Alienware 2023 m17 R5 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD is 188 days newer than the more expensive Alienware 2023 m17 R5.
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 11% better in Alan Wake 2 than Alienware 2023 m17 R5 - 52 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Alienware 2023 m17 R5 - $1019.0 vs $3299.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Alienware 2023 m17 R5 - $19.6 vs $70.19 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Sep 6th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
47
90.38461538461539%
Value, $/FPS
$70.19/FPS
27.924205727311584%
Price, $
$3299
30%
Buy for $3,299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 40925 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
52
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1019
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,019 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 41172 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Sep 6th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 6th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
67.00147710487444%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
69.93060909791828%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Sep 6th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
null-core
Single-Core
1979
79.60579243765085%
Multi-Core
9532
81.67252163482135%
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
null-core
Single-Core
2486
100%
Multi-Core
11671
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware 2023 m17 R5 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6th, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 6900HX | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
