Key Differences
In short — Alienware 2024 M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware 2024 M18 is 133 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD.
Advantages of Alienware 2024 M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 5% better in Rocket League than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD - 374 vs 357 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 31% cheaper than Alienware 2024 M18 - $1588.67 vs $2299.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Rocket League than Alienware 2024 M18 - $4.45 vs $6.15 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 7th Variation
FPS
374
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.15/FPS
72.35772357723576%
Price, $
$2299
69%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76338 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
357
95.45454545454545%
Value, $/FPS
$4.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1588.67
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,588.67 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76343 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 7th Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 7th Variation
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
89.46374622356495%
Multi-Core
11570
84.0171374627841%
Alienware 2024 M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jul 23rd, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 7845HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
