Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Katana A15 outperforms the more expensive Alienware m15 R7 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 15% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware m15 R7 - 336 vs 293 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Alienware m15 R7 - $1199.0 vs $1665.52
- Up to 37% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware m15 R7 - $3.57 vs $5.68 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
293
87.20238095238095%
Value, $/FPS
$5.68/FPS
62.852112676056336%
Price, $
$1665.52
71%
Buy for $1,665.52 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 146 minutes ago
1st Variation
FPS
336
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1199
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 123 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
75.3968253968254%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
94.26681367144431%
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
92.72139102304892%
Multi-Core
10780
82.64336093222938%
1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
