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 1% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware m15 R7 - 79 vs 78 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Alienware m15 R7 - $1359.0 vs $1725.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware m15 R7 - $17.2 vs $22.12 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
FPS
78
98.73417721518987%
Value, $/FPS
$22.12/FPS
77.75768535262205%
Price, $
$1725
78%
Buy for $1,725 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 121 minutes ago
6th Variation
FPS
79
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1359
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,359 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 99 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
54.86176668914362%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
82.29939312204989%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 9th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
6th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
Alienware m15 R7 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 9th, 2022 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
