Key Differences
In short — Alienware m16 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware m16 is 55 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of Alienware m16 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 78% better in Metro Exodus than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 96 vs 54 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 60% cheaper than Alienware m16 - $1030.99 vs $2599.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Alienware m16 - $19.09 vs $27.07 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
May 6th, 2024 • 13th Variation
FPS
96
100%
Value, $/FPS
$27.07/FPS
70.52087181381603%
Price, $
$2599
39%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
54
56.25%
Value, $/FPS
$19.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1030.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,030.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
May 6th, 2024 • 13th Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 6th, 2024 • 13th Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
68.10810810810811%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
46.95832254724308%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 6th, 2024 • 13th Variation
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
93.8821752265861%
Multi-Core
11671
84.7505627768499%
Alienware m16 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
May 6th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 7845HX | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
