Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 AMD 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 m18 AMD is 340 days older than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 34% better in Far Cry 5 than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 168 vs 125 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 53% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - $1249.99 vs $2650.68
- Up to 37% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Alienware m18 AMD - $10.0 vs $15.78 per FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.78/FPS
63.37135614702155%
Price, $
$2650.68
47%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,650.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75394 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
125
74.40476190476191%
Value, $/FPS
$10/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1249.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,249.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75374 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 7th, 2023
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 7th, 2023
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
Apr 7th, 2023
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 m18 AMD Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7th, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 7845HX | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
