Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 AMD outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 41% better in Far Cry 6 than MSI Katana A15 - 141 vs 100 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 55% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - $1199.0 vs $2650.68
- Up to 36% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Alienware m18 AMD - $11.99 vs $18.8 per FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.8/FPS
63.776595744680854%
Price, $
$2650.68
45%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,650.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75388 minutes ago
1st Variation
FPS
100
70.92198581560284%
Value, $/FPS
$11.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75363 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Apr 7th, 2023
1st Variation
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
1st Variation
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
1st Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93.39123867069486%
Multi-Core
13044
94.7207900660809%
Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7th, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 7845HX | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
