Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 outperforms MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both Laptops to compare value. The better performing Alienware m18 is 299 days older than MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD.
Advantages of Alienware m18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 10% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD - 66 vs 60 FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2024
FPS
60
91%
Value, $/FPS
$30/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1799.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,799.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6219 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 7th, 2023
May 1st, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 7th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 1st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 7th, 2023
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
87%
Multi-Core
11570
70%
Alienware m18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2023 | Release Date | May 1st, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
