Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 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 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than MSI Katana A15 - 124 vs 116 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 40% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1249.0 vs $2099.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Rust than Alienware M18 - $10.77 vs $16.93 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
8th Variation
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.93/FPS
63.61488481984643%
Price, $
$2099
59%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74827 minutes ago
5th Variation
FPS
116
93.54838709677419%
Value, $/FPS
$10.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1249
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,249 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74822 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
8th Variation
5th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
5th Variation
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
8th Variation
Ryzen 9 7845HX
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
5th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93.39123867069486%
Multi-Core
13044
94.7207900660809%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 7845HX | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
