Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 79% better in Alan Wake 2 than MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD - 61 vs 34 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 56% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $924.0 vs $2099.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Alienware M18 - $27.18 vs $34.41 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
8th Variation
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$34.41/FPS
78.98866608544029%
Price, $
$2099
44%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75840 minutes ago
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
34
55.73770491803278%
Value, $/FPS
$27.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$924
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $924 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75843 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
8th Variation
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd 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%
GPU Winner
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
84.070796460177%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
70.05325686194183%
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
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
71.75226586102718%
Multi-Core
7887
57.27252922808801%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Sep 30th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 7845HX | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
