Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 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 is 193 days older than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 10% better in Grand Theft Auto V than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 120 vs 109 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 45% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1249.99 vs $2258.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Alienware M18 - $11.47 vs $18.82 per FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.82/FPS
60.94580233793837%
Price, $
$2258
55%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,258 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74140 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
109
90.83333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$11.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1249.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,249.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74124 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89.68253968253968%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74.313805817288%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
94.45288753799392%
Multi-Core
11671
79.0771732502202%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
