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. The better performing Alienware M18 is 701 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 49% better in Valheim than MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD - 109 vs 73 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 59% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $909.0 vs $2219.95
- Up to 39% better value when playing Valheim than Alienware M18 - $12.45 vs $20.37 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
109
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.37/FPS
61.11929307805596%
Price, $
$2219.95
40%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,219.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 255 minutes ago
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
73
66.97247706422019%
Value, $/FPS
$12.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$909
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $909 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 244 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
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
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
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
72.18844984802432%
Multi-Core
7887
53.4385798495833%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 30th, 2021 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
