Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 244Hz FHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 244Hz FHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 353 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 244Hz FHD.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 7% better in DOOM Eternal than MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 244Hz FHD - 257 vs 240 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 244Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 49% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1148.0 vs $2262.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Alienware M18 - $4.78 vs $8.8 per FPS
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
257
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.8/FPS
54%
Price, $
$2262
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,262 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5279 minutes ago
Sep 13th, 2022
FPS
240
93%
Value, $/FPS
$4.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1148
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,148 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5267 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Sep 13th, 2022
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
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
GPU Winner
Sep 13th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
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 13th, 2022
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93%
Multi-Core
13044
88%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 244Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 13th, 2022 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 244 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
