Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 R 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 R is 966 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD.
Advantages of Alienware M18 R Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 36% better in Dota 2 than MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD - 206 vs 152 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 47% cheaper than Alienware M18 R - $924.0 vs $1749.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Dota 2 than Alienware M18 R - $6.08 vs $8.49 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
May 23rd, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.49/FPS
71.61366313309776%
Price, $
$1749
52%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,749 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48081 minutes ago
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
152
73.7864077669903%
Value, $/FPS
$6.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$924
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $924 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48086 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
May 23rd, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Sep 30th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 23rd, 2024 • 2nd 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
May 23rd, 2024 • 2nd 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 R Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
May 23rd, 2024 | 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 |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
