Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 R2 is 140 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD.
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 27% better in Escape From Tarkov than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD - 199 vs 157 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 68% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $1299.99 vs $4099.99
- Up to 60% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Alienware M18 R2 - $8.28 vs $20.6 per FPS
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.6/FPS
40.194174757281544%
Price, $
$4099.99
31%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 223 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
157
78.89447236180904%
Value, $/FPS
$8.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1299.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 229 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
42.86617492096944%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
47.370463807490786%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 30th, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
84.54675231977158%
Multi-Core
11570
70.05328166626302%
Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jul 30th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
