Key Differences
In short — Alienware X15 R2 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 X15 R2 is 775 days older than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4% better in Grand Theft Auto V than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 113 vs 109 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 61% cheaper than Alienware X15 R2 - $1019.0 vs $2599.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Alienware X15 R2 - $9.35 vs $23.0 per FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23/FPS
40.65217391304348%
Price, $
$2599
39%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37383 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
109
96.46017699115043%
Value, $/FPS
$9.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1019
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,019 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37628 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
67.00147710487444%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
69.93060909791828%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 27th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
99.4770716009654%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
null-core
Single-Core
2486
100%
Multi-Core
11671
89.47408770315855%
Alienware X15 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
