Key Differences
In short — Alienware X16 R1 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware X16 R1 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 49% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than MSI Katana A15 - 94 vs 63 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 50% cheaper than Alienware X16 R1 - $1359.0 vs $2726.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Alienware X16 R1 - $21.57 vs $29.0 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Mar 17th, 2023
FPS
94
100%
Value, $/FPS
$29/FPS
74.37931034482759%
Price, $
$2726
49%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,726 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 162 minutes ago
6th Variation
FPS
63
67.02127659574468%
Value, $/FPS
$21.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1359
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,359 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 132 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Mar 17th, 2023
6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 17th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
61.08108108108109%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
63.189231167486405%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 17th, 2023
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
6th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
91.12011790714813%
Multi-Core
13044
79.4106903689273%
Alienware X16 R1 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
