Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 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 X17 R2 is 771 days older than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4% better in Deathloop than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 93 vs 89 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 51% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 - $1019.0 vs $2098.99
- Up to 49% better value when playing Deathloop than Alienware X17 R2 - $11.45 vs $22.57 per FPS
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.57/FPS
50.73105892778024%
Price, $
$2098.99
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,098.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6398 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
89
95.6989247311828%
Value, $/FPS
$11.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1019
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,019 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6648 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 31st, 2022 • 2nd 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 31st, 2022 • 2nd 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 X17 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31st, 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 |
480 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
