Key Differences
In short — Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready 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 X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 2% better in Rocket League than MSI Katana A15 - 337 vs 332 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 32% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $1419.0 vs $2093.49
- Up to 31% better value when playing Rocket League than Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready - $4.27 vs $6.21 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Mar 1st, 2022
FPS
337
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.21/FPS
68.76006441223832%
Price, $
$2093.49
67%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,093.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36693 minutes ago
7th Variation
FPS
332
98.51632047477746%
Value, $/FPS
$4.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1419
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,419 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36937 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Mar 1st, 2022
7th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2022
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
7th Variation
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
Mar 1st, 2022
Core i7-12700
null-core
Single-Core
2293
92.72139102304892%
Multi-Core
10780
82.64336093222938%
7th Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware X17 R2 VR Ready Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
360 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
