Key Differences
In short — ASUS ROG Strix 16 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 ASUS ROG Strix 16 is 83 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD.
Advantages of ASUS ROG Strix 16 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4% better in Minecraft than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD - 668 vs 644 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 45% cheaper than ASUS ROG Strix 16 - $1299.99 vs $2369.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Minecraft than ASUS ROG Strix 16 - $2.02 vs $3.55 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jun 3rd, 2024
FPS
668
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.55/FPS
56.901408450704224%
Price, $
$2369
54%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,369 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 23 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
644
96.40718562874252%
Value, $/FPS
$2.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1299.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 27 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jun 3rd, 2024
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 3rd, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74.313805817288%
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89.68253968253968%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 3rd, 2024
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%
ASUS ROG Strix 16 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Jun 3rd, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
