Key Differences
In short — Dell Alienware M18 R2 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.
Advantages of Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 74% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD - 125 vs 72 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 67% cheaper than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $1299.99 vs $3899.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $18.06 vs $31.19 per FPS
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
4th Variation
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$31.19/FPS
57.903174094260976%
Price, $
$3899
33%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4225 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
72
57.599999999999994%
Value, $/FPS
$18.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1299.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4232 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
4th Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
4th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
42.86617492096944%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
47.370463807490786%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
4th Variation
Core i9-14900HX
null-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
null-core
Single-Core
2369
84.54675231977158%
Multi-Core
11570
70.05328166626302%
Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
