Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ vs MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD for Gaming

Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop

Sep 1st, 2021

Core i7-11800H GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

FPS Winner

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

Ryzen 9 8945HS GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

The Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ is a 2x or more times slower gaming Laptop than the MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD, it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $99.00 cheaper!

Advantages of the Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop

Up to 6% cheaper than the MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD – $1499.00 vs $1598.00

Advantages of the MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

A 2x or more times faster gaming Laptop than the Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+
A much better value for money when playing games compared to the Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+

Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop vs MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop for Gaming

The Laptop's performance in selected game and settings

Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop

Sep 1st, 2021

Average FPS

44%

Min 1% FPS

34%

Price, $

$1499

100%

Value, $/FPS

$31.89/FPS

47%

Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop - Intel Core i7-11800H,16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home + 1 Year Premium Support - Platinum Silver

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$1,499.00

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MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

Average FPS

106

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$1598

93%

Value, $/FPS

$15.08/FPS

100%

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 9-8945HS, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11: Black B8VG-450US

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$1,598.00

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Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop

Sep 1st, 2021

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop

Sep 1st, 2021

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

42.28 GPixel/s

52%

Texture Fillrate

67.65 GTexel/s

28%

FP32

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

81.36 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

244.1 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

15.62 TFLOPS

100%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop

Sep 1st, 2021

Core i7-11800H

2.3 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1901

80%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7821

68%

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop

Mar 12th, 2024

Ryzen 9 8945HS

4.0 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2372

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

11571

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Dell XPS 17 9710, 17 inch FHD+ Laptop	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
General
Sep 1st, 2021	Release Date	Mar 12th, 2024
Core i7-11800H	CPU	Ryzen 9 8945HS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile	GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
16 GB	RAM	32 GB
1 TB SSD	Storage	1 TB SSD
Screen
1920x1080	Resolution	2560x1440
60 Hz	Refresh Rate	165 Hz
17"	Screen Size	15.6"

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