Key Differences
In short — Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook 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 Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook is 770 days older than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Gaming Notebook
- Performs up to 1% better in No Man's Sky than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 128 vs 127 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 23% cheaper than Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook - $1024.99 vs $1333.00
- Up to 22% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook - $8.07 vs $10.41 per FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.41/FPS
78%
Price, $
$1333
76%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,333 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 111 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
127
99%
Value, $/FPS
$8.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1024.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,024.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 103 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
67%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
70%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
100%
Multi-Core
11671
100%
CPU Winner
Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Gaming Notebook | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700 | 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 |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
