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MSI 17.3" vs MSI Katana A15 Laptop Comparison

MSI 17.3" vs MSI Katana A15: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop Image
CPUCore i9-12900GPUGeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop, FHD 144Hz Screen, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, 12th Gen Intel i9-12900H 14 Cores, 64GB DDR5+1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, Fingerprint, Win10 Pro

Buy for $1,799 on Amazon

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Updated 58304 minutes ago

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FPS Winner
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop Image
CPUCore i9-12900GPUGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Intel 10-Core i7-13620H (Beats i9-12900H) 64GB RAM 4TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB RGB Backlit USB-C Nahimic Win11 w/ICP Accessory

Buy for $1,419 on Amazon

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Updated 58300 minutes ago

MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop

MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop Image
MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop Image

2nd Variation

CPUCore i9-12900GPUGeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop, FHD 144Hz Screen, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, 12th Gen Intel i9-12900H 14 Cores, 64GB DDR5+1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, Fingerprint, Win10 Pro

Buy for $1,799 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58304 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop

MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop Image
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop Image

7th Variation

CPUCore i9-12900GPUGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Intel 10-Core i7-13620H (Beats i9-12900H) 64GB RAM 4TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB RGB Backlit USB-C Nahimic Win11 w/ICP Accessory

Buy for $1,419 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58300 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Katana A15 outperforms the more expensive MSI 17.3" on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!

Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop

  • Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 3 than MSI 17.3" - 146 vs 137 FPS
  • Up to 21% cheaper than MSI 17.3" - $1419.0 vs $1799.0
  • Up to 26% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than MSI 17.3" - $9.72 vs $13.13 per FPS
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra


FPS

137

93.83561643835617%

Value, $/FPS

$13.13/FPS

74.02894135567402%

Price, $

$1799

78%

MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop, FHD 144Hz Screen, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, 12th Gen Intel i9-12900H 14 Cores, 64GB DDR5+1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, Fingerprint, Win10 Pro

Buy for $1,799 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58304 minutes ago


FPS

146

100%

Value, $/FPS

$9.72/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1419

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Intel 10-Core i7-13620H (Beats i9-12900H) 64GB RAM 4TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB RGB Backlit USB-C Nahimic Win11 w/ICP Accessory

Buy for $1,419 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58300 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

6 GB | System-Shared

Pixel Fillrate

68.4 GPixel/s

75.3968253968254%

Texel Fillrate

171 GTexel/s

94.26681367144431%


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

8 GB | System-Shared

Pixel Fillrate

90.72 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

181.4 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores


Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

null-core

Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%


Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

null-core

Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop Image

MSI 17.3" Gaming Laptop

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MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop Image

MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop

UnknownRelease DateUnknown
Core i9-12900CPUCore i9-12900
GeForce RTX 3060 MobileGPUGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
64 GBRAM64 GB
1 TB SSDStorage4 TB SSD
1920x1080Resolution1920x1080
144 HzRefresh Rate144 Hz
17.3"Screen Size15.6"

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