Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware M18 outperforms the more expensive MSI 2024 Katana 17.3” FHD 144Hz IPS on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 8% better in Control than MSI 2024 Katana 17.3” FHD 144Hz IPS - 100 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than MSI 2024 Katana 17.3” FHD 144Hz IPS - $2319.99 vs $2479.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Control than MSI 2024 Katana 17.3” FHD 144Hz IPS - $23.2 vs $26.66 per FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
FPS
93
93%
Value, $/FPS
$26.66/FPS
87%
Price, $
$2479
93%
Buy for $2,479 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 64 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
100
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2319.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,319.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 71 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
87%
Multi-Core
10780
73%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
MSI 2024 Katana 17.3” FHD 144Hz IPS Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 8 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
