Key Differences
In short — MSI Alpha 17 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 MSI Alpha 17 is 271 days older than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of MSI Alpha 17 Laptop
- Performs up to 8% better in Escape From Tarkov than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 163 vs 151 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 49% cheaper than MSI Alpha 17 - $1019.0 vs $1999.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than MSI Alpha 17 - $6.75 vs $12.26 per FPS
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2023
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.26/FPS
55.05709624796084%
Price, $
$1999
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36774 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
151
92.63803680981594%
Value, $/FPS
$6.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1019
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,019 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37027 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2023
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89.68253968253968%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74.313805817288%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7945HX
null-core
Single-Core
2731
100%
Multi-Core
15746
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
null-core
Single-Core
2486
91.02892713291834%
Multi-Core
11671
74.12041153308778%
MSI Alpha 17 Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 7945HX | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
