Key Differences
In short — MSI Crosshair 16 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Crosshair 16 is 274 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD.
Advantages of MSI Crosshair 16 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 3% better in Battlefield 2042 than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD - 106 vs 103 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 9% cheaper than MSI Crosshair 16 - $1599.00 vs $1759.99
- Up to 7% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than MSI Crosshair 16 - $15.52 vs $16.60 per FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 11th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
106
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.6/FPS
93%
Price, $
$1759.99
90%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,759.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 155 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
103
97%
Value, $/FPS
$15.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1599
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 164 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 11th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 11th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 11th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14650HX
2.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2530
100%
Multi-Core
14291
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
94%
Multi-Core
11570
81%
MSI Crosshair 16 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Dec 11th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i7-14650HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
