Key Differences
In short — MSI Crosshair 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 is 266 days newer than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD.
Advantages of MSI Crosshair Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4% better in Alan Wake 2 than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD - 59 vs 57 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 22% cheaper than MSI Crosshair - $1599.00 vs $2059.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than MSI Crosshair - $28.05 vs $34.92 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Dec 3rd, 2024 • 3rd Variation
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$34.92/FPS
80%
Price, $
$2059.99
77%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,059.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 105 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
57
97%
Value, $/FPS
$28.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1599
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 113 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Dec 3rd, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 3rd, 2024 • 3rd 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 3rd, 2024 • 3rd 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 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Dec 3rd, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i7-14650HX | CPU | Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 16" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
