Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware X16 R2 outperforms the more expensive MSI Katana 15 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware X16 R2 is 230 days newer than the more expensive MSI Katana 15.
Advantages of Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 28% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than MSI Katana 15 - 110 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than MSI Katana 15 - $2567.85 vs $2998.00
- Up to 33% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than MSI Katana 15 - $23.34 vs $34.86 per FPS
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $2,998 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37 minutes ago
Jan 31st, 2024
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2567.85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,567.85 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 26 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2023
Jan 31st, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
61%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
63%
GPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2023
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Jan 31st, 2024
Core Ultra 9 185H
2.3 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2401
88%
Multi-Core
11484
70%
MSI Katana 15 Laptop | vs | Alienware X16 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core Ultra 9 185H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 16" |
