MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz vs Dell Alienware M18 R2 for Gaming

MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Ryzen 7 8845HS GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

FPS Winner

Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 8th, 2025 - 10th Variation

Core i9-14900HX GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile

The MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz is a much slower gaming Laptop than the Dell Alienware M18 R2, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $3670.50 cheaper!

Advantages of the MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Up to 76% cheaper – $1129.49 vs $4799.99
A much better value for money for gaming

Advantages of the Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

At least 2x faster Laptop for gaming

MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz vs Dell Alienware M18 R2 for Gaming

The Laptop's performance in selected game and settings

MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Average FPS

106

66%

Min 1% FPS

62%

Price, $

$1129.49

100%

Value, $/FPS

$10.65/FPS

100%

MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop Computer, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, WiFi 6E, RJ-45, RGB Backlit, Windows 11 Home, Black

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$1,129.49

In Stock

Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 8th, 2025, 10th Variation

Average FPS

161

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$4799.99

23%

Value, $/FPS

$29.81/FPS

36%

Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop, 18" QHD+ 165Hz, Intel 24-core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 64 GB DDR5 RAM, 8 TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Pro & Microsoft Office Lifetime License

Buy on Amazon

$4,799.99

In Stock

My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 8th, 2025, 10th Variation

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop

GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

81.36 GPixel/s

43%

Texture Fillrate

244.1 GTexel/s

47%

FP32

15.62 TFLOPS

47%

Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 8th, 2025, 10th Variation

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

189.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

515.3 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

32.98 TFLOPS

100%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop

Ryzen 7 8845HS

3.8 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2352

87%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

11123

70%

Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop

Jan 8th, 2025, 10th Variation

Core i9-14900HX

2.2 GHz | 24-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2695

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

15815

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
General
-	Release Date	Jan 8th, 2025
Ryzen 7 8845HS	CPU	Core i9-14900HX
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile	GPU	GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB	RAM	64 GB
1 TB	SSD	8 TB
-	HDD	-
Screen
1920 x 1080	Resolution	2560 x 1440
144 Hz	Refresh Rate	165 Hz
15.6"	Screen Size	18"

MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz and Dell Alienware M18 R2 vs Other Laptops

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RAM	64 GB

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RAM	64 GB

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MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz

$1,129.49

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
CPU	Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM	16 GB

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$1,129.49

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
CPU	Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM	16 GB

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MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz

$1,129.49

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
CPU	Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM	16 GB

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Razer Blade 16 (2024)

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MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz

$1,129.49

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
CPU	Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM	16 GB

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MSI Katana 15.6"" FHD 144Hz

$1,129.49

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
CPU	Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM	16 GB

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$1,129.49

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
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$1,129.49

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CPU	Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM	16 GB

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$3,999.90

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$1,129.49

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
CPU	Ryzen 7 8845HS
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$1,129.49

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CPU	Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM	16 GB

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$1,129.49

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CPU	Ryzen 7 8845HS
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