Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 AMD 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 Alienware m18 AMD is 340 days older than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 62% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - $1019.0 vs $2649.97
- Up to 55% better value when playing War Thunder than Alienware m18 AMD - $4.81 vs $10.69 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 17% better in War Thunder than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 248 vs 212 FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
212
85.48387096774194%
Value, $/FPS
$4.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1019
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,019 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2459 minutes ago
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
248
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.69/FPS
44.99532273152479%
Price, $
$2649.97
38%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,649.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2214 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Mar 12th, 2024
Apr 7th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
68.10810810810811%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
46.95832254724308%
Apr 7th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
null-core
Single-Core
2486
93.8821752265861%
Multi-Core
11671
84.7505627768499%
Apr 7th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7845HX
null-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Mar 12th, 2024 | Release Date | Apr 7th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 8845HS | CPU | Ryzen 9 7845HX |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
