Key Differences
In short — MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD outperforms the cheaper Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD is 664 days newer than the cheaper Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A.
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 23% better in New World than Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A - 86 vs 70 FPS
Advantages of Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A Gaming Laptop
- Up to 32% cheaper than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD - $880.0 vs $1299.99
- Up to 17% better value when playing New World than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD - $12.57 vs $15.12 per FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.12/FPS
83.13492063492063%
Price, $
$1299.99
67%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 30 minutes ago
May 18th, 2022
FPS
70
81.3953488372093%
Value, $/FPS
$12.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$880
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $880 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 43 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 12th, 2024
May 18th, 2022
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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%
GPU Winner
May 18th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
84.070796460177%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
70.05325686194183%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4.0 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2369
100%
Multi-Core
11570
100%
CPU Winner
May 18th, 2022
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
96.79189531447868%
Multi-Core
10780
93.17199654278306%
MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop | vs | Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Mar 12th, 2024 | Release Date | May 18th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 8945HS | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
