Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD outperforms the cheaper Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD is 1474 days newer than the cheaper Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook.
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4700% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - 48 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 97% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Alienware M15 15.6" Notebook - $33.31 vs $1299.99 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M15 15.6" Gaming Notebook
- Up to 19% cheaper than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD - $1299.99 vs $1599.00
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
48
100%
Value, $/FPS
$33.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1599
81%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 413 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2020
FPS
1
2%
Value, $/FPS
$1299.99/FPS
3%
Price, $
$1299.99
100%
Buy for $1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 422 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 12th, 2024
Feb 28th, 2020
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
88%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2020
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
92.16 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
207.4 GTexel/s
85%
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
Feb 28th, 2020
Core i7-8750H
2.2 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1297
55%
Multi-Core
4609
40%
MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M15 15.6" Gaming Notebook |
|---|---|---|
Mar 12th, 2024 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 8945HS | CPU | Core i7-8750H |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
