Key Differences
In short — Alienware M17R5 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 36% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $1199.0 vs $1865.97
- Up to 33% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Alienware M17R5 - $8.27 vs $12.36 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than MSI Katana A15 - 151 vs 145 FPS
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
2nd Variation
FPS
145
96.02649006622516%
Value, $/FPS
$8.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 55226 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
151
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.36/FPS
66.9093851132686%
Price, $
$1865.97
64%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,865.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54986 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
2nd Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
61.17329737019554%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
61.159811193526636%
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
null-core
Single-Core
1979
80.02426202992316%
Multi-Core
9532
73.07574363692119%
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | May 1st, 2023 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 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 | 17.3" |
