Key Differences
In short — Alienware m18 AMD 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 55% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - $1199.0 vs $2649.97
- Up to 34% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Alienware m18 AMD - $12.49 vs $19.06 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 45% better in Battlefield 2042 than MSI Katana A15 - 139 vs 96 FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
2nd Variation
FPS
96
69.06474820143885%
Value, $/FPS
$12.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 33172 minutes ago
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.06/FPS
65.5299055613851%
Price, $
$2649.97
45%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,649.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 32932 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
2nd Variation
Apr 7th, 2023
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
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
2nd Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
93.39123867069486%
Multi-Core
13044
94.7207900660809%
Apr 7th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7845HX
null-core
Single-Core
2648
100%
Multi-Core
13771
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Apr 7th, 2023 |
| Core i9-12900 | 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" |
