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 47% cheaper than Alienware m18 AMD - $1399.0 vs $2649.97
- Up to 36% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware m18 AMD - $4.0 vs $6.22 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 22% better in Counter-Strike 2 than MSI Katana A15 - 426 vs 350 FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
4th Variation
FPS
350
82.15962441314554%
Value, $/FPS
$4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 32233 minutes ago
Apr 7th, 2023
FPS
426
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.22/FPS
64.30868167202573%
Price, $
$2649.97
52%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,649.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 31993 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
4th Variation
Apr 7th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
4th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
61.08108108108109%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
63.189231167486405%
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
4th 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 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 18" |
