Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 R2 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 49% cheaper than Alienware M18 R2 - $1399.0 vs $2720.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Alienware M18 R2 - $12.83 vs $17.22 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 45% better in Borderlands 3 than MSI Katana A15 - 158 vs 109 FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
6th Variation
FPS
109
68.9873417721519%
Value, $/FPS
$12.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2758 minutes ago
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.22/FPS
74.50638792102208%
Price, $
$2720
51%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,720 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2507 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
6th Variation
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
6th 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%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
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
6th Variation
Core i9-12900
null-core
Single-Core
2473
88.2583868665239%
Multi-Core
13044
78.97796076531847%
Jan 10th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900HX
null-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Jan 10th, 2024 |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
