Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Katana A15 outperforms the more expensive Alienware M17R5 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 7% better in Dota 2 than Alienware M17R5 - 189 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $1419.0 vs $1865.97
- Up to 29% better value when playing Dota 2 than Alienware M17R5 - $7.51 vs $10.54 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
7th Variation
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1419
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,419 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 32224 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
177
93.65079365079364%
Value, $/FPS
$10.54/FPS
71.25237191650854%
Price, $
$1865.97
76%
Buy for $1,865.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 31986 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
7th Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
7th 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
7th 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 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
