Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Katana A15 outperforms the more expensive Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 1200% better in Cities: Skylines II than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation - 13 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation - $1499.00 vs $1599.99
- Up to 93% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation - $115.31 vs $1599.99 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
7th Variation
FPS
13
100%
Value, $/FPS
$115.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 213 minutes ago
FPS
1
8%
Value, $/FPS
$1599.99/FPS
7%
Price, $
$1599.99
93%
Buy for $1,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 224 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
7th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
47%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
37%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
7th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop | vs | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-12900 | CPU | Core i7-11800H |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 16" |
