Key Differences
In short — Alienware M17R5 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 31% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $1299.00 vs $1879.97
- Up to 30% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Alienware M17R5 - $18.83 vs $26.86 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware M17R5 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 1% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than MSI Katana A15 - 70 vs 69 FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
8th Variation
FPS
69
99%
Value, $/FPS
$18.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1299
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 419 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
70
100%
Value, $/FPS
$26.86/FPS
70%
Price, $
$1879.97
69%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,879.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 440 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
8th Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
61%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
61%
GPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
148.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
296.6 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
8th Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
100%
Multi-Core
13044
100%
CPU Winner
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 6900HX
3.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1979
80%
Multi-Core
9532
73%
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 |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
