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 16% better in Dirt 5 than Alienware M17R5 - 122 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Alienware M17R5 - $1099.0 vs $1865.97
- Up to 49% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Alienware M17R5 - $9.01 vs $17.77 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
1st Variation
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1099
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3273 minutes ago
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
105
86.0655737704918%
Value, $/FPS
$17.77/FPS
50.70343275182893%
Price, $
$1865.97
58%
Buy for $1,865.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3034 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
1st Variation
May 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st 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
1st 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 |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
