Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 16% cheaper than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $2841.97 vs $3375.0
Advantages of Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 63% better in Rust than MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD - 181 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 27% better value when playing Rust than MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD - $18.65 vs $25.6 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 1st, 2024
FPS
111
61.32596685082873%
Value, $/FPS
$25.6/FPS
72.85156249999999%
Price, $
$2841.97
100%
Buy for $2,841.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2732 minutes ago
2nd Variation
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$3375
84%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $3,375 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2727 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 1st, 2024
2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 1st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
42.86617492096944%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
47.370463807490786%
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
16 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
515.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 1st, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
null-core
Single-Core
2369
84.54675231977158%
Multi-Core
11570
70.05328166626302%
2nd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
null-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop | vs | Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2024 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 8945HS | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
