Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD outperforms the more expensive MSI Creator Z16 Professional on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD is 1080 days newer than the more expensive MSI Creator Z16 Professional.
Advantages of MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 42% better in The Last of Us Part I than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - 57 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - $2841.97 vs $3298.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - $49.86 vs $82.45 per FPS
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2024
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$49.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2841.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,841.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2743 minutes ago
May 17th, 2021
FPS
40
70.17543859649122%
Value, $/FPS
$82.45/FPS
60.47301394784718%
Price, $
$3298
86%
Buy for $3,298 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2500 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2024
May 17th, 2021
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
100%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 17th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
84.070796460177%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
70.05325686194183%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 1st, 2024
Ryzen 9 8945HS
null-core
Single-Core
2369
100%
Multi-Core
11570
100%
CPU Winner
May 17th, 2021
Core i9-11900
null-core
Single-Core
2130
89.9113550021106%
Multi-Core
8816
76.19706136560069%
MSI Katana A17 AI 17.3” 240Hz QHD Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Creator Z16 Professional Laptop |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2024 | Release Date | May 17th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 8945HS | CPU | Core i9-11900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 16" |
