Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell Alienware M18 R2 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana GF76 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI Katana GF76 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 56% cheaper than Dell Alienware M18 R2 - $1439.0 vs $3299.0
Advantages of Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 340% better in Alan Wake 2 than MSI Katana GF76 - 88 vs 20 FPS
- Up to 48% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than MSI Katana GF76 - $37.49 vs $71.95 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
FPS
20
22.727272727272727%
Value, $/FPS
$71.95/FPS
52.10562890896456%
Price, $
$1439
100%
Buy for $1,439 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 239082 minutes ago
3rd Variation
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$37.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$3299
43%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $3,299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 99 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
1st Variation
3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
42.28 GPixel/s
31.74174174174175%
Texel Fillrate
67.65 GTexel/s
17.512296142894122%
3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
386.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Core i7-11800H
2.3 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1900
67.80870806566737%
Multi-Core
7887
47.75369338822959%
3rd Variation
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Katana GF76 Gaming Laptop | vs | Dell Alienware M18 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-11800H | CPU | Core i9-14900HX |
| GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 18" |
