Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI 2023 Katana 17.3" 144Hz FHD outperforms the more expensive Alienware X17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of MSI 2023 Katana 17.3" 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 7% better in Minecraft than Alienware X17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit - 683 vs 640 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Alienware X17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit - $1999.99 vs $2599.99
- Up to 28% better value when playing Minecraft than Alienware X17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit - $2.93 vs $4.06 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
2nd Variation
FPS
683
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1999.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445668 minutes ago
FPS
640
93.70424597364568%
Value, $/FPS
$4.06/FPS
72.16748768472907%
Price, $
$2599.99
76%
Buy for $2,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445672 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
60.08862629246676%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
94.10177332305321%
GPU Winner
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
2nd Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
MSI 2023 Katana 17.3" 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware X17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
