Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI 2023 Katana 17.3" 144Hz FHD outperforms the more expensive Alienware x17 R2 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 3% better in Minecraft than Alienware x17 R2 - 683 vs 664 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Alienware x17 R2 - $1893.99 vs $2699.99
- Up to 32% better value when playing Minecraft than Alienware x17 R2 - $2.77 vs $4.07 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
3rd Variation
FPS
683
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1893.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,893.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445668 minutes ago
3rd Variation
FPS
664
97.2181551976574%
Value, $/FPS
$4.07/FPS
68.05896805896805%
Price, $
$2699.99
70%
Buy for $2,699.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 445672 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
3rd Variation
3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
67.2396694214876%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
83.51009237085186%
3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
292.3 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
3rd Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
3rd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
91.12011790714813%
Multi-Core
13044
79.4106903689273%
MSI 2023 Katana 17.3" 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop | vs | Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 1920x1080 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 480 Hz |
| 17.3" | Screen Size | 17.3" |
