MSI Katana Katana 15.6 Black 2025
The 16-core Intel i7-14650HX and GeForce RTX 5070 with 8GB GDDR7 drive a vivid 2560x1440 165Hz anti-glare display, while a 4-zone RGB keyboard adds gaming flair. A bundled 7-in-1 docking station with 512GB storage and Cooler Boost 5 cooling expand connectivity and sustained thermal headroom. This desktop replacement is ideal for gamers chasing high-refresh QHD play and creators who need multi-core muscle with extra storage out of the box.
CPU Intel Core i7 14650HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 2560x1440
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.9 kg
67 Overall Score
Price €0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong cpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong screen (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (34th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Katana Katana 15.6 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 2560x1440 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Katana Katana 15.6 | 87.3 | 87.6 | 63.2 | 79.3 | 83.3 | 40.5 | 81.8 | 34.2 | 59.1 | 48.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.7 | 79.9 | 96.4 | 78.4 | 99.2 | 67.5 | 99.7 | 93.9 | 96.7 | 88.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.2 | 91.4 | 92.4 | 91.5 | 96 | 72.9 | 90.3 | 98.2 | 59.1 | 97.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 92.4 | 98.7 | 99.8 | 95.1 | 6.2 | 97.7 | 93.9 | 79.3 | 86.7 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 88.2 | 87.6 | 91.3 | 91.5 | 96 | 71.6 | 69.7 | 78.3 | 32.5 | 96.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.6 | 60.9 | 82 | 65.4 | 95.5 | 85.8 | 81.8 | 0 | 79.3 | 96.6 |
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