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MSI Katana 15.6 165Hz
CPU Intel Core i7 14650HX
RAM 8 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 15.6" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.2 kg
67 Overall Score
Price £0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average ram (23th percentile)
- Below average port (30th percentile)
- Below average compact (32th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5070 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Katana 15.6 165Hz | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 128 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | 99 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Katana 15.6 165Hz | 87.9 | 87.6 | 22.8 | 30 | 84.6 | 31.5 | 94.6 | 77.9 | 58.9 | 80.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.1 | 18.8 | 99.5 | 79.5 | 99.1 | 67.7 | 98.7 | 77.9 | 96.5 | 88 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.5 | 80.1 | 99.9 | 77.3 | 90 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 0 | 58.9 | 95.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 90 | 90.5 | 97.9 | 94.9 | 8.5 | 81.4 | 94.1 | 79.2 | 99.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.4 | 64.4 | 81.5 | 66.4 | 95.2 | 85.7 | 81.4 | 0 | 79.2 | 96.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.5 | 60.8 | 84.2 | 82.7 | 72.9 | 78 | 69.3 | 98.2 | 32.3 | 96.6 |
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