MSI Katana 15 HX Black 2024
The RTX 5070 GPU with 8GB GDDR7 VRAM and a 16-core Intel i7-14650HX processor drives high frame rates on the 2560x1440 165Hz display with 100% DCI-P3 color accuracy. The package includes a 1TB portable hard drive alongside the 1TB NVMe SSD, adding immediate storage value for large game libraries. This laptop is best for gamers and content creators who need strong 1440p performance and color-critical work without breaking into premium price tiers.
CPU Intel Core i7 14650HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 2560x1440
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.4 kg
Battery 75 Wh
71 Overall Score
Price €0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong cpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong gpu (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average portability (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 2560x1440 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.3 lbs |
| Battery | 75 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Katana 15 HX | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 2560x1440 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 75 | 72 | - | - | 71 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Katana 15 HX | 86.2 | 85.9 | 87.4 | 66.7 | 85.1 | 27 | 89.2 | 59.5 | 80.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 84.5 | 96.1 | 77.3 | 99.3 | 69.7 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 91 | 91.7 | 91.1 | 96.3 | 74.8 | 89.3 | 59.5 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.8 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 6.9 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 87.1 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 92.5 | 90.6 | 91.1 | 96.3 | 73.5 | 67.8 | 32.6 | 97.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 26.7 | 98.7 | 64.4 | 90.9 | 57.3 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 79.8 |
Usage Scores
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