MSI Katana 15 HX Black 2024
CPU Intel Core i9 14900HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 15.6"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.3 kg
70 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong gpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average portability (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 4.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Katana 15 HX | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo Legion 7i Legion 7a Gen 11 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 | Intel Core 7 240H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 84 | 59 | 76 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Katana 15 HX | 91.7 | 86.6 | 80.1 | 75.4 | 72.3 | 31.5 | 94 | 60 | 83.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.6 | 93.8 | 91.3 | 78.3 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.6 | 60 | 96.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 7i Legion 7a Gen 11 Compare | 96 | 86.6 | 86.8 | 93 | 95.4 | 8 | 90.9 | 80.9 | 89.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 77.4 | 62.3 | 82.8 | 78.3 | 74.6 | 79.7 | 66.6 | 32.9 | 97.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 71.1 | 65.7 | 80.1 | 71.9 | 94.7 | 32.6 | 88.8 | 80.9 | 95.1 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 75 | 93.8 | 89.5 | 97.4 | 91.8 | 41.5 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 96.3 |
Price
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