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MSI Katana 15 (2023) vs Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8

51 out of 100
MSI Katana 15 (2023)
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46 out of 100
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8
MSI Katana 15 (2023)
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8
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Key Differences

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Advantages of the MSI Katana 15 (2023)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8
  • Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 60 against 53.5 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 40% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 250 nits

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Tests and Specifications

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Katana 15 (2023)
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LOQ 15IRH8

Case

Weight 2.25 kg (4.96 lbs) 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm
14.13 x 10.2 x 0.98 inches		 359.6 x 264.8 x 22.1-25.2 mm
14.16 x 10.43 x 0.87-0.99 inches
Area 930 cm2 (144.1 inches2) 952 cm2 (147.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.2% ~70.5%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 7.1 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 54.4 dB 57 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 141 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1374:1 800:1
sRGB color space 56.8% -
Adobe RGB profile 39.3% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 38.1% -
Response time 33 ms -
Max. brightness
Katana 15 (2023)
250 nits
LOQ 15IRH8 +40%
350 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr 0:45 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery No Yes
Charging port position Left Left, Bottom
Charge power 180 / 200 / 240 W 130 / 170 / 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 573 grams 556 / 858 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Katana 15 (2023) +2%
10290
LOQ 15IRH8
10134
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 75 W 95 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1403 MHz 1530 MHz
GPU boost clock 1635 MHz 1740 MHz
FLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS 7.12 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 40
GPU performance
Katana 15 (2023)
6.7 TFLOPS
LOQ 15IRH8 +6%
7.12 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 5200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~75.6 dB ~79.2 dB
Microphones - 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size - 12.0 x 7.5 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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5 (22.7%)
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Total votes: 22

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