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MSI Katana 15 (2023) vs Cyborg 15 AI (2024)

41 out of 100
MSI Katana 15 (2023)
VS
48 out of 100
MSI Cyborg 15 AI (2024)
MSI Katana 15 (2023)
MSI Cyborg 15 AI (2024)
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Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
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Review

Evaluation of MSI Katana 15 (2023) and Cyborg 15 AI (2024) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Katana 15 (2023)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the MSI Cyborg 15 AI (2024)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
  • Around 64% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs better (up to 28%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Can run popular games at about 12-17% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Katana 15 (2023)
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Cyborg 15 AI (2024)

Case

Weight 2.25 kg (4.96 lbs) 1.98 kg (4.37 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm
14.13 x 10.2 x 0.98 inches		 359.36 x 250.34 x 21.95-22.9 mm
14.15 x 9.86 x 0.86-0.9 inches
Area 930 cm2 (144.1 inches2) 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.2% ~74.6%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 7 mm
Colors Black Black
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 1
Noise level (max. load) 54.4 dB -

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 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 No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1374:1 -
sRGB color space 56.8% -
Adobe RGB profile 39.3% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 38.1% -
Response time 33 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No No
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 180 / 200 / 240 W 120 W
Weight of AC adapter 573 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 12 22
L3 Cache 12 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 10 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 75 W 45 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1403 MHz 1140 MHz
GPU boost clock 1635 MHz 1605 MHz
FLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS 8.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 96 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 32
GPU performance 6.7 TFLOPS 8.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1203 2096
Solar Bay 21206 27388
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 96 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

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~75.6 dB -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x 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 -
Touchpad
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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