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MSI Katana 15 HX C14 vs Cyborg 15 Max

57 out of 100
MSI Katana 15 HX C14
VS
51 out of 100
MSI Cyborg 15 Max
MSI Katana 15 HX C14
MSI Cyborg 15 Max
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CPU
Intel Core 7 240H
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RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of MSI Katana 15 HX C14 and Cyborg 15 Max 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 HX C14
  • Can run popular games at about 19-26% higher FPS
  • Performs better (up to 35%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Around 25% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the MSI Cyborg 15 Max
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Katana 15 HX C14
vs
Cyborg 15 Max

Case

Weight 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) 2 kg (4.41 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 262 x 25.5 mm
14.13 x 10.31 x 1 inches		 359 x 249 x 21-22.9 mm
14.13 x 9.8 x 0.83-0.9 inches
Area 941 cm2 (145.7 inches2) 894 cm2 (138.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~71.4% ~75.1%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 6.8 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
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
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor - No
Display tests
sRGB color space 100% -
Max. brightness
Katana 15 HX C14
300 nits
Cyborg 15 Max
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Right, Bottom Right
Charge power 240 W 180 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.2 GHz 5.2 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E) 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 24 16
L3 Cache 30 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Katana 15 HX C14 +21%
16028
Cyborg 15 Max
13249
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 115 W 100 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3842 2867
Solar Bay 54455 45560
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 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 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 -
Touchpad
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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