MSI Katana A17 AI (2024) vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403
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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
Advantages of the MSI Katana A17 AI (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Performs slightly better (up to 18%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1200 grams less (around 2.65 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~36%) battery – 73 against 53.5 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
- 91% sharper screen – 243 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 37% more compact case (106 vs 168.5 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 398 x 273 x 25.2 mm 15.67 x 10.75 x 0.99 inches |
311 x 220 x 15.9-16.3 mm 12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.64 inches |
| Area | 1087 cm2 (168.5 inches2) | 684 cm2 (106 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.9% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 59.8 dB | 46.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Katana A17 AI (2024)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~45% more screen space
| Contrast | 1111:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 59.3% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 41.1% | 89.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 39.8% | 100% |
| Response time | 26 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 200 W | 100 / 180 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 694 grams | 559 / 578 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 4.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | Radeon 780M |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 105 W | 90 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1905 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz | 2130 MHz |
| FLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS | 10.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 11.7 TFLOPS | 10.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2667 | 2314 |
| Solar Bay | 38146 | 33697 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~92.7 dB | ~84.7 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| 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 | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | 12.7 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| 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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