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MSI Katana GF66 vs Acer Nitro 5 AN517-54

40 out of 100
MSI Katana GF66
VS
37 out of 100
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-54
MSI Katana GF66
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-54
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Review

Evaluation of MSI Katana GF66 and Acer Nitro 5 AN517-54 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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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
24.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
18.3
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Katana GF66
  • Can run popular games at about 50-68% higher FPS
  • Around 42% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs better (up to 23%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (144.1 vs 174.8 square inches)
  • Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 AN517-54
  • Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 57.5 against 53.5 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Katana GF66
vs
Nitro 5 AN517-54

Case

Weight 2.25 kg (4.96 lbs) 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm
14.13 x 10.2 x 0.98 inches		 403.8 x 279.4 x 24.9 mm
15.9 x 11 x 0.98 inches
Area 930 cm2 (144.1 inches2) 1128 cm2 (174.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.2% ~73.1%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 10.4 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 49 dB 47 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
PPI 141 ppi 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Nitro 5 AN517-54
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Katana GF66
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~22% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1137:1 1243:1
sRGB color space 91.3% 55%
Adobe RGB profile 66.7% 37.9%
DCI-P3 color gamut 65.4% 36.7%
Response time 9 ms 16 ms
Max. brightness
Katana GF66 +17%
350 nits
Nitro 5 AN517-54
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) - No
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 150 / 180 / 240 W 135 / 180 W
Weight of AC adapter 422 / 540 grams 387 / 580 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2-2.7 GHz 2.6-3.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Katana GF66 +22%
7200
Nitro 5 AN517-54
5921
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 60 W -
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 12 nm
GPU base clock 1237 MHz 1380 MHz
GPU boost clock 1500 MHz 1560 MHz
FLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS 3.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 32
GPU performance 6.1 TFLOPS 3.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Katana GF66 +23%
4562
Nitro 5 AN517-54
3715
Blender GPU 1063 425
Solar Bay 20516 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~78 dB ~79 dB
Microphones 2 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 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0
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
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.5 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.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
17 (53.1%)
15 (46.9%)
Total votes: 32

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