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MSI Vector GP77 vs Katana 17 (2023)

68 out of 100
MSI Vector GP77
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54 out of 100
MSI Katana 17 (2023)
MSI Vector GP77
MSI Katana 17 (2023)
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Review

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Performance
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Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
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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

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Advantages of the MSI Vector GP77
  • Can run popular games at about 83-113% higher FPS
  • Around 26% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Features a bigger (~21%) battery – 65 against 53.5 watt-hours
Advantages of the MSI Katana 17 (2023)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio

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Tests and Specifications

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Vector GP77
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Katana 17 (2023)

Case

Weight 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs)
Dimensions 397 x 284 x 25.9 mm
15.63 x 11.18 x 1.02 inches		 398 x 273 x 25.2 mm
15.67 x 10.75 x 0.99 inches
Area 1127 cm2 (174.7 inches2) 1087 cm2 (168.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.2% ~75.9%
Side bezels 7 mm 7.5 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° 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) 57 dB 59.1 dB

Display

Size 17.3 inches 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
PPI 127 ppi 127 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 No
Display tests
Contrast - 1271:1
sRGB color space - 61%
Adobe RGB profile - 42.2%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 40.8%
Response time 7 ms 30 ms
Max. brightness
Vector GP77
250 nits
Katana 17 (2023)
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes No
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left
Charge power 240 / 280 W 180 / 200 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 727 grams 573 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 20 16
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vector GP77 +31%
14139
Katana 17 (2023)
10800
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Vector GP77 +26%
18878
Katana 17 (2023)
14950
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W 75 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock - 1403 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1635 MHz
FLOPS 16.8 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance
Vector GP77 +151%
16.8 TFLOPS
Katana 17 (2023)
6.7 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 5200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
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 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 ~82 dB ~78.5 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 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 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort 1x v1.4 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
Size - 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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