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MSI Katana 15 (2023)

MSI Katana 15 (2023)
  • Launched: January 2023
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~72.2%
  • Dimensions: 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm (14.13 x 10.2 x 0.98 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Katana 15 (2023).
Performance
66
Gaming
59
Display
51
Battery Life
55
Connectivity
69
Portability
60
NanoReview Score
59

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Katana 15 (2023)

Case

Weight 2.25 kg (4.96 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm
14.13 x 10.2 x 0.98 inches
Area 930 cm2 (144.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.2%
Side bezels 6.8 mm
Colors Black
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 54.4 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
PPI 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor 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
250 nits

Battery

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

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12
L3 Cache 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1689
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
8844
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1655
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
10290
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 75 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1403 MHz
GPU boost clock 1635 MHz
FLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40
GPU performance
6.7 TFLOPS

RAM

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

Storage

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

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness 75.6 dB

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

Comparison with competitors

1. Cyborg 15 and Katana 15 (2023)
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3. Pulse 15 (2023) and Katana 15 (2023)
4. TUF Gaming A15 (2023) and Katana 15 (2023)
5. ROG Strix G17 (2023) and Katana 15 (2023)
6. Pulse GL66 (2022) and Katana 15 (2023)
7. Katana 17 (2023) and Katana 15 (2023)
8. G5 (2023) and Katana 15 (2023)
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