MSI Katana 15 HX C14

MSI Katana 15 HX C14
  • Launched: August 2026
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~71.4%
  • Dimensions: 359 x 262 x 25.5 mm (14.13 x 10.31 x 1 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Katana 15 HX C14.
Performance
73
Gaming
51
Display
52
Battery Life
55
Connectivity
62
Portability
56
NanoReview Score
57
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Katana 15 HX C14

Case

Weight 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 262 x 25.5 mm
14.13 x 10.31 x 1 inches
Area 941 cm2 (145.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~71.4%
Side bezels 6.8 mm
Colors Black
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

Size 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
PPI 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Display tests
sRGB color space 100%
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

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

CPU

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

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2730
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
16028
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
120
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1054

Graphics Card

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

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
13304
Blender GPU 3842
Solar Bay 54455
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.4
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

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