- Launched: January 2023
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~75.9%
- Dimensions: 398 x 273 x 25.2 mm (15.67 x 10.75 x 0.99 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Katana 17 (2023).
Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Katana 17 (2023)
| Weight |
2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
398 x 273 x 25.2 mm
15.67 x 10.75 x 0.99 inches |
| Area |
1087 cm2 (168.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~75.9% |
| Side bezels |
7.5 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) |
59.1 dB |
| Size |
17.3 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
144 Hz |
| PPI |
127 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 |
1271:1 |
| sRGB color space |
61% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
42.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut |
40.8% |
| Response time |
30 ms |
| 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 |
| Base frequency |
2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.7 GHz |
| Cores |
10 (6P + 4E) |
| Threads |
16 |
| L3 Cache |
24 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel Iris Xe Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1884
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
11888
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1884
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
14950
| 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
| Channels |
2x8 GB |
| Clock |
5200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR5 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x512 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Loudness |
78.5 dB |
| 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 |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1.7 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
10.5 x 6.5 cm |
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
