MSI Katana A15 AI (2024)

MSI Katana A15 AI (2024)
  • Launched: January 2024
  • 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 A15 AI (2024).
Performance
66
Gaming
35
Display
51
Battery Life
61
Connectivity
61
Portability
59
NanoReview Score
49
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Katana A15 AI (2024)

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) 50 dB

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
Sync technology FreeSync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1599:1
sRGB color space 69.3%
Adobe RGB profile 57.4%
DCI-P3 color gamut 50.8%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No
Charging port position Left
Charge power 200 W
Weight of AC adapter 733 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.8 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz
Cores 8
Threads 16
L3 Cache 16 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 780M
Fabrication process 4 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2605
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
13404
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
103
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
955

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 105 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 1905 MHz
GPU boost clock 2280 MHz
FLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance 11.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
7852
Blender GPU 2520
Solar Bay 38219
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 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 ~81 dB
Microphones 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
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 Optional
Key travel 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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