MSI Katana 17 (2023)
- 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)
Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MSI Katana 17 (2023)Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Katana 17 (2023)Case
Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
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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 |
Max. fan speed (RPM) | 6000 RPM |
Noise level (max. load) | 59.1 dB |
Display
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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 |
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Battery
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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 | 740 / 852 grams |
CPU
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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 | |
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Graphics Card
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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 |
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RAM
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Channels | 2x8 GB |
Clock | 5200 MHz |
Type | DDR5 |
Upgradable | Yes |
Total slots | 2 |
Max. ram size | 64 GB |
Storage
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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 |
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Power | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | No |
Loudness | ~78.5 dB |
Microphones | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 |
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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 | |
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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 |