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)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MSI Katana 17 (2023)
Performance
76
Gaming
41
Display
50
Battery Life
55
Connectivity
67
Portability
44
BestCheck Score
56

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Katana 17 (2023)

Case

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
Max. fan speed (RPM) 6000 RPM
Noise level (max. load) 59.1 dB

Display

 
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
Max. brightness
250 nits

Battery

Capicity
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

 
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 6 (Single-Core)
2458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10474
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1884
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
14950

Graphics Card

 
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

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

Storage

 
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 ~78.5 dB
Microphones 2

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
Size 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes