MSI Katana 15.6" Black 2026
The 16-core Intel i7-14650HX and RTX 5070 with 8GB GDDR7 drive high frame rates on the 165Hz QHD display with full DCI-P3 color coverage. Its 32GB of DDR5 RAM and 1TB SSD offer strong out-of-the-box readiness for demanding tasks, though the 55Wh battery limits portability at 2.4kg. This laptop is best for gamers who also edit video, needing color-accurate visuals and DLSS 4 performance without a desktop.
CPU Intel Core i7 14650HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 2560x1440
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.3 kg
Battery 55 Wh
68 Overall Score
Price £2,134
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong cpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong gpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average portability (32nd percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 2560x1440 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.0 lbs |
| Battery | 55 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Katana 15.6" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 2560x1440 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 55 | 72 | - | - | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Katana 15.6" | 86.2 | 85.1 | 87.5 | 77.8 | 84.7 | 31.5 | 80.3 | 58.4 | 59.6 | 35.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 83.7 | 96.2 | 76.8 | 99.2 | 68.9 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 97.2 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.7 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 98.5 | 59.6 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.4 | 94.6 | 80.3 | 85.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.7 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.4 | 78.9 | 32.7 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.5 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.3 | 89.4 | 80.3 | 97.2 |
Price
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