MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6" B8VF-448US Black

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6" B8VF-448US Black

MSI
60 Overall Score
vs
Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

Lenovo
82 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
MSI
79
Lenovo
97
Creator
MSI
75
Lenovo
87
Entertainment
MSI
61
Lenovo
86
Developer
MSI
71
Lenovo
85
Business
MSI
58
Lenovo
82
Student
MSI
57
Lenovo
82
Compact
MSI
41
Lenovo
76
Ai Llm
MSI
50
Lenovo
56

Specifications

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6" B8VF-448USLenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen 7 8845HSIntel Core Ultra 7 255HX★
CPU Multi-Core Score
28,689
48,427
Cores820★
Frequency3.8 GHz★2.4 GHz
L3 Cache16 MB30 MB★
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★
GPU Benchmark Score
17,366
20,712
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM TypeGDDR6★GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 11 TB1 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size15.6"15.1"
Resolution1920 px2560 px★
Panel—OLED★
Refresh Rate144 Hz165 Hz★
Brightness—500 nits★
Color Gamut—100% DCI-P3
Connectivity
USB-C Ports—2★
USB Ports—3★
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 4
HDMI—HDMI 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth 5.3★
Ethernet—Gigabit Ethernet
Physical
Weight4.13 kg2.00 kg★
Battery—80 Wh★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6" B8VF-448US Black

  • Strong social proof (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong gpu (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong cpu (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong ram (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average portability (11th percentile)11th %ile
  • Below average port selection (17th percentile)17th %ile

Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

  • Strong port selection (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong screen (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong cpu (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile

Pricing

Both products are similarly priced.

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6" B8VF-448US Black0.038score per dollar
vs
Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US0.054score per dollar

Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US offers 1.4x better value for money

MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6" B8VF-448US Black

Newegg
$1,582

Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

B&H Photo
$1,529

Verdict

★ Winner: Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

Scores 82 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 30 specs.

Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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