MSI Katana Katana 15 HX Black 2025
The 16-core Intel i7-14650HX and RTX 5070 with DLSS 4 drive high frame rates on the 165Hz QHD display with full DCI-P3 color coverage. Its 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD offer strong out-of-the-box multitasking and storage without immediate upgrades. This machine is best for competitive gamers who also need a color-accurate panel for content creation, though its 75Wh battery limits unplugged use.
About This Laptop
The 16-core Intel i7-14650HX and RTX 5070 with DLSS 4 drive high frame rates on the 165Hz QHD display with full DCI-P3 color coverage. Its 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD offer strong out-of-the-box multitasking and storage without immediate upgrades. This machine is best for competitive gamers who also need a color-accurate panel for content creation, though its 75Wh battery limits unplugged use.
- CPU Intel Core i7 14650HX
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 15.6" 2560x1440
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 2.3
- Battery wh 75
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong gpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong screen (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong storage (81th percentile) 81th
Cons
- Below average compact (31th percentile) 31th
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 | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Ethernet | RJ45 Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.0 lbs |
| Battery | 75 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Katana Katana 15 HX | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GU605CW-XS98 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 | GEEKOM GeekBook X14 Pro GeekBook X14 Pro | HP ZBook ZBook X G1i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 2560x1440 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2400 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA RTX Pro 2000 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro High End |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 75 | 90 | 90 | 54 | 72 | 83 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Katana Katana 15 HX | 87.6 | 87.4 | 81.2 | 68.6 | 82.5 | 30.7 | 81.4 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare | 79.3 | 74 | 98.9 | 88.9 | 98 | 24.8 | 94.5 | 78.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GU605CW-XS98 Compare | 88.6 | 91.4 | 98.9 | 82.7 | 94.4 | 20.6 | 94.5 | 58.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 66.1 | 64 | 93.2 | 60.9 | 86.6 | 86.9 | 81.4 | 78.6 |
| GEEKOM GeekBook X14 Pro GeekBook X14 Pro Compare | 83 | 64 | 91.5 | 71 | 95 | 90.2 | 91 | 3.6 |
| HP ZBook ZBook X G1i Compare | 88.6 | 81.2 | 97.9 | 96 | 97.4 | 18.8 | 94.5 | 31.9 |
Usage Scores
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