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MSI Katana 15
MSI's volume gaming laptop puts an RTX 4060 and a 144Hz screen at a price most people can stomach. Cooling and frame rates are the priority; the dim panel, plastic shell and small battery are the trade-offs you accept for it.
Pros
- RTX 4060 performance at a mainstream price
- Cooler Boost thermals hold clocks well
- 1TB SSD and upgradeable DDR5 SO-DIMMs
- Bright red-backlit full-size keyboard
Cons
- Dim 250-nit panel with weak color coverage
- Small 53.5Wh battery drains fast
- Creaky plastic chassis and 720p webcam
- Loud fans whenever the GPU is working
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Katana 15
Display
- Screen size
- 15.6 ″
- Panel type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 250 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-13620H
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-4800 (2x SO-DIMM)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,430
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,400
Battery
- Capacity
- 54 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 5 h
- Charging
- 180 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.25 kg
- Thickness
- 24.9 mm
- Material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- Ports
- 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (DP), 2x USB-A 3.2, HDMI 2.1, RJ-45, 3.5mm
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- 720p
- Biometrics
- None
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11
Quick answers
Is the MSI Katana 15 good in 2026?
The MSI Katana 15 earns an Inno Score of 36.1/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MSI's volume gaming laptop puts an RTX 4060 and a 144Hz screen at a price most people can stomach. Cooling and frame rates are the priority; the dim panel, plastic shell and small battery are the trade-offs you accept for it.
What are the key specs of the MSI Katana 15?
Processor: Intel Core i7-13620H · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 15.6 ″ · Weight: 2.25 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Katana 15?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Acer Nitro V 15, HP Victus 16 (2024), Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (2024) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
