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MSI Katana A15 AI B8V
A 15.6-inch gaming laptop with a Ryzen 7 8845HS or Ryzen 9 8945HS and an RTX 4050, 4060 or 4070. The reviewed version pairs the Ryzen 9 8945HS with an RTX 4070 and a 1920 x 1080, 144 Hz panel. In review testing performance was good, but the dim display, small 53.5Wh battery and flimsy plastic case drew criticism.
Pros
- Ryzen 9 8945HS with an RTX 4070 gave good system performance in review testing
- MUX switch and a clean MSI Center app with several performance modes
- Two SO-DIMM slots and two M.2 slots, with one M.2 slot free in the reviewed unit
- Four-zone RGB keyboard with a three-column numpad and a Copilot key
Cons
- Dim, low-color 1080p panel (about 286 nits measured)
- Small 53.5Wh battery and short runtimes
- Plastic case rattles, feels cheap and attracts fingerprints
- No USB4 or card reader, and only a 720p webcam
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Katana A15 AI B8V
Display
- Screen size
- 15.6 ″
- Panel type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 286 nits
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (2x SO-DIMM)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,399Bottom 20%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 12,015Bottom 28%
Battery
- Capacity
- 54 Wh
- Charging
- 200 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.25 kg
- Thickness
- 24.9 mm
- Material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB-A 2.0, 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (DisplayPort), HDMI 2.1, RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- 720p HD
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the MSI Katana A15 AI B8V good in 2026?
The MSI Katana A15 AI B8V earns an Inno Score of 38.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. A 15.6-inch gaming laptop with a Ryzen 7 8845HS or Ryzen 9 8945HS and an RTX 4050, 4060 or 4070. The reviewed version pairs the Ryzen 9 8945HS with an RTX 4070 and a 1920 x 1080, 144 Hz panel. In review testing performance was good, but the dim display, small 53.5Wh battery and flimsy plastic case drew criticism.
What are the key specs of the MSI Katana A15 AI B8V?
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 15.6 ″ · Weight: 2.25 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Katana A15 AI B8V?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Framework Laptop 12 (Intel Core Series 3), Dell Latitude 5450, Lenovo LOQ 15AHP10 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
