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日本MSI Katana 15 (B12Ux / B12Vx / B13Ux / B13Vx)
MSI Katana 15 (B12Ux / B12Vx / B13Ux / B13Vx) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro
- Battery
- 53.5Wh, 3-cell, 53.5Wh, 3-cell , 53.5Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm (14.13" x 10.20" x 0.98")
- Weight
- 2.25 kg (5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.1 (8K@60Hz / 4K@120Hz)
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Nahimic Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All MSI Katana 15 (B12Ux / B12Vx / B13Ux / B13Vx) configurations
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI Katana 15 (B12Ux / B12Vx / B13Ux / B13Vx) series.
Results are from the Cinebench 20 Multi-core test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the MSI Katana 15 (B12Ux / B12Vx / B13Ux / B13Vx) series.
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
MSI Katana 15 (B12Ux / B12Vx / B13Ux / B13Vx) in-depth review
From all of the gibberish on MSI's official Website, we learn one thing - the Katana is no longer called the GF66. Instead, it follows its weapon cousin - the Sword, in adopting the simpler "15" moniker. This will make the two devices ever so harder to differentiate. However, we are here for only one of them today - the MSI Katana 15 (B13V).It comes with a 13th Gen Intel processor. While it is the somewhat crippled Core i7-13620H, we have high expectations for its gaming performance. Consisting of 6 P-cores and 4 E-cores, it should be a rather efficient unit.On the graphics side, you [...]
Pros
- Pretty good gaming performance
- 2x M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4 slots, 2x DDR5 RAM SODIMM slots in dual channel
- 144Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- No PWM (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- MUX Switch
- Great keyboard
Cons
- No SD card
- No Thunderbolt 4
- Covers only 53% of sRGB (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- All-plastic build
- Keyboard gets pretty warm during gaming
- Gets more and more expensive
Games you can play on this laptop series
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 | 163 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 104 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 60 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 31 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 75W) | 86 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 52 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 28 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
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| 178 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 137 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 93 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | 207 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| 180 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 134 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 42 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| 63 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 52 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 44 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 37 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | 88 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| 453 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) | - PLAY VIDEO | 216 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| 172 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 145 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 136 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 121 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | 186 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| 406 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 240 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 117 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | 246 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| 429 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 374 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 293 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | 496 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| 181 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 131 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 122 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 101 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | 208 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| 230 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 203 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 202 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 201 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | 381 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
