MSI Katana 15

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Date Published: 28 May 2025

Intel Core i7-13620H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 105W)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
4000GB SSD
64GB RAM
2.25 kg (5 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

5.5 Portability Average

7.0 Display Very Good

7.5 For Work Very Good

7.6 For Gaming Very Good

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Specs

Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS

HDD/SSD
4000GB SSD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 See photo

RAM
64GB RAM

OS
Windows 11 Home

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

Microphone

Speakers
2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Nahimic Audio

Security Lock slot

Gifts
DLCA Accessory

Portability

MSI Katana 15 (B12Ux / B12Vx / B13Ux / B13Vx)

14.13" x 10.20" x 0.98" Dimensions

2.25 kg (5 lbs) Weight

Average 15.6-inch laptop

2.03 kg (4.5 lbs) -10% Weight

Review

MSI Katana 15 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 get one of the following GPUs - RTX 4050, RTX 4060, or RTX 4070. All of them have a 105W TGP. Interestingly, the 6GB RTX 4050 is claimed to be faster than the RTX 3060, which is a huge generational le[...]

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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

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

MSI Katana 15 (B13V) is now part of a higher class of gaming notebooks. Not only because of its price but also due to the great features it incorporates.Check out all MSI Katana 15 (B13V) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate To open this device, you need to undo 13 Phillips-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, starting from the front two corners.2. Remove the battery Inside, we find a 53.5Wh battery pack. It got us through 6 hours and 30 minutes of Web browsing, or 5 hours of [...]