MSI Katana 15 Laptop Review (2023)

A review of the MSI Katana 15 B12 with i7 12650h and RTX 4050.

00:00 Intro & Overview
01:29 Chassis & Look
01:54 Pricing
02:25 Display
03:04 Keyboard and Touchpad
03:23 Connections
03:51 Speakers
04:07 Integrated Webcam
04:18 Fanspeed / Noise / Temperature
05:38 CPU Performance
06:00 Cinebench
06:22 PCMark 10
06:38 SSD
07:01 Battery
07:48 Gaming
09:37 Gaming benchmarks
11:43 Blender
12:24 Conclusion

Laptop used in this video:
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK
Intel i7 12650H
16GB DDR5 Dual Channel 4800 Mhz
1TB NVME M.2 SSD
53,5 Wh Battery
Wifi 6
Thunderbolt Support
240W PSU
Windows 11

[TheProductCritiques]

Fantastic review! The MSI Katana 15 gaming laptop with its 144Hz FHD display looks like a powerful gaming machine. Your detailed insights and performance tests have given me a clear picture of what this laptop is capable of. As someone in the market for a gaming laptop, this one has definitely caught my attention. Thanks for sharing your expertise and showcasing this gaming powerhouse!

[abdulgafoor]

mahn you are straightforward with everything i kinda like that keep up the good work bro loved it

[saltyshackles]

Thank you for covering fan speed and noise.

[virtuoso]

You have the best reviews on youtube! Love your thoroughness and the fact that you get straight to the point. Also appreciate your chill talking volume. Decided to pick up this laptop, but with a 4060. One thing that always concerns me is CPU temperatures, so I was very happy to see that it stayed below 90 deg. Thanks so much and keep up the awesome reviews!

[skpz]

Super clean video! You deserve way more views
However there is bit of noise with your mic

[PeterOliver]

250nits brightness is downright unusable in a bright environment. Pretty terrible trend of low screen brightness in these $1k+ but low end gaming laptops.

[PrinzessinMaki]

Got the 13620h 4070 Version for 1200€, besides the screen in really happy with the Laptop. Great CPU/GPU with good cooling, only downside is Both Seem to be voltagelocked

[Tuxedo]

It was on sale for 899 usd at microcenter, seems pretty good except for the terrible battery life and the sub par touch pad.

[fsx]

best gaming counsel ~ disconnect display and mount it on the back of tv

[mc-fine]

I haven't been able to find response time on these cheaper 144hz MSI laptops. Seeing them now for $1000-1200 in the US

[Mathews]

Just bought the MSI Katana 15 B12VGK 672AU 15.6" 144Hz 12th Gen i7 12650H RTX4070 16GB DDR5 Win 11 for only A$2199 on sale... only issue I have had so far, is the M.2 expansion for second SSD (NVMe), requires a mounting kit you have to order direct from MSI and have shipped (which only took two days after contacting them).

[Not_a_lier]

I have the B13V on custom performance settings (BIOS) and I get 1hr of battery life. (if you are wondering why, my cpu isn't reacting positively with c-states or energy turbo boost setting on the BIOS.

[saeedsajjadian]

please help me. I want to buy it. Do you prefer cyborg or this?

[carlosbenitez]

same price as g14 2021, which one should i get?

[yxngaress]

I have a question I’ve just bought this laptop and I’ve noticed my fps drops is there anything specific drives I need to instal other than ge force?

[cloaxsl]

Anyone with this laptop know how to go into advanced bios settings? No code online is working for me

[paulharris]

Getting one of these for 600, seend like the vest you can currently get for the price point.

[briando]

Is this or the lenovo loq 15, which one is better?

[mortenborg]

Can the USB-C port be used for monitor? In other words, can it be connected to an USB-C monitor with USB accessories and power?

[simonpvp]

Processor: Intel Core i9-13900H(14-core 5.4Ghz)
RAM: 16GB DDR5 RAM (16GB x1)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 (105W MUX)
Storage: 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Connectivity: 802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
Ports: 1x HDMI 2.1 (8K @ 60Hz / 4K @ 120Hz)
Display: 15.6″ QHD 165Hz(2560 * 1440)
Operating System: WINDOWS 11 HOME
Weight: 2.25Kg

how about this one?