Compare MSI Katana 17 2023 vs MSI Raider GE68 vs MSI Prestige 13 Evo 2023
Variants
B12U
B12V
B13U
B13V
FHD+
QHD+
UHD+
Connectivity
Ports
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
4-Cell 75Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
HD type (30fps@720p)
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Colors
Black
Core Black
Pure White / Stellar Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
273 mm
284 mm
210 mm
Size | Height
25.2 mm
22.2-27.85 mm
16.9 mm
Size | Width
398 mm
357 mm
299 mm
Weight
2.6 kg
2.7 kg
0.99 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
16 inch
13.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
165 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD+ (1920x1200)
Function
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB
Intel® Iris® Xe graphics
Keyboard Backlight
4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
White
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
Touch Screen
Yes
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Max 32GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
LPDDR5-4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
200W
280W
65W adapter
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
37%
77%
49%
Pros
- Not as obnoxious as other low-grade gaming laptops
- Wide range of configurations available
- Upgradable
- Great port selection
- Good choice of displays
- PCIe 5.0 support
- Good wireless connectivity
- Reasonable port selection
- Quite light and compact
- Decent styling
- Metal construction
Cons
- Dated port selection
- Often sold with old CPU / GPU combos
- Poor display
- Low-grade plastic construction
- Rather deep for its class
- Mostly made of plastic
- Has numeric keypad
- Not very powerful
- Soldered memory
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