Compare MSI Katana 15 2023 vs MSI Creator Z16 2023 vs MSI Prestige 13 Evo 2023
Variants
B12U
B12V
B13U
B13V
Connectivity
Ports
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 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
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
4-Cell 90 Wh
4-Cell 75Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
HD type (30fps@720p)
IR HD type (30fps@720p)
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Colors
Black
Lunar Gray
Pure White / Stellar Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop
Material
Metal, CNC
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
259 mm
256 mm
210 mm
Size | Height
24.9 mm
18.4 mm
16.9 mm
Size | Width
359 mm
359 mm
299 mm
Weight
2.25 kg
2.35 kg
0.99 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Display Diagonal
15.6 inch
16 inch
13.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
120 Hz
165 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD+ (1920x1200)
Function
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Digitizer
MSI Pen
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
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 / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
Touch Screen
Yes
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 Gen5)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
36%
76%
49%
Pros
- Available with some powerful components
- Upgradable
- Rather affordable
- Reasonable powerful
- Good wireless connectivity
- PCIe 5.0
- Reasonable port selection
- Quite light and compact
- Decent styling
- Metal construction
Cons
- Often sold with dated hardware
- Poor, dated port selection
- Low build quality
- Somewhat ugly
- Only available with glossy touch screen
- Limited number of ports
- Not as compelling as the Z17
- Has numeric keypad
- Not very powerful
- Soldered memory
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