MSI Katana 17 B13V laptop review: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 makes its debut Reviews

Ada Lovelace for everyone. The high-end models of Nvidia’s new laptop GPUs recently debuted and are now followed by the mid-range RTX 4060 – a card we were able to test in the MSI Katana 17 B13V.

5499 dollars. That is how much potential buyers have to shell out for the MSI Titan GT77. On the one hand, you get the ultimate in power but not many people will be willing to spend that much on a laptop. With a few cut corners, the MSI Katana 17 B13VFK shows that cheaper can work too: With a Raptor Lake CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, this gaming laptop (currently unavailable on Amazon and Best Buy) can be had in Germany for around 1999 euros. Still a lot of money but around two-thirds cheaper. In our extensive review, we reveal whether or not performance also takes a similar hit.

Processor

Intel Core i7-13620H 10 x 1.8 – 4.9 GHz, 80 W PL2 / Short Burst, 70 W PL1 / Sustained, Raptor Lake-H

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU – 8 GB VRAM, Core: 2250 MHz, Memory: 8001 MHz, 105 W TDP ( including 25 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, 528.49, Optimus Advanced

Memory

16 GB

, DDR5-5200, 2x SO-DIMM, Dual Channel

Display

17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, B173HAN04.9, IPS LED, glossy: no, 144 Hz

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH

Soundcard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH – cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5mm Audio

Networking

Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 25.2 x 398 x 273 ( = 0.99 x 15.67 x 10.75 in)

Battery

53.5 Wh Lithium-Ion

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet 6 row w/Numpad, 1.7mm travel, Keyboard Light: yes, 240 W Charger, MSI Center, Nahimic, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

2.759 kg ( = 97.32 oz / 6.08 pounds), Power Supply: 573 g ( = 20.21 oz / 1.26 pounds)

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

MSI has given the Katana 17 a typical gaming look. The design language can hardly be described as plain but that’s something that doesn’t apply to the laptop’s color: The MSI is dark gray throughout. Although, that’s only the case when the device is switched off. With the colourful, backlit keyboard activated, in terms of color, the MSI also looks like a gaming laptop.

Externally, at least, the laptop is made of plastic. The palm rest and lid feel smooth to the touch whereas the base of the unit is somewhat rougher. It’s not necessarily the highest quality but it serves its purpose nevertheless. When light pressure is applied, the palm rest is firm but with additional pressure, it flexes a little in the middle. The display lid can be twisted slightly, unlike the base which cannot be twisted at all. For a laptop that should spend most of its time on a desk, this ought to be no problem.

The large hinges allow the device to be opened to an angle of 180 degrees and the display lid can be opened with one hand.

Weight-wise, the MSI Katana 17 sits in the middle of the pack when compared to its peers. In return, it boasts relatively compact dimensions.

Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W MSI Katana 17 B13VFK MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Gigabyte G7 KE MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI DIN A4 399.3 mm / 15.7 inch 295.5 mm / 11.6 inch 27.65 mm / 1.089 inch 3 kg6.6 lbs395 mm / 15.6 inch 282 mm / 11.1 inch 28.3 mm / 1.114 inch 2.9 kg6.45 lbs398 mm / 15.7 inch 273 mm / 10.7 inch 25.2 mm / 0.992 inch 2.8 kg6.08 lbs398 mm / 15.7 inch 273 mm / 10.7 inch 24.2 mm / 0.953 inch 2.6 kg5.71 lbs397 mm / 15.6 inch 262 mm / 10.3 inch 25 mm / 0.984 inch 2.6 kg5.81 lbs397 mm / 15.6 inch 330 mm / 13 inch 23 mm / 0.906 inch 3.5 kg7.65 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

The range of ports leaves a lot to be desired: USB 2.0 has no place in 2023 and Thunderbolt is also absent from the MSI Katana 17. Additionally, we miss not having an SD card reader but at least MSI hasn’t skimped on the RJ45 port.

With the Katana 17 B13V, MSI has gone for a WiFi solution from Intel, albeit not one with the most up-to-date technology. The Intel AX201 delivers high, stable transfer rates although it has to do without the newer WiFI 6E standard.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1636 (1591^min – 1674^max) MBit/s ∼100% +4%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz	1582 (1517^min, 1518.74^P1 – 1636^max) MBit/s ∼97% +1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1569 (1259^min – 1667^max) MBit/s ∼96%
Average of class Gaming (740 – 1780, n=53, last 2 years)	1356 MBit/s ∼83% -14%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1308 (1166^min – 1399^max) MBit/s ∼80% -17%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (731 – 1715, n=38)	1296 MBit/s ∼79% -17%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1675 (1509^min – 1726^max) MBit/s ∼100%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1655 (1627^min – 1681^max) MBit/s ∼99% -1%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz	1545 (1508^min, 1510.9^P1 – 1569^max) MBit/s ∼92% -8%
Average of class Gaming (685 – 1890, n=60, last 2 years)	1450 MBit/s ∼87% -13%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (390 – 1734, n=43)	1441 MBit/s ∼86% -14%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1267 (1119^min – 1343^max) MBit/s ∼76% -24%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1645 (1589^min – 1741^max) MBit/s ∼100%
Average of class Gaming (980 – 1875, n=25, last 2 years)	1504 MBit/s ∼91%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter	1350 (1269^min – 1405^max) MBit/s ∼82%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (745 – 1252, n=3)	993 MBit/s ∼60%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1732 (1685^min – 1744^max) MBit/s ∼100%
Average of class Gaming (886 – 1857, n=27, last 2 years)	1533 MBit/s ∼89%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter	1416 (680^min – 1453^max) MBit/s ∼82%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (390 – 1670, n=3)	993 MBit/s ∼57%

The 720p webcam delivers a picture typical for laptops: noisy, washed-out and lacking in sharpness.

ColorChecker MSI Katana 17 B13VFK: 16.8 ∆E min: 2.28 – max: 30.51 ∆E

Out-of-the-box, the MSI Katana 17 B13V comes with a 240-watt power supply unit from Chicony that uses a proprietary connector.

Thirteen screws and a few clips stand in the way of gaining access to the Katana’s internals. The WiFi module, M.2 2280 SSD as well as both RAM modules can be upgraded. Additionally, you can access the large, two-fan cooling system and also the battery which is rather small for a device this size. The is a lot of free space next to the battery which shows a larger battery would have been possible. Interestingly, there is a weight on the base plate which makes the MSI laptop appear heavier – possibly due to the large, free space.

The MSI laptop comes with a 2-year guarantee from the date of purchase which includes a Pick-Up & Return service. However, the manufacturer’s guarantee only applies to Germany.

Firstly the positives: The chiclet keyboard comes complete with multi-level RGB backlighting (four zones, configurable) and offers, by today’s standards, very generous key travel of 1.7 mm. MSI has chosen a very good keyboard for the Katana 17 B13V. The typing experience is wonderful and the WASD key highlighting fits well with the gaming design – as do the relatively large arrow keys.

However, it is difficult to understand why MSI hasn’t gone with a full-width keyboard. Some keys are clearer smaller than normal, and, in particular, the numeric keypad is tiny. In general, we are left dealing with a very unusual and awkward keyboard layout. The FN key is in an absurd position, the right shift key is considerably smaller, and, to top it all off, it’s an ANSI layout with a narrow enter key meaning the # key is displaced. Not a problem for the worldwide market but very unusual here in Germany.

The MSI Katana 17’s touchpad measures 10.5 x 6.5 cm – too small by today’s standards and also in relation to the device’s size. For our tastes, the plastic surface could be a little smoother and also doesn’t feel very premium. At least this doesn’t apply to the click mechanism: The click pad provides an even click and a high-quality feel. There is little to complain about in terms of software implementation, and, in this respect, it’s the typical kind of touchpad found in modern Windows laptops.

For the Katana 17 B13V, MSI only offers one display option and it’s a 17.3-inch, matte, 16:9 format, IPS LCD. The only resolution available is 1920 x 1080, in other words, FullHD. That’s a relatively low resolution for a monitor of this size – although at least it’s a 144 Hz display.

Unfortunately, the quality of AUO’s panel leaves a lot to be desired. At around 256 cd/m², display brightness lags behind the competition. Response times are also poor for a gaming laptop.


251 cd/m²	247 cd/m²	255 cd/m²
253 cd/m²	267 cd/m²	259 cd/m²
250 cd/m²	262 cd/m²	258 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

B173HAN04.9

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 267 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 255.8 cd/m² Minimum: 12.3 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 93 %
Center on Battery: 267 cd/m²
Contrast: 1271:1 (Black: 0.21 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.7 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 4.5
ΔE Greyscale 1.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
42.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
61% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
40.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.12

MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
B173HAN04.9, IPS LED, 1920×1080, 17.30

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
B173ZAN06.C, Mini-LED, 3840×2160, 17.30

MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK
Sharp LQ173M1JW08, IPS, 1920×1080, 17.30

Gigabyte G7 KE
AU Optronics B173HAN05.1, IPS, 1920×1080, 17.30

Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W
NE173QHM-NZ2, IPS, 2560×1440, 17.30

Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)
BOE0A1A, IPS, 2560×1440, 17.30

Display

105%

72%

69%

101%

Display P3 Coverage

40.8

94.9

133%

71.9

76%

70.4

73%

97.1

138%

96.8

137%

sRGB Coverage

99.9

64%

99.9

64%

99.8

64%

99.9

64%

99.9

64%

AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage

42.2

92.4

119%

73.7

75%

71.7

70%

84.8

101%

84.8

101%

Response Times

-9%

72%

77%

72%

54%

Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *

In the area of color representation, the display’s less-than-positive impression continues. Even after calibration, the panel is a long away from displaying accurate colors. After calibrating it with i1Profiler and X-Rite i1Pro 2, the DeltaE-Wert dropped only minimally from 4.7 to 4.5.

The cause for this might be the lack of color space coverage. Nowadays, only 61 % of the sRGB color space is an unsatisfactory result – especially for a laptop geared towards media consumption.

Outdoors, the MSI Katana 17 display is just about useable as long as the device is used in the shade.

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
26 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 13 ms rise
26 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 13 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 53 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (22.6 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
33 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 16 ms rise
33 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 17 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 33 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (35.6 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession – a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19299 (minimum: 5 – maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

In Germany, MSI sells the Katana 17 B13V in two configurations. Both devices have Intel Core i7-13620H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 as well as 16 GB of DDR5 5200 RAM in common. The only difference is: One model has a 512 GB SSD, and the other has an SSD capacity of 1 TB.

In MSI’s software “MSI Center”, there are four performance modes: Max Performance, Balanced, Silent modes as well as Super Battery. In addition, there is also an Auto mode. We ran all our tests using the Max Performance mode in which CPU consumption fluctuated between 70 and 80 watts. Performance reserves are similar in Balanced mode, which was used for the battery test. In Silent and Super Battery modes the CPU is limited to 30 and 15 watts, respectively.

Thanks to Optimus Advanced, it is possible to switch the graphics chip to purely Nvidia operation and deactivate the Intel GPU. We tested the device using the normal Optimus mode.

The Intel Core i7-13620H is the entry-level i7 model of the Raptor Lake H series. It has all of the six performance cores but only four of the smaller E cores. As an H CPU, it has a typical TDP of 45 watts, although this can differ greatly, depending on the laptop. All ten cores (16 threads) have a clock rate ranging from 1.8 to 4.9 GHz. You can find additional comparisons with other processors in our CPU list.

MSI has granted the processor a maximum of 80 watts. The resulting performance sits between the i7-12700H in the MSI Pulse GL76 and the i5-12500H found in the Gigabyte G7 KE. Given the specifications and small differences between Alder Lake and Raptor Lake anyway, these results were to be expected. With its eight P-cores and 16 E-cores, the Intel Core i9-13950HX is clearly ahead.

In battery mode, CPU performance is severely limited. With a total of 1399 points, the Cinebench R15 result was around 40 percent lower.

CPU Performance Rating
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	88.3 pt ∼88%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	68 pt ∼68%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	58.9 pt ∼59%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	56.8 pt ∼57%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	56.8 pt ∼57%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	55.3 pt ∼55%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	53.8 pt ∼54%
Average of class Gaming	50.8 pt ∼51%

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	33277 Points ∼100% +115%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	19965 Points ∼60% +29%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	17133 Points ∼51% +11%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	17075 (15585.9^min – 17075^max) Points ∼51% +10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	15496 Points ∼47%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	15496 Points ∼47% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	14232 Points ∼43% -8%
Average of class Gaming (2435 – 33277, n=212, last 2 years)	14036 Points ∼42% -9%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	2100 Points ∼100% +16%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	1903 Points ∼91% +5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	1805 Points ∼86%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	1805 Points ∼86% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	1750 Points ∼83% -3%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	1711 Points ∼81% -5%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	1701 Points ∼81% -6%
Average of class Gaming (527 – 2140, n=211, last 2 years)	1594 Points ∼76% -12%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	12648 Points ∼100% +114%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	7511 Points ∼59% +27%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	6570 Points ∼52% +11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	5905 Points ∼47%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	5905 Points ∼47% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	5846 Points ∼46% -1%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	5368 Points ∼42% -9%
Average of class Gaming (930 – 12648, n=218, last 2 years)	5337 Points ∼42% -10%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	803 Points ∼100% +16%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	741 Points ∼92% +7%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	697 Points ∼87% +1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	693 Points ∼86%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	693 Points ∼86% 0%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	664 Points ∼83% -4%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	654 Points ∼81% -6%
Average of class Gaming (169 – 824, n=218, last 2 years)	615 Points ∼77% -11%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	5227 (4889.98^min – 5226.71^max) Points ∼100% +123%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	3101 (2605.18^min – 3101.02^max) Points ∼59% +32%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	2886 Points ∼55% +23%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	2694 (2457.61^min – 2693.6^max) Points ∼52% +15%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	2349 (2246.31^min – 2349.07^max) Points ∼45%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	2349 Points ∼45% 0%
Average of class Gaming (400 – 5227, n=219, last 2 years)	2251 Points ∼43% -4%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	2197 Points ∼42% -6%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	300 Points ∼100% +16%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	274 Points ∼91% +6%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	258 Points ∼86%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	258 Points ∼86% 0%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	255 Points ∼85% -1%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	254 Points ∼85% -2%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	250 Points ∼83% -3%
Average of class Gaming (79.2 – 312, n=215, last 2 years)	241 Points ∼80% -7%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average of class Gaming (100 – 1259, n=219, last 2 years)	257 Seconds * ∼100% -20%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	225 Seconds * ∼88% -5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	215 Seconds * ∼84%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	215 Seconds * ∼84% -0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	213 Seconds * ∼83% +1%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	190 Seconds * ∼74% +12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	175 Seconds * ∼68% +19%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	100 Seconds * ∼39% +53%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	127295 MIPS ∼100% +104%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	77003 MIPS ∼60% +24%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	67427 MIPS ∼53% +8%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	65292 MIPS ∼51% +5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	62324 MIPS ∼49%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	62324 MIPS ∼49% 0%
Average of class Gaming (11386 – 127295, n=215, last 2 years)	58270 MIPS ∼46% -7%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	53712 MIPS ∼42% -14%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	6897 MIPS ∼100% +20%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	6255 MIPS ∼91% +9%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	5760 MIPS ∼84% 0%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	5742 MIPS ∼83%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	5742 MIPS ∼83% 0%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	5672 MIPS ∼82% -1%
Average of class Gaming (2685 – 7084, n=216, last 2 years)	5639 MIPS ∼82% -2%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	5563 MIPS ∼81% -3%

Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	20634 Points ∼100% +83%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	15144 Points ∼73% +34%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	13414 Points ∼65% +19%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	11979 Points ∼58% +6%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	11289 Points ∼55%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	11289 Points ∼55% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	10284 Points ∼50% -9%
Average of class Gaming (1946 – 21058, n=211, last 2 years)	10164 Points ∼49% -10%

Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	2043 Points ∼100% +14%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	1868 Points ∼91% +4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	1793 Points ∼88%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	1793 Points ∼88% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	1723 Points ∼84% -4%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	1683 Points ∼82% -6%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	1683 Points ∼82% -6%
Average of class Gaming (158 – 2108, n=211, last 2 years)	1603 Points ∼78% -11%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	32.7 fps ∼100% +91%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	22.5 fps ∼69% +32%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	19 fps ∼58% +11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	17.1 fps ∼52%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	17.1 fps ∼52% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	16.6 fps ∼51% -3%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	16.5 fps ∼50% -4%
Average of class Gaming (3 – 33.4, n=218, last 2 years)	16.2 fps ∼50% -5%

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Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	95.3 s * ∼100% -68%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	56.8 s * ∼60%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	56.8 s * ∼60% -0%
Average of class Gaming (33.6 – 332, n=215, last 2 years)	51.7 s * ∼54% +9%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	46.5 s * ∼49% +18%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	45.8 s * ∼48% +19%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	45.5 s * ∼48% +20%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	34.7 s * ∼36% +39%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Average of class Gaming (0.3793 – 4.47, n=214, last 2 years)	0.526 sec * ∼100% -19%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H	0.4748 sec * ∼90% -7%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H	0.473 sec * ∼90% -7%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H	0.4556 sec * ∼87% -3%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	0.4438 sec * ∼84%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	0.4438 sec * ∼84% -0%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX	0.4251 sec * ∼81% +4%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX	0.4033 sec * ∼77% +9%

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Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

54809

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

16072

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

10181

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit

27.06 Points

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit

3.27 fps

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

3.27 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

258 Points

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

204 fps

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

2349 Points

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Performance Rating
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	97.8 pt ∼98%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	70.2 pt ∼70%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	63 pt ∼63%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	61.1 pt ∼61%
Average of class Gaming	53.3 pt ∼53%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	50.6 pt ∼51%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	48.8 pt ∼49%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	48.8 pt ∼49%

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	28957 KRay/s ∼100% +113%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	17542 KRay/s ∼61% +29%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	17329 KRay/s ∼60% +27%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	16483 KRay/s ∼57% +21%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	13601 KRay/s ∼47%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	13601 KRay/s ∼47% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	13017 KRay/s ∼45% -4%
Average of class Gaming (2585 – 28957, n=191, last 2 years)	12950 KRay/s ∼45% -5%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	144303 Points ∼100% +115%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	90760 Points ∼63% +35%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	86936 Points ∼60% +29%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	80935 Points ∼56% +20%
Average of class Gaming (12439 – 144303, n=191, last 2 years)	69667 Points ∼48% +4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	67187 Points ∼47%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	67187 Points ∼47% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	65572 Points ∼45% -2%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	7093 MB/s ∼100% +156%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	4179 MB/s ∼59% +51%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	4002 MB/s ∼56% +44%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	3854 MB/s ∼54% +39%
Average of class Gaming (629 – 7093, n=191, last 2 years)	3279 MB/s ∼46% +18%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	3236 MB/s ∼46% +17%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	2773 MB/s ∼39%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	2773 MB/s ∼39% 0%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	139649 Points ∼100% +78%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	104422 Points ∼75% +33%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	103119 Points ∼74% +32%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	102178 Points ∼73% +30%
Average of class Gaming (15371 – 141905, n=191, last 2 years)	95497 Points ∼68% +22%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	80285 Points ∼57% +2%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	78352 Points ∼56%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	78352 Points ∼56% 0%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	17057 Points ∼100% +103%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	11502 Points ∼67% +37%
Average of class Gaming (2137 – 17639, n=191, last 2 years)	10405 Points ∼61% +24%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	9939 Points ∼58% +18%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	9811 Points ∼58% +17%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	8421 Points ∼49%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	8421 Points ∼49% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	7390 Points ∼43% -12%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	71038 Points ∼100% +117%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	44760 Points ∼63% +37%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	42613 Points ∼60% +30%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	39765 Points ∼56% +21%
Average of class Gaming (7135 – 71038, n=191, last 2 years)	37763 Points ∼53% +15%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	32787 Points ∼46%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	32787 Points ∼46% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	32002 Points ∼45% -2%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	167077 MB/s ∼100% +185%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	137201 MB/s ∼82% +134%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	136551 MB/s ∼82% +133%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	110707 MB/s ∼66% +89%
Average of class Gaming (18146 – 183146, n=191, last 2 years)	97947 MB/s ∼59% +67%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	81465 MB/s ∼49% +39%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	58525 MB/s ∼35%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	58525 MB/s ∼35% 0%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	2059 MB/s ∼100% +152%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	1205 MB/s ∼59% +47%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	1159 MB/s ∼56% +42%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	1089 MB/s ∼53% +33%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	921 MB/s ∼45% +13%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	818 MB/s ∼40%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	818 MB/s ∼40% 0%
Average of class Gaming (150.9 – 2059, n=212, last 2 years)	818 MB/s ∼40% 0%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	15573 KRay/s ∼100% +111%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	9589 KRay/s ∼62% +30%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	9507 KRay/s ∼61% +29%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	8867 KRay/s ∼57% +20%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	7364 KRay/s ∼47%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	7364 KRay/s ∼47% 0%
Average of class Gaming (1437 – 15573, n=191, last 2 years)	7042 KRay/s ∼45% -4%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	6932 KRay/s ∼45% -6%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	42438 MPixel/s ∼100% +23%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	40896 MPixel/s ∼96% +18%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	38193 MPixel/s ∼90% +11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	34544 MPixel/s ∼81%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	34544 MPixel/s ∼81% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	29206 MPixel/s ∼69% -15%
Average of class Gaming (8341 – 51096, n=191, last 2 years)	28843 MPixel/s ∼68% -17%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	27269 MPixel/s ∼64% -21%

A fast SSD, paired with the Katana 17’s powerful graphics chip, result in very good system performance which is, of course, somewhat behind the better-configured competition in synthetic benchmarks.

PCMark 10 / Score
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	8884 Points ∼100% +24%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7899 Points ∼89% +10%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	7647 Points ∼86% +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	7208 Points ∼81% +1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	7160 Points ∼81%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	7160 Points ∼81% 0%
Average of class Gaming (4477 – 8884, n=177, last 2 years)	7076 Points ∼80% -1%
Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	6126 Points ∼69% -14%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	11761 Points ∼100% +9%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	10926 Points ∼93% +1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	10809 Points ∼92%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	10809 Points ∼92% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10679 Points ∼91% -1%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	10306 Points ∼88% -5%
Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	10301 Points ∼88% -5%
Average of class Gaming (7334 – 11761, n=176, last 2 years)	10254 Points ∼87% -5%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	9984 Points ∼100% +7%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	9877 Points ∼99% +6%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	9856 Points ∼99% +6%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	9851 Points ∼99% +6%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	9308 Points ∼93%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	9308 Points ∼93% 0%
Average of class Gaming (6161 – 10932, n=176, last 2 years)	9261 Points ∼93% -1%
Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	9038 Points ∼91% -3%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	16424 Points ∼100% +66%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	12546 Points ∼76% +27%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	11245 Points ∼68% +14%
Average of class Gaming (5288 – 16424, n=176, last 2 years)	10158 Points ∼62% +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	10003 Points ∼61% +1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	9903 Points ∼60%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	9903 Points ∼60% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	6703 Points ∼41% -32%

CrossMark / Overall
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2139 Points ∼100% +15%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2112 Points ∼99% +14%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1879 Points ∼88% +1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1857 Points ∼87%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	1857 Points ∼87% 0%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1844 Points ∼86% -1%
Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	1824 Points ∼85% -2%
Average of class Gaming (974 – 2170, n=81, last 2 years)	1794 Points ∼84% -3%

CrossMark / Productivity
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1977 Points ∼100% +12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1966 Points ∼99% +11%
Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	1804 Points ∼91% +2%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1785 Points ∼90% +1%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1767 Points ∼89% 0%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1765 Points ∼89%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	1765 Points ∼89% 0%
Average of class Gaming (907 – 2062, n=81, last 2 years)	1729 Points ∼87% -2%

CrossMark / Creativity
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2423 Points ∼100% +20%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2336 Points ∼96% +16%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2057 Points ∼85% +2%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2013 Points ∼83%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	2013 Points ∼83% 0%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1912 Points ∼79% -5%
Average of class Gaming (1027 – 2455, n=81, last 2 years)	1910 Points ∼79% -5%
Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	1800 Points ∼74% -11%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	1966 Points ∼100% +13%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1936 Points ∼98% +12%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1861 Points ∼95% +7%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	1824 Points ∼93% +5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1734 Points ∼88%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	1734 Points ∼88% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1724 Points ∼88% -1%
Average of class Gaming (1029 – 2230, n=81, last 2 years)	1676 Points ∼85% -3%

PCMark 10 Score		7160 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	63863 MB/s ∼100% +20%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	63831 MB/s ∼100% +20%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	56902 MB/s ∼89% +7%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	53391 MB/s ∼84%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	53391 MB/s ∼84% 0%
Average of class Gaming (18074 – 77803, n=191, last 2 years)	49308 MB/s ∼77% -8%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	45358 MB/s ∼71% -15%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	44994 MB/s ∼70% -16%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	69256 MB/s ∼100% +12%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	62807 MB/s ∼91% +2%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	61613 MB/s ∼89%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	61613 MB/s ∼89% 0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	59391 MB/s ∼86% -4%
Average of class Gaming (20318 – 86207, n=191, last 2 years)	52657 MB/s ∼76% -15%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	49450 MB/s ∼71% -20%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	47559 MB/s ∼69% -23%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	65800 MB/s ∼100% +30%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	60389 MB/s ∼92% +19%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	56791 MB/s ∼86% +12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	50700 MB/s ∼77%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	50700 MB/s ∼77% 0%
Average of class Gaming (15975 – 80441, n=191, last 2 years)	50483 MB/s ∼77% 0%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	46966 MB/s ∼71% -7%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	46603 MB/s ∼71% -8%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	101.7 ns * ∼100%
Average Intel Core i7-13620H	101.7 ns * ∼100% -0%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	93.7 ns * ∼92% +8%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	92.8 ns * ∼91% +9%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	91.3 ns * ∼90% +10%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	89.8 ns * ∼88% +12%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	85.2 ns * ∼84% +16%
Average of class Gaming (76.2 – 135.3, n=212, last 2 years)	67.9 ns * ∼67% +33%

* … smaller is better

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon – interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	4710.9 μs * ∼100% -97%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	3413 μs * ∼72% -42%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2396.6 μs * ∼51%
Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	1969.3 μs * ∼42% +18%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1527.7 μs * ∼32% +36%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	950 μs * ∼20% +60%

* … smaller is better

With a capacity of one terabyte, the Micron 2400 is, in itself, a fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, performance-wise, it cannot keep up with the competition. However, this shouldn’t really be noticeable in everday use.

Sequential Read:
3920MB/s

Sequential Write:
3007MB/s

Access Time Read:
0.094ms

Access Time Write:
0.096ms

Drive Performance Rating – Percent
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	81.3 pt ∼81%
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	76.3 pt ∼76%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	72 pt ∼72%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	68.3 pt ∼68%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	67.2 pt ∼67%
Average of class Gaming	55.4 pt ∼55%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	52.6 pt ∼53%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	50.2 pt ∼50%

DiskSpd
seq read
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	5598 (5462.22^min – 5597.85^max) MB/s ∼100% +117%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	5568 (5541.55^min – 5568.34^max) MB/s ∼99% +116%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4272 (1951.61^min – 4271.9^max) MB/s ∼76% +66%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	3889 (3772.15^min – 3889.15^max) MB/s ∼69% +51%
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3101 (2775.37^min – 3100.52^max) MB/s ∼55% +20%
Average of class Gaming (834 – 5598, n=174, last 2 years)	3030 MB/s ∼54% +18%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2578 (2552.79^min – 2578.03^max) MB/s ∼46%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (2460 – 2578, n=2)	2519 MB/s ∼45% -2%
seq write
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	7533 (7482.85^min – 7532.79^max) MB/s ∼100% +142%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	7531 (7479^min – 7530.7^max) MB/s ∼100% +142%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	4579 (4190.54^min – 4578.92^max) MB/s ∼61% +47%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4394 (4343.95^min – 4393.95^max) MB/s ∼58% +41%
Average of class Gaming (399 – 7889, n=173, last 2 years)	3233 MB/s ∼43% +4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	3115 (2904.62^min – 3115.38^max) MB/s ∼41%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (2991 – 3115, n=2)	3053 MB/s ∼41% -2%
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	2749 (2612.84^min – 2749.11^max) MB/s ∼36% -12%
seq q8 t1 read
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	12556 (4870.54^min – 12556.3^max) MB/s ∼100% +166%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	11242 (10740.3^min – 11242.2^max) MB/s ∼90% +138%
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	7032 (6100.58^min – 7031.96^max) MB/s ∼56% +49%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	6697 (5704.17^min – 6696.63^max) MB/s ∼53% +42%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	6319 (1848.3^min – 6318.66^max) MB/s ∼50% +34%
Average of class Gaming (1620 – 13195, n=174, last 2 years)	5210 MB/s ∼41% +10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	4719 (4052.12^min – 4719.01^max) MB/s ∼38%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (4633 – 4719, n=2)	4676 MB/s ∼37% -1%
seq q8 t1 write
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	10261 (10045.2^min – 10261.4^max) MB/s ∼100% +183%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	9942 (9912.92^min – 9941.76^max) MB/s ∼97% +174%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5259 (5245.4^min – 5258.61^max) MB/s ∼51% +45%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	4956 (4523.11^min – 4956.35^max) MB/s ∼48% +37%
Average of class Gaming (86.2 – 10261, n=174, last 2 years)	3925 MB/s ∼38% +8%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	3629 (3402.12^min – 3628.58^max) MB/s ∼35%
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3613 (3580.5^min – 3612.97^max) MB/s ∼35% 0%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (3415 – 3629, n=2)	3522 MB/s ∼34% -3%
4k q1 t1 read
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	86.5 (85.74^min – 86.52^max) MB/s ∼100% +129%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	83.1 (79.37^min – 83.07^max) MB/s ∼96% +120%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	79 (77.42^min – 79.03^max) MB/s ∼91% +110%
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	76.7 (73.36^min – 76.74^max) MB/s ∼89% +103%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	69.8 (68.67^min – 69.84^max) MB/s ∼81% +85%
Average of class Gaming (23.3 – 97.4, n=174, last 2 years)	64.6 MB/s ∼75% +71%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	37.7 (37.23^min – 37.65^max) MB/s ∼44%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (35.5 – 37.7, n=2)	36.6 MB/s ∼42% -3%
4k q1 t1 write
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	391 (373.18^min – 391.21^max) MB/s ∼100% +37%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	286 (269.48^min – 285.84^max) MB/s ∼73%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	263 (255.65^min – 263.15^max) MB/s ∼67% -8%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (181.3 – 286, n=2)	234 MB/s ∼60% -18%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	221 (218.91^min – 220.66^max) MB/s ∼57% -23%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	213 (195.99^min – 212.69^max) MB/s ∼54% -26%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	213 (205.52^min – 212.72^max) MB/s ∼54% -26%
Average of class Gaming (66.6 – 421, n=173, last 2 years)	201 MB/s ∼51% -30%
4k q32 t16 read
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3551 (3544.16^min – 3551.38^max) MB/s ∼100% +28%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3222 (3204.74^min – 3221.65^max) MB/s ∼91% +16%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2861 (2814.76^min – 2861.3^max) MB/s ∼81% +3%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2769 MB/s ∼78%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (2025 – 2769, n=2)	2397 MB/s ∼68% -13%
Average of class Gaming (310 – 4483, n=173, last 2 years)	2304 MB/s ∼65% -17%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2148 (1952.04^min – 2148.3^max) MB/s ∼60% -22%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1469 (1266.81^min – 1469.47^max) MB/s ∼41% -47%
4k q32 t16 write
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3576 (3480.8^min – 3575.55^max) MB/s ∼100% +36%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2700 (2613.77^min – 2699.68^max) MB/s ∼76% +2%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2635 (2459.5^min – 2634.95^max) MB/s ∼74%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2623 (2563.77^min – 2622.75^max) MB/s ∼73% 0%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (2291 – 2635, n=2)	2463 MB/s ∼69% -7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2101 (1969.73^min – 2101.4^max) MB/s ∼59% -20%
Average of class Gaming (288 – 4383, n=173, last 2 years)	2035 MB/s ∼57% -23%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1424 (1251.47^min – 1423.75^max) MB/s ∼40% -46%

AS SSD
Score Total
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	8837 Points ∼100% +40%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	7498 Points ∼85% +19%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	7307 Points ∼83% +16%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7306 Points ∼83% +16%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	6311 Points ∼71%
Average of class Gaming (910 – 9510, n=165, last 2 years)	6189 Points ∼70% -2%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (5903 – 6311, n=2)	6107 Points ∼69% -3%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	4850 Points ∼55% -23%
Score Read
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3468 Points ∼100% +42%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	3012 Points ∼87% +23%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2837 Points ∼82% +16%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2792 Points ∼81% +14%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2446 Points ∼71%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (2348 – 2446, n=2)	2397 Points ∼69% -2%
Average of class Gaming (389 – 3629, n=165, last 2 years)	2329 Points ∼67% -5%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	2035 Points ∼59% -17%
Score Write
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3621 Points ∼100% +36%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	3117 Points ∼86% +17%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	3013 Points ∼83% +13%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2964 Points ∼82% +12%
Average of class Gaming (338 – 4522, n=165, last 2 years)	2708 Points ∼75% +2%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2658 Points ∼73%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (2404 – 2658, n=2)	2531 Points ∼70% -5%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1877 Points ∼52% -29%
Seq Read
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	9971 MB/s ∼100% +154%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	9511 MB/s ∼95% +143%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	4843.81 MB/s ∼49% +24%
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	4540.75 MB/s ∼46% +16%
Average of class Gaming (925 – 9971, n=165, last 2 years)	4143 MB/s ∼42% +6%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (3920 – 3977, n=2)	3948 MB/s ∼40% +1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	3920 MB/s ∼39%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3431 MB/s ∼34% -12%
Seq Write
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	8590 MB/s ∼100% +186%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	7181 MB/s ∼84% +139%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4370 MB/s ∼51% +45%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	4200.32 MB/s ∼49% +40%
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	3805.55 MB/s ∼44% +27%
Average of class Gaming (308 – 8590, n=165, last 2 years)	3018 MB/s ∼35% 0%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (3007 – 3021, n=2)	3014 MB/s ∼35% 0%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	3007 MB/s ∼35%
4K Read
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	99.79 MB/s ∼100% +70%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	80.14 MB/s ∼80% +36%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	72.8 MB/s ∼73% +24%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	72.43 MB/s ∼73% +23%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	67.56 MB/s ∼68% +15%
Average of class Gaming (20 – 108, n=165, last 2 years)	62.6 MB/s ∼63% +6%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	58.8 MB/s ∼59%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (49.3 – 58.8, n=2)	54 MB/s ∼54% -8%
4K Write
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	325.41 MB/s ∼100% +31%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	249 MB/s ∼77%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	213.7 MB/s ∼66% -14%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	204.33 MB/s ∼63% -18%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (152.8 – 249, n=2)	201 MB/s ∼62% -19%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	196.06 MB/s ∼60% -21%
Average of class Gaming (18 – 364, n=165, last 2 years)	179.2 MB/s ∼55% -28%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	177.9 MB/s ∼55% -29%
4K-64 Read
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	2914.54 MB/s ∼100% +46%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2413.38 MB/s ∼83% +21%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2240.41 MB/s ∼77% +12%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1995 MB/s ∼68%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (1901 – 1995, n=2)	1948 MB/s ∼67% -2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1942.29 MB/s ∼67% -3%
Average of class Gaming (216 – 2963, n=165, last 2 years)	1852 MB/s ∼64% -7%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1011 MB/s ∼35% -49%
4K-64 Write
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	2915.33 MB/s ∼100% +38%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	2483.08 MB/s ∼85% +18%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2331.1 MB/s ∼80% +11%
Average of class Gaming (243 – 4008, n=165, last 2 years)	2239 MB/s ∼77% +6%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2108 MB/s ∼72%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (1949 – 2108, n=2)	2029 MB/s ∼70% -4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	1949.41 MB/s ∼67% -8%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	981 MB/s ∼34% -53%
Access Time Read
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	0.094 ms * ∼100% -0%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	0.094 ms * ∼100%
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (0.05 – 0.094, n=2)	0.072 ms * ∼77% +23%
Average of class Gaming (0.022 – 0.23, n=160, last 2 years)	0.05687 ms * ∼61% +39%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	0.038 ms * ∼40% +60%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	0.036 ms * ∼38% +62%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	0.022 ms * ∼23% +77%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0 ms * ∼0% +100%
Access Time Write
Average Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM (0.096 – 0.105, n=2)	0.1005 ms * ∼100% -5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	0.096 ms * ∼96%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	0.061 ms * ∼61% +36%
Average of class Gaming (0.012 – 0.425, n=165, last 2 years)	0.05809 ms * ∼58% +39%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	0.023 ms * ∼23% +76%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	0.023 ms * ∼23% +76%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.022 ms * ∼22% +77%
Gigabyte G7 KE Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	0.012 ms * ∼12% +87%

* … smaller is better

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 is a mid-range GPU from Nvidia’s “Ada Lovelace” generation. The 3072 shader units are clocked at a maximum of 2.25 GHz and the GPU installed here has eight gigabytes of GDDR6 RAM at its disposal. You can find additional comparisons with other graphics chips in our GPU benchmark list.

In 3DMark tests, the new GPU has its nose in front of last generation’s Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 – but only just. By contrast, the RTX 3070 Ti is marginally faster. Compared to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, the RTX 4060 – which can consume its maximum 105 watts here – is around 23 % faster. At 115 watts, the Gigabyte G7 KE found in the 3060 consumed a little more than the 4060. The RTX 4060 is clearly outclassed by the GeForce RTX 4090 and was to be expected. In 3DMark benchmarks, the high-end chip runs twice as fast. The Blender benchmark results confirm the 3DMark test results.

As with the processor, the graphics card has a performance limit in battery mode. Without a power supply unit, only 50 % of GPU performance is available.

3DMark Performance Rating – Percent
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	100 pt ∼100%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	62.4 pt ∼62%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	54.7 pt ∼55%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	51.7 pt ∼52%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	51.7 pt ∼52%
Average of class Gaming	47.7 pt ∼48%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	47.4 pt ∼47%
Gigabyte G7 KE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-12500H	42.1 pt ∼42%

3DMark 11 – 1280×720 Performance GPU
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	69211 Points ∼100% +91%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	44134 Points ∼64% +22%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	38883 Points ∼56% +7%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	36323 Points ∼52%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	36323 Points ∼52% 0%
Average of class Gaming (1925 – 69211, n=210, last 2 years)	33328 Points ∼48% -8%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	33048 Points ∼48% -9%
Gigabyte G7 KE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-12500H	28934 Points ∼42% -20%

3DMark
1920×1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	49247 Points ∼100% +78%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	32505 Points ∼66% +17%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	28088 Points ∼57% +1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	27681 Points ∼56%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	27681 Points ∼56% 0%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	25419 Points ∼52% -8%
Average of class Gaming (1360 – 49247, n=220, last 2 years)	25107 Points ∼51% -9%
Gigabyte G7 KE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-12500H	22522 Points ∼46% -19%
2560×1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	22254 Points ∼100% +116%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	12791 Points ∼57% +24%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	11316 Points ∼51% +10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	10299 Points ∼46%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	10299 Points ∼46% 0%
Average of class Gaming (429 – 22254, n=221, last 2 years)	9752 Points ∼44% -5%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	9548 Points ∼43% -7%
Gigabyte G7 KE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-12500H	8597 Points ∼39% -17%

3DMark 06 Standard Score		50607 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		90275 points
3DMark 11 Performance		30831 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		185655 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		59494 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		22497 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		10345 points
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Blender
v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
Gigabyte G7 KE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-12500H	33 Seconds * ∼100% -32%
Average of class Gaming (10 – 142, n=50, last 2 years)	28.5 Seconds * ∼86% -14%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	26 Seconds * ∼79% -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	25 Seconds * ∼76%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	25 Seconds * ∼76% -0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	24 Seconds * ∼73% +4%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	23 Seconds * ∼70% +8%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	11 Seconds * ∼33% +56%
v3.3 Classroom CUDA
Gigabyte G7 KE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-12500H	53 Seconds * ∼100% -20%
Average of class Gaming (17 – 168, n=52, last 2 years)	47 Seconds * ∼89% -7%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	45 Seconds * ∼85% -2%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	44 Seconds * ∼83%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	44 Seconds * ∼83% -0%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	40 Seconds * ∼75% +9%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	34 Seconds * ∼64% +23%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	17 Seconds * ∼32% +61%
v3.3 Classroom CPU
Gigabyte G7 KE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-12500H	399 Seconds * ∼100% -13%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	379 Seconds * ∼95% -7%
Average of class Gaming (175 – 698, n=61, last 2 years)	355 Seconds * ∼89% -1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	353 Seconds * ∼88%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	353 Seconds * ∼88% -0%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H	329 Seconds * ∼82% +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12950HX	301 Seconds * ∼75% +15%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-13950HX	175 Seconds * ∼44% +50%

* … smaller is better

In gaming tests, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 does better than in synthetic benchmarks. In this respect, it marginally beats the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. However, just like the RTX 4090, the RTX 3080 Ti remains unbeatable. Nevertheless, when it comes to gaming, the difference to the flagship isn’t that big with the 4090 still being around 33 % faster.

The RTX 4060 can easily play older titles in 4K UHD. With new games, however, this is more difficult, at least without the implementation of DLSS. Either way, gaming in 2.5K is possible.

Performance Rating – Percent
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	100 pt ∼100%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	74.6 pt ∼75%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	67.6 pt ∼68%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	66.4 pt ∼66%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	59.9 pt ∼60%
Average of class Gaming	56.5 pt ∼57%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	56.3 pt ∼56%

The Witcher 3 – 1920×1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	198.9 (190^min, 191^P1) fps ∼100% +90%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	119 fps ∼60% +14%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	118.8 (111^min, 113^P1) fps ∼60% +13%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	104.7 (88^min) fps ∼53%
Average of class Gaming (8.61 – 208, n=217, last 2 years)	94.7 fps ∼48% -10%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	92.8 (88^min) fps ∼47% -11%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	82.4 (31.1^min, 37.5^P0.1, 50.1^P1) fps ∼41% -21%

GTA V – 1920×1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	140.9 (3.54^min, 83.3^P1) fps ∼100% +26%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	126.7 (9.75^min, 76.9^P1) fps ∼90% +13%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	112.9 (6.2^min, 76.9^P1) fps ∼80% +1%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	112.1 (8^min, 62.5^P1) fps ∼80%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	108.1 (4.6^min, 76.9^P1) fps ∼77% -4%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	103 (10.4^min, 71.4^P1) fps ∼73% -8%
Average of class Gaming (4.18 – 145.5, n=210, last 2 years)	94.1 fps ∼67% -16%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark – 1920×1080 High Quality
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	187.4 fps ∼100% +95%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	118.5 fps ∼63% +23%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	116.8 fps ∼62% +22%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	96.1 fps ∼51%
Average of class Gaming (9.13 – 187.4, n=209, last 2 years)	91.8 fps ∼49% -4%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	89.7 fps ∼48% -7%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	84.7 fps ∼45% -12%

Strange Brigade – 1920×1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	373 (29.9^min, 272^P1) fps ∼100% +102%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	211 (14.1^min, 155.4^P1) fps ∼57% +14%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	209 (59^min, 156.2^P1) fps ∼56% +13%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	185.1 (15.5^min, 136.7^P1) fps ∼50%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	164.5 (62.4^min, 122.8^P1) fps ∼44% -11%
Average of class Gaming (10.9 – 373, n=210, last 2 years)	164.1 fps ∼44% -11%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	146.4 (27.5^min, 106.4^P1) fps ∼39% -21%

Dota 2 Reborn – 1920×1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	185.9 (157.5^min) fps ∼100% +19%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	169.8 (147.2^min) fps ∼91% +9%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	156.3 (132.3^min) fps ∼84%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	137.3 (120.2^min) fps ∼74% -12%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	132.8 (108.1^min) fps ∼71% -15%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	132.8 (116.8^min) fps ∼71% -15%
Average of class Gaming (22 – 194.7, n=232, last 2 years)	126.6 fps ∼68% -19%

X-Plane 11.11 – 1920×1080 high (fps_test=3)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	134.2 fps ∼100% +13%
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	134.1 fps ∼100% +13%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	118.9 fps ∼89%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU	116.2 fps ∼87% -2%
MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	97.7 fps ∼73% -18%
Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU	92.4 fps ∼69% -22%
Gigabyte G7 KE Intel Core i5-12500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU	86.8 fps ∼65% -27%
Average of class Gaming (12.4 – 142.8, n=231, last 2 years)	85.1 fps ∼63% -28%

When performing undemanding tasks, the MSI Laptop Katana 17 runs mostly silent – but not always. When cooling is underway, at around 40 dB(A), the device runs comparatively loud. Under load, this rises to a maximum of 59 dB(A) which is very loud for sensitive ears but normal for gaming.

We didn’t detect any coil whine.

Noise Level

Idle		24.5 / 24.5 / 40 dB(A)
Load		48.3 / 59.1 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.5 dB(A)

	MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH	Gigabyte G7 KE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i5-12500H, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10	Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB	Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
Noise		-2%	6%	-9%	16%	-0%
off / environment *	24.5	24.6 -0%	24.1 2%	27 -10%	23.9 2%	23 6%
Idle Minimum *	24.5	29.2 -19%	26.9 -10%	27 -10%	23.9 2%	23 6%
Idle Average *	24.5	29.2 -19%	26.9 -10%	35 -43%	23.9 2%	25.92 -6%
Idle Maximum *	40	29.2 27%	27 32%	38 5%	23.9 40%	40.67 -2%
Load Average *	48.3	50.7 -5%	43.8 9%	52 -8%	34.3 29%	42.7 12%
Witcher 3 ultra *	56	53.3 5%	44.7 20%	56 -0%		62.48 -12%
Load Maximum *	59.1	61 -3%	58.3 1%	59 -0%	45.9 22%	62.67 -6%

* … smaller is better

Good news: You shouldn’t worry about getting sweaty hands when using the Katana 17 as the palm rest area remains cool, even in stress tests. A maximum temperature of 45.5 degrees Celsius in the Witcher 3 test is also no cause for concern.

In the MSI Katana 17 B13V’s stress tests, we didn’t detect any throttling.


38.6 °C 101 F	41 °C 106 F	34.2 °C 94 F
35.7 °C 96 F	41.6 °C 107 F	28.2 °C 83 F
22.3 °C 72 F	23.6 °C 74 F	22.4 °C 72 F

Maximum: 41.6 °C = 107 F
Average: 32 °C = 90 F


43.1 °C 110 F	42.8 °C 109 F	40.5 °C 105 F
24 °C 75 F	30.3 °C 87 F	26.6 °C 80 F
23 °C 73 F	23.2 °C 74 F	23 °C 73 F

Maximum: 43.1 °C = 110 F
Average: 30.7 °C = 87 F

Power Supply (max.) 35.2 °C = 95 F | Room Temperature 21 °C = 70 F | Fluke 62 Max+

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 32 °C / 90 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 41.6 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 43.1 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.8 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 31.8 °C / 89 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 24.2 °C / 75.6 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(+) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 29 °C / 84.2 F (+4.8 °C / 8.6 F).

The MSI Katana 17’s speakers are comparatively loud but lack bass. Instead, gamers should reach for a good headset, making fan noise inaudible.

The minimal consumption of around 12.2 watts is relatively high but typical for a gaming system. However, compared to the competition, consumption is still relatively low.

The 240-watt power supply unit is sufficiently sized to cope with a maximum power consumption of 212 watts.

MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM, IPS LED, 1920×1080, 17.30

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, Mini-LED, 3840×2160, 17.30

MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH, IPS, 1920×1080, 17.30

Gigabyte G7 KE
i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10, IPS, 1920×1080, 17.30

Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W
i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, IPS, 2560×1440, 17.30

Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560×1440, 17.30

Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU

Average of class Gaming

Power Consumption

-55%

-14%

-22%

-61%

-41%

-32%

Idle Minimum *

12.2

-15%

12.4

-2%

-23%

19.3

-58%

-23%

12.2

-0%

14.4

The MSI Katana 17’s small battery only has a capacity of 53.5 watt-hours. Therefore, one shouldn’t expect good battery life when it comes to such a powerful system. The battery lasted a meagre three hours in WiFi tests, meaning the MSI laptop is not suitable for mobile use.

Battery Runtime

WiFi Websurfing (Edge 110)		2h 56min
Load (maximum brightness)		0h 58min

MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 53.5 Wh

MSI Titan GT77 HX 13VI
i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99.9 Wh

MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh

Gigabyte G7 KE
i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 54 Wh

Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733CX-LL014W
i9-12950HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 90 Wh

Acer Predator Helios 300 (i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti)
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 90 Wh

Average of class Gaming

Battery Runtime

65%

108%

56%

42%

94%

78%

WiFi v1.3

176

319

81%

353

101%

317

80%

250

42%

362

106%

358

Pros

+ Powerful Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060

+ Very good typing experience

+ Low temperature development

+ 144 Hz display

Cons

– Below-average LCD quality

– Low battery life

– Strange keyboard layout

– USB 2.0 port

Reviewed: MSI Katana 17 B13V, review device provided by MSI Germany.

The MSI Katana 17 B13V laptop impressed us in its main area of competency – gaming. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 ensures high-performance levels which can compete with the previous generation’s RTX 3070 Ti. In addition to the speedy GPU, the MSI comes with a 144 Hz display as well as an RGB keyboard and provides a very good typing experience. Despite the power at hand, the laptop remains comparatively cool.

Above all else, the main point of criticism is the display: It is not very bright and has poor color space coverage as well as high response times. Also, a USB-2.0 port is something 2023 can really do without. On top of this, we also found the keyboard layout to be poorly executed as keys such as FN have been moved to rather unusual locations. Poor battery life is to be expected from a gaming laptop but is still worthy of criticism nonetheless.

The GeForce RTX 4060: The MSI 17 Katana B13V’s attraction stands or falls with the GPU.

Overall, the MSI Katana 17 has earned a good rating and, with the RTX 4060, is definitely an interesting choice for gamers. However, in times of inflation, this also applies to the previous generation’s devices such as the Gigabyte G7 KE with an RTX 3060. Price-conscious customers can save a lot of money on one of last-gen’s models.

At the time of publishing this review, the MSI Katana 17 B14V is currently unavailable on Amazon and Best Buy. However, the previous generation model (3070Ti) can currently be had on Amazon for around 1499 dollars.

MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
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02/21/2023 v7

Benjamin Herzig

Connectivity

52 / 80 → 65%

Application Performance

97%

Gaming – Weighted Average

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The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.

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I was an ardent reader of Notebookcheck’s laptop reviews even back in school. After writing reviews as a hobby, I then joined Notebookcheck in 2016 and have worked on device reviews and news articles ever since then. My personal interest lies more with laptops than smartphones, with business laptops being the most interesting category for me. Technology should make our lives and work easier and good laptops are an essential tool for that to happen. This is why laptop reviews are not just my work but are also my passion.

Translator: Andrew Dickson – Translator – 19 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2022

My lifelong passion for tech was born in a gadget-filled household in Scotland. From games consoles to cameras to computers. Early adopters, so early the phrase might have been coined with our family in mind.
On finishing school, I trained and qualified as a golf professional before moving to Germany, where I have worked and lived for over 30 years.
In 2002, I formed a successful English language centre, providing training, translations and digital learning systems to numerous businesses in the Rhein Neckar metropole area.
Whether augmented or virtual reality, smart devices, mobile technology, sustainable environmental solutions, the tech world is as exciting now as it has ever been.
Working with Notebookcheck allows me to combine my love of both tech and language.

Benjamin Herzig, 2023-02-23 (Update: 2023-02-24)

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