MSI Katana A17 AI
The MSI Katana A17 AI is a powerful 17.3″ gaming laptop featuring a Ryzen 9 8945HS and up to RTX 4070 graphics. It's heavy, built with a plastic chassis that might feel less premium, and offers only modest battery life
MSI Katana A17 AI comes with AMD 8th Gen. Ryzen 9 8945HS. It has impressive graphics performance paired same as the MSI Thin 15 and HP Victus Gaming Laptop.
Product Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD 8th Gen. Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| Memory | 16GB of RAM |
| Storage | 1TB SSD |
| Graphics | 6GB NVIDIA RTX 4050 |
| Display | 17.3 inch FHD IPS 144Hz display |
| Battery | 53.5Wh battery |
| Weight | 2.60 Kgs |
| Price | ~₹1,00,000 INR |
From the above specifications, the laptop has a solid processor and graphics. Which can handle good loads such as games and rendering.
FAQs
Can it handle heavy loads like rendering a 3D model or exporting audio/video files?
This particular variant that comes with Ryzen 9 8945HS along with RTX 4050 has a solid performance when it comes to handling games and other heavy rendering tasks like 3D/audio/video. This processor is aimed at premium laptops for creators, power users, and light gamers.
Can it handle games?
Yes, this is a decent combination for handling good games. It can handle games of AAA titles like a GTA V or Cyberpunk 2077, World of Warcraft, Minecraft, The Witcher 3, God of War 4, FIFA 23, Gotham Knights, and more.
How good is the battery?
53.5Wh is on the lower side of the battery capacity. The processor Ryzen 9 8945HS particularly on the MSI Katana is a power hungry processor because it is 'HS' series processor. Since it has lower battery (which explains the lower weight compared to its competitors) the battery life is very minimal for its use. It should give about 3-3.5 hours on a normal usage.
How does it compare against something like Intel Core i7-14650HX or i9-13900H?
Though there are differences between theRyzen 9 8945HS and Intel Core i7-14650HX and i9-13900H on paper in terms of benchmarks. The Ryzen processor keeps up with the Intel rivals closely despite having lower count in cores and threads. It also has the capability to retain more power as the Intel Core i7-14650HX is a desktop grade power hungry processor and also much expensive. Overall Ryzen 9 8945HS gives balanced performance, better efficiency, and strong iGPU.
Who is this laptop for?
This laptop is for everyone who is interested in gaming and cannot afford a full-fledged custom built PC. The specifications for starters is quite good and can take you through 4 years of college and even a couple of years beyond that. But this will give up on battery after aging resulting in less than 5 hours of battery. MSI is well known for its ultimate legacy in gaming computers and this resembles that very well.
