MSI Katana GF66 12UGS laptop review: The update to Alder Lake brings significantly more performance
In terms of the computing performance, MSI has significantly upgraded the Katana GF66 we tested last year. The Intel Core i7-11800H and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 were replaced by the more current chips, and at this point a Core i7-12700H and RTX 3070 Ti make up the computing performance. Nothing has changed in the exterior of the elegant gaming laptop, and the design by Nagano Tsuyoshi was kept without any changes.
In addition to the upgrades of the hardware, the display was also replaced by another panel. However, this appears to be more of a downgrade than upgrade, and the display evaluation of the GF66 12UGS turns out significantly worse than that of the GF66 11UG.
For a laptop with the powerful Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, the Katana is relatively affordable at around 2000 Euros (~$2142). At that price, we also see several gaming laptops with supposedly weaker configurations among our comparison devices. However, once again we see the powerful influence of the TDP and TGP values on the computing performance. In several benchmarks, some laptops such as the Asus TUF Gaming F15 or the Lenovo Legion 5 are able to significantly surpass the current Katana GF66 and its large sibling, the GF76.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
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| 80.3 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2022 | MSI Katana GF66 12UGS i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 27.5 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 79.2 % v7 (old) | 09 / 2021 | MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 25 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 82.6 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2022 | MSI Katana GF76 12UGS i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.7 kg | 25.2 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 87.2 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2022 | Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 24.95 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 85 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2021 | Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 24 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2022 | Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 26.8 mm | 15.60" | 2560x1440 | |
| 82.6 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2022 | Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M | 2.5 kg | 25.75 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case and Equipment - Upgrades are lacking here
Compared to the GF66 11UG, there are no changes in the case or connection equipment. The design is still elegant and inconspicuous, and the amount, positioning, and types of the connections also remain the same. This means that we continue to miss Thunderbolt and DisplayPort in the USB-C connection of the gaming laptop. You can find a more detailed description of the case and connection equipment in our review of the MSI Katana GF66 11UG.
There are some slight improvements in the better webcam and stability of the display hinges, which now offer more resistance than those of the predecessor, holding the display better in place.
In terms of the size and weight, the Katana GF66 12UGS places in the middle of the field of competitors. As typical for gaming laptops, the weight is more than 2 kilograms (~4.4 lb).
Connection Equipment
The MSI Katana doesn't really offer a lot in terms of connections. The USB-2.0 port on the left side clearly shows that MSI cut some corners in the connections. Other equipment it lacks is a card reader or a fully equipped USB-C port.
Communication
The Intel AX201 module continues to offer the WLAN-ax and Bluetooth 5.2 functionalities. The high transfer rates that we measure in our test with the ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 point to powerful antennas in the gaming laptop.
Webcam
Even if the quality of the webcam continues to leave something to be desired, the camera of the GF66 has slightly improved compared to last year. For example, the color deviations are now slightly lower, and the contrast and sharpness have slightly improved.
Maintenance
While the MSI Katana GF66 should really be easy to open, MSI hides at least one of the screws underneath a seal sticker most of the time. Even though this seal should be easy to remove, we did not do this, since our test unit is a loaner. Underneath the base cover, the working memory, WLAN module, and M.2-NVMe SSDs can be replaced or expanded, since the gaming laptop also offers a free M.2 slot.
Warranty
MSI offers the GF66 in Europe with a 24-month manufacturer warranty. Defective devices will be picked up and repaired at a central location, from where they are shipped back to the customer. By the way, removing the seal sticker will not impact the warranty on the device. The seal is only meant to show the customer whether the devices is in its original condition.
Input Devices - Nothing new here
The keyboard and touchpad of the gaming laptop show no changes compared to the competitor. The keys have a comfortable size, and the red background illumination of the keyboard can be adjusted without glare. Unfortunately, the size of the fairly small touchpad was not increased, but the touchpad responds to inputs flawlessly.
At this point, there are working drivers for all the function keys, so you can control the webcam, microphone, and MSI Center via key press, and the target cross overlay also works now, facilitating aiming in many games.
Display - MSI performs a clear downgrade here
The display of the GF66 12UGS is significantly worse than that of the GF66 11UG. While 144 Hz and a Full-HD resolution are adequate for a gaming laptop with the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, the rest of the values of the panel don't support using it as a gaming monitor. At 58.3%, the sRGB color space coverage of the new AU Optronics panel is worse than that of the panel in the predecessor model; at an average of 225 cd/m², the brightness is worse; and the response times are also worse. MSI performed a clear downgrade here.
The contrast ratio of 1081:1 is good, but only the Asus TUF Gaming A15 has a lower value in our comparison field. Apart from the 144 Hz, the display of the gaming laptop offers values that are more appropriate for an office laptop.
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Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 227 cd/m²
Contrast: 1081:1 (Black: 0.21 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.19 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.91, calibrated: 3.81
ΔE Greyscale 2.7 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
40.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.208
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS AU Optronics AUOAF90, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 AU Optronics B156HAN08.0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | MSI Katana GF76 12UGS AU Optronics B173HAN04.9, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.3" | Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM TL156VDXP0101, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T Sharp SHP1532, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR Chi Mei N156KME-GNA, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.6" | Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE LGD06A5, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | |
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| Display | 63% | -1% | 69% | 109% | 77% | ||
| Display P3 Coverage | 39.1 | 65.4 67% | 38.5 -2% | 66.4 70% | 95.6 145% | 71.1 82% | |
| sRGB Coverage | 58.3 | 91.3 57% | 57.8 -1% | 97 66% | 99.8 71% | 99.1 70% | |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 40.4 | 66.7 65% | 39.8 -1% | 68.5 70% | 85.2 111% | 72.3 79% | |
| Response Times | 71% | 3% | 71% | 71% | 63% | 71% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 40 ? | 7.4 ? 81% | 40.6 ? -2% | 5.6 ? 86% | 12 ? 70% | 15.7 ? 61% | 15 ? 62% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 28.4 ? | 11.2 ? 61% | 26.4 ? 7% | 12.8 ? 55% | 8 ? 72% | 10.2 ? 64% | 6 ? 79% |
| PWM Frequency | 1250 ? | ||||||
| Screen | 7% | 23% | 32% | 30% | 12% | 15% | |
| Brightness middle | 227 | 307 35% | 281 24% | 353.7 56% | 297 31% | 332 46% | 371 63% |
| Brightness | 225 | 321 43% | 264 17% | 340 51% | 268 19% | 303 35% | 328 46% |
| Brightness Distribution | 90 | 83 -8% | 88 -2% | 89 -1% | 84 -7% | 86 -4% | 85 -6% |
| Black Level * | 0.21 | 0.27 -29% | 0.2 5% | 0.34 -62% | 0.22 -5% | 0.29 -38% | 0.32 -52% |
| Contrast | 1081 | 1137 5% | 1405 30% | 1040 -4% | 1350 25% | 1145 6% | 1159 7% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.19 | 4.67 -11% | 3.69 12% | 1.74 58% | 1.36 68% | 3.61 14% | 3.25 22% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 17.45 | 7.53 57% | 8.46 52% | 3.63 79% | 3.82 78% | 7.71 56% | 6.33 64% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 3.81 | 2.41 37% | 3.61 5% | 0.5 87% | 0.59 85% | 1.11 71% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.7 | 4.5 -67% | 0.94 65% | 2.1 22% | 1.88 30% | 5.2 -93% | 4.94 -83% |
| Gamma | 2.208 100% | 2.276 97% | 2.42 91% | 2.3 96% | 2.48 89% | 2.155 102% | 2.45 90% |
| CCT | 6176 105% | 6824 95% | 6443 101% | 6257 104% | 6768 96% | 6724 97% | 6064 107% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 63 | ||||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 99 | ||||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 47% /
28% | 8% /
15% | 57% /
45% | 51% /
38% | 61% /
40% | 54% /
36% |
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The color space coverage and color reproduction of the MSI Katana GF66 12UGS is unconvincing. Almost all the colors are outside the range for natural color reproduction, and you can even notice color deviations with your bare eyes. Due to the low color space coverage, even a calibration with CalMan and the X-Rite i1 Colorimeter will hardly bring any improvements.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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| 28.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13.2 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 73 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 40 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 21.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 57 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| 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 8705 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
In bright sunlight, the image contents can only be read to a limited extent. To be able to read it easily, the display would have to offer a higher brightness.
In the analysis of the viewing angles, the MSI GF66 12UGS does justice to the Wide View (IPS level) specification on the data sheet. There are only minimal deviations in the colors and contrast from all viewing angles. On the other hand, the perceived brightness drops relatively fast, but that this looks exaggerated in the camera image, though.
Performance - The current CPU generation
The MSI Katana GF66 12U gaming laptops are available in a wide variety of configurations. Either the Intel Core i5-12500H or the i7-12700H are available, as well as either 8 or 16 GB of DDR4-3200 working memory. MSI also offers various configurations of graphics chips starting from the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 up to the RTX 3070 Ti. In the preinstalled operating system, you also have the choice between FreeDos or Windows 11 Home.
Our test unit offers a powerful configuration with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, Intel Core i7-12700H, and 16 GB of RAM. With this, the laptop is clearly targeted towards gaming. Thanks to the powerful graphics card, even graphically demanding games can be played at high frame rates.
Test Conditions
Thanks to the smart performance control, you basically don't really need to configure anything manually in the MSI Katana GF66. In this performance mode, the laptop automatically switches to one of the preinstalled modes between Silent and Extreme Performance.
The PL1 performance limits are between 85 and 23 watts. In battery operation, the PL1 can also be lowered to 13 watts in the Super Battery mode.
All the tests were performed in the Smart Auto performance mode. The long-term processor consumption lies at about 38 watts here, but the laptop is also able to increase this performance significantly during games or in other scenarios.
Processor
The Intel Core i7-12700H belongs to the high-end CPUs from the new Alder Lake generation. The processor offers six performance and eight efficiency cores. In this way, the CPU is able to operate on 20 threads. With a TDP configurable up to 45 watts in PL1, the processor is suitable for larger laptops with a powerful cooling system.
In our test, the Katana GF66 is able to show a significantly higher performance in some areas than its predecessor. Even in the AI performance mode, it surpasses its older sibling in most of the generic processor benchmarks. We tested the MSI Katana GF76, which is equipped with the same hardware, in the Extreme Performance mode. While that laptop shows a higher performance under longer load in this way, it performs at eye level in benchmarks with short-term loads. The comparison between the GF66 11U and GF66 12UGS is more interesting. In the fairly balanced AI mode, the Intel Core i7-12700H in the GF66 reaches about the same performance as its predecessor in the Extreme Performance mode.
Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test
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AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 -9! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (4986 - 60169, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (2585 - 17957, n=62) | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average of class Gaming (25360 - 252486, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (12439 - 90760, n=62) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1339 - 10389, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (833 - 4242, n=62) | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (57923 - 103202, n=62) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Gaming (4800 - 32988, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (3249 - 9939, n=62) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average of class Gaming (12321 - 134044, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (7135 - 44760, n=62) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (31839 - 144360, n=62) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Gaming (373 - 2409, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (305 - 1171, n=62) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (2540 - 31796, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1437 - 9692, n=62) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=184, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (12863 - 52207, n=62) | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
System Performance
Even though the Katana GF66 is able to offer a solid performance in the PCMark10 and CrossMark benchmarks, it is unable to surpass all the competitors. The responsibility for this should lie mainly in the relatively slow working memory and the slightly limited TDP/TGP. The measured latency of the working memory turns out extremely high at 95.7 ns.
Despite battery operation, the MSI Katana GF66 is able to reach a relatively good value in PCMark 10, as an additional benchmark test shows. At 9409 and 9168 points in the Essentials and Productivity segments respectively, the gaming laptop achieves a high number of points even in battery operation.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=164, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (6941 - 7947, n=11) | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12334, n=163, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (9892 - 10935, n=11) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=163, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (9024 - 10638, n=11) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Gaming (6703 - 18475, n=163, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (10165 - 12546, n=11) | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=147, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (974 - 2000, n=12) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=147, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (907 - 1962, n=12) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2660, n=147, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1027 - 2057, n=12) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1029 - 2142, n=12) | |
| Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=147, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 7458 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Gaming (21842 - 94222, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (25615 - 80511, n=62) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Gaming (23681 - 99713, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (25586 - 79442, n=62) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Gaming (22986 - 108954, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (23679 - 88660, n=62) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
| Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (76.2 - 133.9, n=60) | |
| MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 | |
| MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
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DPC Latencies
The latencies when running time-critical procedures are relatively low, so that the Katana GF66 in the configuration of our test unit should also be suited for real-time applications. In the 4K 60Hz Youtube test video, there were no dropped frames. Driver updates and other factors may influence the values significantly here.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 12UGS | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506QR-AZ061T | |
| MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72QR | |
| MSI Katana GF66 12UGS | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Solution
Even though the Micron 2450 NVMe SSD with 1 TB of storage used here is able to achieve one of the top places in our comparison field, it places more in the middle of the field in our table of SSDs and HDDs. While the results in the single storage benchmarks are good, they are not outstanding.
