MSI Katana GF66 vs Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55
Performance Scores
Metric
MSI Katana GF66
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55
Battery Life
53.00
62.00
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
9480.00
10488.00
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1486.00
1674.00
Connectivity
60.00
60.00
Display
54.00
51.00
GPU performance
6.00
13.00
Gaming
30.00
45.00
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7200.00
9060.00
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1996.00
2370.00
Max. brightness
350.00
300.00
NanoReview Score
45.00
52.00
Performance
55.00
61.00
Portability
59.00
32.00
Specifications
Specification
MSI Katana GF66
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55
Adobe RGB profile
66.7%
60.5%
Ambient light sensor
No
No
Area
930 cm2 (144.1 inches2)
1179 cm2 (182.8 inches2)
Aspect ratio
16:9
16:9
Audio chip
N/A
-
Audio jack (3.5 mm)
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Yes
Yes
Base frequency
2.2-2.7 GHz
2 GHz
Battery type
Li-Po
Li-Ion
Bluetooth
v5.2
v5.2
Bus
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
CPU
Intel Core i5 11400HIntel Core i7 11800HIntel Core i5 12450HIntel Core i5 12500HIntel Core i7 12650HIntel Core i7 12700HIntel Core i9 12900H
Intel Core i5 12450HIntel Core i5 12500HIntel Core i7 12650HIntel Core i7 12700HIntel Core i7 12800HIntel Core i9 12900H
Channels
1x256 GB
1x512 GB
Charge power
150 / 180 / 240 W
180 / 230 / 330 W
Charging port position
Left
Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery)
-
Yes
Clock
3200 MHz
4800 MHz
Coating
Matte
Matte
Colors
Black
Black
Contrast
1137:1
1195:1
Cooling system
Active
Active
Cores
6
8 (4P + 4E)
DCI-P3 color gamut
65.4%
58.9%
Dimensions
359 x 259 x 24.9 mm 14.13 x 10.2 x 0.98 inches
400.5 x 294.5 x 28.6 mm 15.77 x 11.59 x 1.13 inches
Display
-
1920 x 1080 (144Hz)1920 x 1080 (240Hz)
-
1920 x 10802560 x 1440
DisplayPort
No
No
Dolby Atmos
No
No
Ethernet (RJ45)
Yes
Yes
FLOPS
6.1 TFLOPS
13.4 TFLOPS
Fabrication process
8 nm
5 nm
Fast charging
Yes
Yes
Fingerprint
No
No
Full charging time
N/A
1:20 hr
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GBGeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GBGeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GBGeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GBGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GBGeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GBGeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 8GB
GPU base clock
1237 MHz
2070 MHz
GPU boost clock
1500 MHz
2370 MHz
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
HDR support
No
No
Infrared sensor
No
No
Integrated GPU
Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Key travel
N/A
1.5 mm
Keyboard type
Island
Island
L3 Cache
12 MB
12 MB
Liquid metal
-
No
Loudness
~78 dB
~79.3 dB
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Max. ram size
64 GB
32 GB
Memory bus
128 bit
96 bit
Memory size
4 GB
6 GB
Memory speed
12 Gbps
~16 Gbps
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Microphones
2
1
NVMe
Yes
Yes
Noise level (max. load)
49 dB
68.2 dB
Number of fans
2
2
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Nvidia Optimus
Yes
Yes, Advanced Optimus
Opening angle
180°
180°
Optical drive
No
No
PPI
141 ppi
127 ppi
Power
2x2W
N/A
Proprietary charging port
Yes
Yes
RAM
-
8GB16GB32GB64GB
-
8GB16GB32GB64GB
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)
40
32
Refresh rate
144 Hz
144 Hz
Replaceable
No
No
Resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time
9 ms
7 ms
SD card reader
No
No
Screen-to-body ratio
~72.2%
~69.9%
Shading units (cores)
2048
2560
Side bezels
6.8 mm
8.8 mm
Size
10.5 x 6.5 cm
10.6 x 7.8 cm
Speakers
2.0
2.0
Storage
-
256GB512GB1024GB
-
512GB1024GB2048GB
Storage type
SSD (M2)
SSD (M2)
Surface
Plastic
Plastic
Sync technology
N/A
G-Sync
TGP
60 W
140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs)
64
80
Threads
12
12
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
Total slots
2
2
Touchscreen
No
No
Transformer
No
No
Turbo frequency
4.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Type
DDR4
DDR5
USB Type-C
1x USB 3.2
1x USB 3.2
USB-A
3x USB 3.2
3x USB 3.2
Upgradable
Yes
Yes
VGA
No
No
Vapor chamber
No
No
Webcam
Above the display
Above the display
Webcam resolution
1280 x 720
1280 x 720
Weight
2.25 kg (4.96 lbs)
3 kg (6.62 lbs)
Weight of AC adapter
422 / 540 grams
787 grams
Wi-Fi standard
v6
v6
Windows Precision
Yes
Yes
sRGB color space
91.3%
100%