Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs MSI Katana GF66

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025, vs MSI Katana GF66. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 60 W
- 75 W
n/a
Processor n/a - Intel Core i5 11400H
- Intel Core i7 11800H
- Intel Core i5 12450H
- Intel Core i5 12500H
- Intel Core i7 12650H
- Intel Core i7 12700H
- Intel Core i9 12900H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 and MSI Katana GF66
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.79 kg 2.25 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 359x259x24.9 mm
Area 891 cm² 930 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 72.2 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 6.8 mm
Colors Gray Black
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNon/a
Cooler count12
Noise Leveln/a49 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) n/a
Pixel density 189 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech No n/a
Touchscreen No No
Coating n/a Matte
Light sensor n/a No
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
400 nits
MSI Katana GF66
350 nits
Contrastn/a1137:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a65.4 %
sRGB gamut100 %91.3 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a66.7 %
Response timen/a9 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 53.5 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes n/a
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 150/180/240 W
Charger weight 199 g 422/540 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core 5 220H Intel Core i5 11400H
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 6
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 18 MB 12 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
2461
MSI Katana GF66
1996
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
11947
MSI Katana GF66
7200
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
1787
MSI Katana GF66
1486
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
12072
MSI Katana GF66
9480

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
TGP 15 W 60 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a Yes
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 10 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 1237 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1500 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 4
Memory Type LPDDR4X GDDR6
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 2048
TMUs 40 64
ROPs 20 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR4
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
Max RAM n/a 64

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Max Volume n/a 78 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x4.01x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x1.41x2.0
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm n/a
Touchpad
Size11.9x7.1 cm10.5x6.5 cm
Surfacen/aPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 the clear winner in this comparison.

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