MSI Thin 15 vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080

MSI Thin 15 2025, Core i5-13420H, 64GB, 4TB SSD, RTX 3050, Gray

MSI Thin 15 2025, Core i5-13420H, 64GB, 4TB SSD, RTX 3050, Gray

MSI
61 Overall Score
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS
88 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

MSI Thin 15 2025, Core i5-13420H, 64GB, 4TB SSD, RTX 3050, Gray

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

95 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews

The 2025 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is widely praised for its exceptional build quality, stunning OLED display, and impressive performance from the RTX 5080 and integrated 890M GPU. Users highlight excellent battery life when tuned with G-Helper, powerful speakers, and a lightweight design. The main drawback is fan noise during gaming, but overall it's considered the best ultraportable gaming laptop available.

Pros
  • Excellent build quality
  • Stunning OLED display
  • Impressive gaming performance
  • Great battery life with tuning
  • Powerful speakers
Cons
  • Fan noise during gaming
  • Trackpad could be better
  • Requires tuning for optimal battery
  • Armoury Crate software bloat
👍 Build quality 5
👍 Display quality 5
👍 Gaming performance 5
👍 Battery life 4
👍 Speaker quality 3
👎 Fan noise 3

Scores

Gaming
MSI
79
ASUS
100
Entertainment
MSI
61
ASUS
89
Creator
MSI
75
ASUS
87
Developer
MSI
71
ASUS
86
Compact
MSI
57
ASUS
85
Business
MSI
59
ASUS
83
Student
MSI
63
ASUS
82
Ai Llm
MSI
50
ASUS
74

Specifications

MSI Thin 15ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i5 13420HAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★
CPU Multi-Core Score
16,730
34,949
Cores812★
Frequency2.1 GHz★2.0 GHz
L3 Cache12 MB24 MB★
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★
GPU Benchmark Score
12,003
26,326
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM8 GB16 GB★
VRAM TypeGDDR6★GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM64 GB★32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR4LPDDR5X★
Storage 14 TB★2 TB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size15.6"14"
Resolution1920 px2880 px★
PanelIPSOLED★
Refresh Rate144 Hz★120 Hz
Brightness—500 nits★
Color Gamut—100 percent
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports3★2
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x HDMIHDMI 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth
Ethernet—1 x HDMI 2.1
Physical
Weight1.86 kg1.57 kg★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Thin 15 2025, Core i5-13420H, 64GB, 4TB SSD, RTX 3050, Gray

  • Strong storage (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong ram (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong gpu (79th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (24th percentile)

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

  • Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong screen (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 29 specs.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment