MSI Thin 15.6" vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080

MSI Thin 15.6", Core i7-13620H, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 4050, Gray

MSI Thin 15.6", Core i7-13620H, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 4050, Gray

MSI
59 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 15.6", Core i7-13620H, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 4050, 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
78
ASUS
100
Entertainment
MSI
57
ASUS
89
Creator
MSI
75
ASUS
87
Developer
MSI
72
ASUS
86
Compact
MSI
55
ASUS
85
Business
MSI
55
ASUS
83
Student
MSI
52
ASUS
82
Ai Llm
MSI
43
ASUS
74

Specifications

MSI Thin 15.6"ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i7 13620HAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★
CPU Multi-Core Score
23,129
34,949
Cores1012★
Frequency2.4 GHz★2.0 GHz
L3 Cache24 MB24 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★
GPU Benchmark Score
14,244
26,326
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM6 GB16 GB★
VRAM TypeGDDR6★GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM64 GB★32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR4LPDDR5X★
Storage 12 TB2 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSD★SSD
Storage 2 TypeSSD★—
Display
Size15.6"14"
Resolution—2880 px★
Panel—OLED★
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 6EWi-Fi 7★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth
EthernetRJ451 x HDMI 2.1
Physical
Weight1.86 kg1.57 kg★
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Thin 15.6", Core i7-13620H, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 4050, Gray

  • Strong storage (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong ram (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong gpu (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong cpu (75th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average social proof (12th percentile)12th %ile

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 13 of 30 specs.

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

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment