MSI Cyborg 14 vs Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Cyborg 14
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 27-37% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 42%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a much bigger (~36%) battery – 73 against 53.5 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 8% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- 33% sharper screen – 216 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 314.7 x 233.5 x 18.6-22.3 mm 12.39 x 9.19 x 0.73-0.88 inches |
311 x 227 x 16.9-19.9 mm 12.24 x 8.94 x 0.67-0.78 inches |
| Area | 735 cm2 (113.9 inches2) | 706 cm2 (109.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.5% | ~80.5% |
| Side bezels | 2.4 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 54.2 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 216 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
TUF Gaming A14 FA401
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Cyborg 14
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1157:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 95.3% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 67.3% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69.8% | - |
| Response time | 7 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 120 W | 100 / 200 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 455 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Radeon 780M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 45 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1343 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 5.5 TFLOPS | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 5.5 TFLOPS | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 935 | 1827 |
| Solar Bay | 18233 | 26490 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82 dB | - |
| Microphones | - | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on TUF Gaming A14 FA401:
- The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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