MSI Cyborg 15 vs HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
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Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Cyborg 15
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 420 grams less (around 0.93 lbs)
- Around 33% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the HP Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~31%) battery – 70 against 53.5 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.98 kg (4.37 lbs) | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.36 x 250.34 x 21.95-22.9 mm 14.15 x 9.86 x 0.86-0.9 inches |
370 x 260 x 23.5 mm 14.57 x 10.24 x 0.93 inches |
| Area | 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2) | 962 cm2 (149.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.6% | ~74.3% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Silver, Blue |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 56.3 dB | 52 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16.1 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 137 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | - | FreeSync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Victus 16 (2021 AMD)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
Cyborg 15
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~6% more screen space
| Contrast | 988:1 | 1203:1 |
| sRGB color space | 62.6% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 43.7% | 73.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 42.3% | 72.6% |
| Response time | 18 ms | 12 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 120 W | 200 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 488 grams | 500 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 40 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 938 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1223 MHz | 1645 MHz |
| FLOPS | 5 TFLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1408 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 88 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 5 TFLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 947 | 347 |
| Solar Bay | 17164 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC245 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~77.7 dB | ~78 dB |
| Microphones | - | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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