MSI Cyborg A17 AI vs Asus V16 (V3607)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Cyborg A17 AI
- Performs significantly better (up to 60%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 23-31% higher FPS
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Asus V16 (V3607)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 550 grams less (around 1.21 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 63 against 55.2 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (138.7 vs 159.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399.3 x 258 x 21.2-22.2 mm 15.72 x 10.16 x 0.83-0.87 inches |
357 x 250.7 x 18-22 mm 14.06 x 9.87 x 0.71-0.87 inches |
| Area | 1030 cm2 (159.7 inches2) | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.1% | ~82.9% |
| Side bezels | 8.2 mm | 6.2 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 51 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Cyborg A17 AI
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
V16 (V3607)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| sRGB color space | - | 59.7% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 42.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 40.9% |
| Response time | - | 20 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 120 W | 150 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 503 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 760M | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 10 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 | 65 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1237 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1500 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.6 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 8.6 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2172 | 1069 |
| Solar Bay | 32203 | 19334 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 32 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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~72.8 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 10.0 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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