MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel) vs ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 144 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 152-207% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~78%) battery – 99.9 against 56 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 16% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.3 x 248 x 19.8 mm 14.11 x 9.76 x 0.78 inches |
354 x 259 x 27.2 mm 13.94 x 10.2 x 1.07 inches |
| Area | 889 cm2 (137.7 inches2) | 917 cm2 (142.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.5% | ~73.2% |
| Side bezels | 6.5 mm | 4.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 3 | 2 |
| Noise level | - | 50 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| sRGB color space | - | 62.5% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 47.3% |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 230 W | 150 / 200 / 240 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 560 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9-2.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 95 W | 65 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1215 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1567 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 12 TFLOPS | 3.195 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Nahimic 3 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | 78 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | - |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | - | 13.0 x 7.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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