MSI Prestige 13 AI+ (A2V) vs Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel)

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Battery 75 Wh
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RAM
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Review

Evaluation of MSI Prestige 13 AI+ (A2V) and Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel) important characteristics
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)

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45.3
(Average)
Value Index
43.7
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Prestige 13 AI+ (A2V)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 610 grams less (around 1.35 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a much bigger (~32%) battery – 75 against 57 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (97.3 vs 114.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 44-60% higher FPS
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs)
Dimensions 299 x 210 x 16.9 mm
11.77 x 8.27 x 0.67 inches
325.5 x 227.6 x 11.2-15.1 mm
12.81 x 8.96 x 0.44-0.59 inches
Area 628 cm2 (97.3 inches2) 741 cm2 (114.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.7% ~76.7%
Side bezels 6.3 mm 12 mm
Colors White, Gray Black
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) - 45.5 dB

Display

Size 13.3 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 170 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Prestige 13 AI+ (A2V)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast - 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 100 W
Weight of AC adapter - 396 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 16 14
L3 Cache 24 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 130T
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 35 W -
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2250 MHz -
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR7
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 709 1937
Solar Bay 12787 18469
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 96 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness - ~86.7 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1944 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size - 11.5 x 6.0 cm
Surface Glass 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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