MSI Stealth 14 AI Studio vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403

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Review

Evaluation of MSI Stealth 14 AI Studio and Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403 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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41.2
(Average)
Value Index
28.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Stealth 14 AI Studio
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 120 Hz
  • Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) GA403
  • Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 14% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (106 vs 120.4 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs)
Dimensions 315.6 x 246.25 x 19.9-21.8 mm
12.43 x 9.69 x 0.78-0.86 inches
311 x 220 x 15.9-16.3 mm
12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63-0.64 inches
Area 777 cm2 (120.4 inches2) 684 cm2 (106 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.1% ~83.1%
Side bezels 7.1 mm 4.8 mm
Colors Blue White, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) - 46.2 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 216 ppi 243 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor - No
Display tests
Contrast - 1000000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 89.9%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time - 1 ms

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:40 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 240 W 100 / 180 W
Weight of AC adapter 725 grams 559 / 578 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 4.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 5.2 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 8
Threads 22 16
L3 Cache 24 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Radeon 780M
Fabrication process 7 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 90 W 90 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1785 MHz 1785 MHz
GPU boost clock 2130 MHz 2130 MHz
FLOPS 10.9 TFLOPS 10.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit 96 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 10.9 TFLOPS 10.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2566 2314
Solar Bay 34021 33697
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
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 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness - ~84.7 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
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 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) No No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size - 12.7 x 8.0 cm
Surface - Glass
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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10 (41.7%)
14 (58.3%)
Total votes: 24

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