MSI Stealth 14 Studio vs Cyborg 14
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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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Stealth 14 Studio
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 54-74% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 84%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a much bigger (~35%) battery – 72 against 53.5 watt-hours
Advantages of the MSI Cyborg 14
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 315 x 246 x 19 mm 12.4 x 9.69 x 0.75 inches |
314.7 x 233.5 x 18.6-22.3 mm 12.39 x 9.19 x 0.73-0.88 inches |
| Area | 775 cm2 (120.2 inches2) | 735 cm2 (113.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.3% | ~73.5% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 2.4 mm |
| Colors | White, Blue | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 7000 RPM | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 58 dB | 54.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| 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
Stealth 14 Studio
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Cyborg 14
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1157:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 95.3% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 67.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 69.8% |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Right |
| Charge power | 240 W | 120 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 726 grams | 455 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 90 W | 45 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1785 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2130 MHz | 1343 MHz |
| FLOPS | 10.9 TFLOPS | 5.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 10.9 TFLOPS | 5.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2420 | 932 |
| Solar Bay | 34071 | 18233 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| 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 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 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~82 dB | ~82 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 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 | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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