MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025) vs Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615
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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
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 630 grams less (around 1.39 lbs)
- Around 33% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 99.9 against 90 watt-hours
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Performs significantly better (up to 40%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 15-20% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | 2.73 kg (6.02 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm 14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches |
354 x 268 x 22.8-30.8 mm 13.94 x 10.55 x 0.9-1.21 inches |
| Area | 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2) | 949 cm2 (147.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~78.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 4.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 54.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 240 W | 280 / 380 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 1006 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 20 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 880M | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| 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 | 105 W | 115 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1905 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 11.7 TFLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2620 | 3279 |
| Solar Bay | 34348 | 46989 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 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 | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~82.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| 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 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 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 | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 9.8 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ROG Strix G16 (2025) G615:
- The laptop is equipped with DDR5 RAM at 5600 MHz but supports an upgrade to DDR5 6400 MHz.
- Model with index "G815LP-IS96": 1× Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2; others: 2× Thunderbolt 5.0, USB 4.0.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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