MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025) vs Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
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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
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025)
- Can run popular games at about 374-510% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 120 Hz
- Performs significantly better (up to 6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 63% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~28%) battery – 99.9 against 78 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 600 grams less (around 1.32 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (133.1 vs 143.2 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm 14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches |
353.6 x 243 x 11.9-12.9 mm 13.92 x 9.57 x 0.47-0.51 inches |
| Area | 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2) | 859 cm2 (133.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~86.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 4.5 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 36 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 94% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 240 W | 65 / 68 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 188 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) | 6 (3P + 3E) |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 880M | Radeon 840M |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | 105 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1905 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 11.7 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2612 | 119 |
| Solar Bay | 34348 | 6501 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC294 |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W, 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~81 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x 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) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | - | 1.1 mm |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 10.0 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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