Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14") vs MSI Prestige 14 AI Studio

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Display 2880 x 1800
CPU
GPU Adreno X1-85
RAM 16GB
Storage 512GB

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14") and MSI Prestige 14 AI Studio 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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VS
74.6
(Good)
Value Index
26.0
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14")
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 540 grams less (around 1.19 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 26% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (108.3 vs 119.8 square inches)
Advantages of the MSI Prestige 14 AI Studio
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
  • Features a much bigger (~61%) battery – 90 against 55.9 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 25-34% higher FPS
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.16 kg (2.56 lbs) 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs)
Dimensions 312.3 x 223.8 x 10.9 mm
12.3 x 8.81 x 0.43 inches
313.4 x 246.5 x 18.95 mm
12.34 x 9.7 x 0.75 inches
Area 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) 773 cm2 (119.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.3% ~73.6%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 5.9 mm
Colors Blue Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 27.2 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
PPI 243 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 -
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 120% -
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 Yes, 140 W
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 65 W 100 / 140 W
Weight of AC adapter 163 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 12 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 12 18
L3 Cache 6 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Fabrication process 4 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 30 W 45 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 1065 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 1343 MHz
FLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS 5.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1536 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 40
GPU performance 3.8 TFLOPS 5.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 969
Solar Bay 8829 16894
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8448 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
NVMe No Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 2x2W, 2x2.7W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~78.4 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No 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 No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm -
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.3 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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