Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023) vs MSI GP66 Leopard

Compared 2 laptops: Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023), vs MSI GP66 Leopard. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - Intel Core i7 10750H
- Intel Core i7 10870H
- Intel Core i7 10875H
- Intel Core i7 11800H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023) and MSI GP66 Leopard
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.3 kg 2.38 kg
Pixel size 355x246x21.1-22.9 mm 358x267x23.4 mm
Area 873 cm² 956 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 85 % 70.2 %
Side bezels 5.2 mm 6.3 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° n/a
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalYesn/a
Cooler count32
Noise Level57.5 dB53 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 144 Hz
Pixel density 189 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync Tech G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023)
500 nits
MSI GP66 Leopard
380 nits
Contrastn/a951:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %65.2 %
sRGB gamut99.9 %95.8 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a66 %
Response time3 ms12 ms

Battery

Capacity 90 Wh 65 Wh
Full Charge Time 2:00 h n/a
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes No
Charge Port Location Left, Right Bottom
Charge Power 280 W 230/240/280 W
Charger weight 800 g 1062 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core i9 13900H Intel Core i7 10750H
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.4 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 6
Threads 20 12
L3 Cache 24 MB 12 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) Intel UHD Graphics 630
Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023)
2821
MSI GP66 Leopard
1597
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023)
15617
MSI GP66 Leopard
6067
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023)
2138
MSI GP66 Leopard
1214
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023)
23472
MSI GP66 Leopard
7719

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB
TGP 140 W 130 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 2070 MHz 1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2175 MHz 1703 MHz
FLOPS 21.8 TFLOPS 13.8 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 6
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 192 bit
Memory speed 16 Gbit/s 14 Gbit/s
Shader Units 4608 3840
TMUs 144 120
ROPs 48 48

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR4
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 64 64

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.4 2.0
Speaker Power 6x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume 84.4 dB 85.5 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6E
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x4.01x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoYes
Card ReaderYesNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm n/a
Touchpad
Size13.0x8.5 cmn/a
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023) the clear winner in this comparison.

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