Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401 vs MSI Stealth 14 AI Studio
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Compared 2 laptops: Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401, vs MSI Stealth 14 AI Studio. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Versions
| Processor | - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 - AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
n/a |
| Storage | - 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB - 4096 GB |
- 1024 GB - 2048 GB |
| RAM | - 8 GB - 16 GB - 32 GB |
- 16 GB - 32 GB - 64 GB - 96 GB |
Review
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 comparisonBody
| Weight | 1.46 kg | 1.7 kg |
| Pixel size | 311x227x16.9-19.9 mm | 315.6x246.25x19.9-21.8 mm |
| Area | 706 cm² | 777 cm² |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.5 % | 73.1 % |
| Side bezels | 4.8 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Blue |
| Material | - Top: Aluminum - Middle: Plastic - Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | n/a | 180 ° |
| Cooling type | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Cooler count | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Diagonal | 14 in | 14 in |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Pixel density | 216 ppi | 216 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 pixels | 2560x1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync Tech | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Light sensor | No | n/a |
| DCI-P3 gamut | n/a | 100 % |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | n/a |
| Response time | 3 ms | n/a |
Battery
| Capacity | 73 Wh | 72 Wh |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB PD | Yes | Yes |
| Charge Port Location | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge Power | 200 W | 240 W |
| Charger weight | n/a | 725 g |
Processor
| Processor | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 24 | 22 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon 890M | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 7 nm |
GPU Model
| GPU Model | GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB | GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB |
| TGP | n/a | 90 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Graphics Type | Discrete | Discrete |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1785 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | n/a | 2130 MHz |
| FLOPS | 12.1 TFLOPS | 10.9 TFLOPS |
| Video Memory | 6 | 6 |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Tire Width | 96 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 16 Gbit/s | 16 Gbit/s |
| Shader Units | 2560 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
RAM
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Frequency | 7500 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Total Slots | n/a | 2 |
| Max RAM | n/a | 96 |
Storage
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Replaceable | Yes | Yes |
| Total Slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Capacity | 512 GB | 1024 GB |
Sound
| Audio Formats | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Speaker Power | 2x2 W | 4x2 W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
| IR sensor | Yes | Yes |
| CD drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above Display | Above Display |
| Webcam Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
| USB-A | 2x3.2 | 1x3.2 |
| USB-C | 2x4.0 | 2x4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x2.1 | 1x2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| Card Reader | Yes | No |
| Charging Port | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.7 mm | n/a |
| Surface | Glass | n/a |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Note
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401:
The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.
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