MSI Thin A15 vs Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608

Compared 2 laptops: MSI Thin A15, vs Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
- AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs MSI Thin A15 and Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
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 1.86 kg 2.2 kg
Pixel size 359x254x21.7 mm 354x269x17.9-25.7 mm
Area 912 cm² 952 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 73.6 % 77.9 %
Side bezels 6.8 mm 4.7 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Plastic - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° n/a
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count12
Noise Leveln/a39.4 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.6 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 141 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
MSI Thin A15
n/a
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
300 nits
Contrastn/a1157:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a39.8 %
sRGB gamutn/a59.7 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a41.1 %
Response timen/a11 ms

Battery

Capacity 52.4 Wh 90 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD No Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 120 W 240 W

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.55 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 6 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 12 24
L3 Cache 16 MB 24 MB
Integrated Graphics Radeon 660M AMD Radeon 890M
Process tech. 6 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MSI Thin A15
1977
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
3127
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MSI Thin A15
8199
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
16932
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
MSI Thin A15
1552
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
2148
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
MSI Thin A15
11222
Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
24992

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
TGP 45 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 1185 MHz 2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1477 MHz 2370 MHz
FLOPS 6 TFLOPS 16 TFLOPS
Video Memory 4 8
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Tire Width 64 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 14 Gbit/s 16 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2048 3072
TMUs 64 96
ROPs 32 48

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 7500 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 64 n/a

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 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Max Volume n/a 79.8 dB
Microphones n/a 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6E
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A3x3.22x3.2
USB-C1x3.22x4.0
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel n/a 1.7 mm
Touchpad
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608:

The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608 the clear winner in this comparison.

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