MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ vs Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
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Compared 2 laptops: MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ, vs Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Versions
| Processor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX - Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 - AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| Storage | - 1024 GB - 2048 GB - 4096 GB |
- 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB - 4096 GB |
| RAM | - 16 GB - 32 GB - 64 GB - 96 GB |
- 8 GB - 16 GB - 32 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 | 3 kg | 1.46 kg |
| Pixel size | 380.34x297.97x22.85-28.75 mm | 311x227x16.9-19.9 mm |
| Area | 1133 cm² | 706 cm² |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 74 % | 80.5 % |
| Side bezels | 7.1 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | - Middle: Plastic - Bottom: Plastic |
- Top: Aluminum - Middle: Plastic - Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140 ° | n/a |
| Cooling type | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Cooler count | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Diagonal | 17 in | 14 in |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | n/a |
| Pixel density | 133 ppi | 216 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 pixels | 2560x1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync Tech | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Light sensor | No | No |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 100 % |
| Response time | n/a | 3 ms |
Battery
| Capacity | 90 Wh | 73 Wh |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB PD | Yes | Yes |
| Charge Port Location | Left, Right, Bottom | Left |
| Charge Power | 280/330 W | 200 W |
Processor
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 5.4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 24 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | AMD Radeon 890M |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 4 nm |
GPU Model
| GPU Model | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB | GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB |
| TGP | 140 W | n/a |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Graphics Type | Discrete | Discrete |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 35.4 TFLOPS | 12.1 TFLOPS |
| Video Memory | 12 | 6 |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Tire Width | 192 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 25.4 Gbit/s | 16 Gbit/s |
| Shader Units | 5888 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 184 | 80 |
| ROPs | 92 | 32 |
RAM
| RAM Size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Frequency | 6400 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Total Slots | 2 | n/a |
| Max RAM | 96 | n/a |
Storage
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Replaceable | Yes | Yes |
| Total Slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Capacity | 1024 GB | 512 GB |
Sound
| Audio Formats | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Speaker Power | 2x2 W | 2x2 W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
| IR sensor | No | Yes |
| CD drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above Display | Above Display |
| Webcam Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
| USB-A | 2x3.2 | 2x3.2 |
| USB-C | 2x3.2 | 2x4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | No |
| HDMI | 1x2.1 | 1x2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| Card Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Charging Port | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | n/a | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Note
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401:
The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.
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Attention!
Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ the clear winner in this comparison.
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