MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ vs Honor MagicBook Art 14

Compared 2 laptops: MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ, vs Honor MagicBook Art 14. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
- Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
Storage - 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
n/a
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 96 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ and Honor MagicBook Art 14
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 3 kg 1.02 kg
Pixel size 380.34x297.97x22.85-28.75 mm 316.77x223.63x11.5 mm
Area 1133 cm² 708 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 74 % 89.6 %
Side bezels 7.1 mm 4.1 mm
Colors Gray - White
- Silver
- Green
Material - Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140 ° 150 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Leveln/a35.2 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 17 in 14.6 in
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 133 ppi 257 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 3120x2080 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Glossy
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ
300 nits
Honor MagicBook Art 14
700 nits
Contrastn/a1000000:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a100 %
sRGB gamut100 %99.9 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a86 %
Response timen/a1 ms

Battery

Capacity 90 Wh 60 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 1:38 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left, Right, Bottom Left
Charge Power 280/330 W 65 W
Charger weight n/a 199 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 24 18
L3 Cache 36 MB 18 MB
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ
3282
Honor MagicBook Art 14
2147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ
22395
Honor MagicBook Art 14
10327
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ
2238
Honor MagicBook Art 14
1612
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
MSI Vector 17 HX AI (2025) A2XWJ
33736
Honor MagicBook Art 14
12205

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores)
TGP 140 W 28 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX n/a
Graphics Type Discrete Integrated
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency n/a 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 2200 MHz
FLOPS 35.4 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Video Memory 12 n/a
Memory Type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Tire Width 192 bit n/a
Memory speed 25.4 Gbit/s 7.47 Gbit/s
Shader Units 5888 896
TMUs 184 56
ROPs 92 24

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 6400 MHz 7467 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 1x1024 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 1024 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 4.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos No No
Max Volume n/a 79.3 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v7
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.21x3.2
USB-C2x3.22x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderYesNo
Charging PortYesNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel n/a 1.5 mm
Touchpad
SurfacePlasticGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Honor MagicBook Art 14:

Intel model: Wi-Fi 6E. Snapdragon model: Wi-Fi 7. Snapdragon offers faster memory at 8448 Gbps.

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

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