On sale 16%
MSI Thin 15 Cosmos Gray 2024
CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.9 kg
Battery 52 Wh
57 Overall Score
Price $869
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong screen (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | RJ45 Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| Battery | 52 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Thin 15 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Apple (20-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 52 | 72 | - | 80 | 66 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Thin 15 | 54.5 | 78.9 | 37.7 | 72.4 | 71 | 43.3 | 38 | 59.8 | 73.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.4 | 74 | 91.4 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.9 | 93.4 | 91.6 | 80.8 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.1 | 65 | 89.9 | 70.9 | 97.1 | 60 | 62.3 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
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