ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 vs MSI Thin 15

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

ASUS
88 Overall Score
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MSI Thin 15, Core i5-13420H, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 4050, Cosmos Gray

MSI Thin 15, Core i5-13420H, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 4050, Cosmos Gray

MSI
53 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

95 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews

The 2025 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is widely praised for its exceptional build quality, stunning OLED display, and impressive performance from the RTX 5080 and integrated 890M GPU. Users highlight excellent battery life when tuned with G-Helper, powerful speakers, and a lightweight design. The main drawback is fan noise during gaming, but overall it's considered the best ultraportable gaming laptop available.

Pros
  • Excellent build quality
  • Stunning OLED display
  • Impressive gaming performance
  • Great battery life with tuning
  • Powerful speakers
Cons
  • Fan noise during gaming
  • Trackpad could be better
  • Requires tuning for optimal battery
  • Armoury Crate software bloat
👍 Build quality 5
👍 Display quality 5
👍 Gaming performance 5
👍 Battery life 4
👍 Speaker quality 3
👎 Fan noise 3

MSI Thin 15, Core i5-13420H, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 4050, Cosmos Gray

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Scores

Gaming
ASUS
100
MSI
67
Entertainment
ASUS
89
MSI
55
Creator
ASUS
87
MSI
64
Developer
ASUS
86
MSI
55
Compact
ASUS
85
MSI
50
Business
ASUS
83
MSI
48
Student
ASUS
82
MSI
59
Ai Llm
ASUS
74
MSI
29

Specifications

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080MSI Thin 15
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★Intel Core i5 13420H
CPU Multi-Core Score
34,949
16,730
Cores12★8
Frequency2.0 GHz2.1 GHz★
L3 Cache24 MB★12 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
GPU Benchmark Score
26,326
14,244
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM16 GB★6 GB
VRAM TypeGDDR7GDDR6★
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB★16 GB
RAM GenerationLPDDR5X★—
Storage 12 TB★1 TB
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Display
Size14"15.6"
Resolution2880 px★—
PanelOLED★IPS
Refresh Rate120 Hz144 Hz★
Brightness500 nits★—
Color Gamut100 percent—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports2★1
USB Ports24★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4—
HDMIHDMI 2.1HDMI
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 6E
BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth 5.3★
Ethernet1 x HDMI 2.1—
Physical
Weight1.57 kg★1.86 kg
Battery—52 Wh★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11

Pros & Cons

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 2025, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Platinum White

  • Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong screen (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

MSI Thin 15, Core i5-13420H, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 4050, Cosmos Gray

  • Strong gpu (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong storage (79th percentile)
  • Strong port selection (68th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (20th percentile)20th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 30 specs.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment