ASUS TUF 16" FA617 Black

ASUS TUF 16" FA617 Black

ASUS
60 Overall Score
vs
MSI Stealth 16" A3XWHG-079US Core Black 2025

MSI Stealth 16" A3XWHG-079US Core Black 2025

MSI
74 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
ASUS
75
MSI
93
Creator
ASUS
74
MSI
92
Developer
ASUS
67
MSI
87
Entertainment
ASUS
62
MSI
80
Business
ASUS
56
MSI
71
Student
ASUS
54
MSI
70
Ai Llm
ASUS
41
MSI
64
Compact
ASUS
43
MSI
54

Specifications

ASUS TUF 16" FA617MSI Stealth 16" A3XWHG-079US
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i7 13700HAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★
CPU Multi-Core Score
25,896
35,028
Cores812★
Frequency3.2 GHz★2.0 GHz
L3 Cache24 MB24 MB
Graphics
GPU*AMD Radeon RX 7700SNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti★
GPU Benchmark Score
17,366
22,459
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM8 GB12 GB★
VRAM TypeGDDR6★GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5LPDDR5X
Storage 11 TB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size16"16"
Resolution—2560 px★
PanelIPSOLED★
Refresh Rate165 Hz240 Hz★
Color Gamut—100% DCI-P3
Connectivity
USB-C Ports11
USB Ports22
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4USB4
HDMIHDMIHDMI 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth 5.4★
EthernetRJ-45GB LAN (Up to 2.5G)
Physical
Weight2.20 kg2.10 kg★
Battery—100 Wh★
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

ASUS TUF 16" FA617 Black

  • Strong gpu (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong storage (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong cpu (79th percentile)
  • Strong port selection (69th percentile)
  • Below average portability (16th percentile)16th %ile

MSI Stealth 16" A3XWHG-079US Core Black 2025

  • Strong storage (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong screen (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong ram (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong gpu (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average portability (17th percentile)17th %ile

Pricing

ASUS TUF 16" FA617 Black is £1,810 cheaper (2.3x less).

ASUS TUF 16" FA617 Black0.042score per dollar
vs
MSI Stealth 16" A3XWHG-079US Core Black 20250.023score per dollar

ASUS TUF 16" FA617 Black offers 1.8x better value for money

ASUS TUF 16" FA617 Black

MSI Stealth 16" A3XWHG-079US Core Black 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: MSI Stealth 16" A3XWHG-079US

Scores 74 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 29 specs.

MSI Stealth 16" A3XWHG-079US Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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