MSI Thin 15.6" A15 Black

MSI Thin 15.6" A15 Black

MSI
55 Overall Score
vs
Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

Lenovo
82 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
MSI
71
Lenovo
97
Creator
MSI
68
Lenovo
87
Entertainment
MSI
61
Lenovo
86
Developer
MSI
59
Lenovo
85
Business
MSI
55
Lenovo
82
Student
MSI
53
Lenovo
82
Compact
MSI
54
Lenovo
76
Ai Llm
MSI
30
Lenovo
56

Specifications

MSI Thin 15.6" A15Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i5 13420HIntel Core Ultra 7 255HX★
CPU Multi-Core Score
16,891
48,427
Cores820★
Frequency2.1 GHz2.4 GHz★
L3 Cache12 MB30 MB★
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★
GPU Benchmark Score
14,244
20,712
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM6 GB8 GB★
VRAM TypeGDDR6★GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR4DDR5★
Storage 11 TB1 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size15.6"15.1"
Resolution1920 px2560 px★
PanelIPSOLED★
Refresh Rate144 Hz165 Hz★
Brightness—500 nits★
Color Gamut45% NTSC100% DCI-P3
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports33
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1 x HDMI 2.1HDMI 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps)Gigabit Ethernet
Physical
Weight1.86 kg★2.00 kg
Battery52 Wh80 Wh★
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Thin 15.6" A15 Black

  • Strong storage (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong gpu (79th percentile)
  • Strong port selection (72nd percentile)
  • Strong screen (71st percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (35th percentile)

Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

  • Strong port selection (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong screen (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong cpu (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile

Pricing

MSI Thin 15.6" A15 Black is $689 cheaper (1.8x less).

MSI Thin 15.6" A15 Black0.066score per dollar
vs
Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US0.054score per dollar

MSI Thin 15.6" A15 Black offers 1.2x better value for money

MSI Thin 15.6" A15 Black

Newegg
$840

Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

B&H Photo
$1,529

Verdict

★ Winner: Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US

Scores 82 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 30 specs.

Lenovo Legion 5i 15.1" 83F00008US Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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