MSI Thin 15, Core i5-13420H, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 4050, Gray

The RTX 4050 with DLSS 3 and a 144Hz IPS display drives smooth 1080p gaming in a chassis weighing just 2.22kg. Its generous 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD and Windows 11 Pro offer substantial out-of-the-box storage and OS capability at a competitive price. This laptop is best for students or entry-level gamers who need a portable system for esports titles and light creative work.

CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.2 kg
MSI Thin 15, Core i5-13420H, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 4050, Gray laptop
60 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
  • Strong gpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
  • Strong user sentiment (81st percentile) 81st
  • Strong port selection (68th percentile) 68th

Cons

  • Below average portability (33rd percentile)

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The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 57.2
GPU 83
RAM 36.3
Ports 68
Screen 59.5
Portability 33.2
Storage 93.9
User Sentiment 81.2
Reliability 60.4
Affordability 40.9

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
Cores 8
Frequency 3.4 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 2 TB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 15.6"
Resolution 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Panel IPS
Refresh Rate 144 Hz

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 1
USB Ports 3
HDMI 1 x HDMI
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet 1 x RJ-45

Physical

Weight 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec MSI Thin 15 Apple MacBook Pro M5 ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US HP OMEN Transcend Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS
CPU Intel Core i5 13420H Apple M5 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM (GB) 16 32 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 2048 4096 2048 1024 1024 2048
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 15.1" 2560x1600 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Apple (10-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 2.2 1.5 1.6 2 1.6 2.5
Battery (Wh) - 72 - 80 71 96
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageUser SentimentReliabilityAffordability
MSI Thin 15 57.28336.36859.533.293.981.260.440.9
Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare 83.376.279.573.599.371.298.581.298.16.1
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 91.297.490.989.496.573.789.898.960.45.4
Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare 94.687.486.497.394.456.479.37081.827.3
HP OMEN Transcend Compare 90.192.689.789.496.572.365.281.233.48.4
Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare 97.292.686.483.390.712.689.890.8414.1

Price

Value & Pricing

We started tracking prices for this product on May 30, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (59.5)AI/LLM (30.1)Gaming (69.5)Portability (48.5)Creator (67)Student (59)Business (51.2)Developer (58.5)Entertainment (58.2)
  • Overall59.5
  • AI/LLM30.1
  • Gaming69.5
  • Portability48.5
  • Creator67
  • Student59
  • Business51.2
  • Developer58.5
  • Entertainment58.2

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations23

Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H16GB512GBBlack$789Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H16GB1TBBlack$899Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H32GB512GBBlack$912Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H16GB512GBBlack$977Thin 15Intel Core i7 13620H16GB1TBBlack$1,051Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H32GB1TBGray$1,069Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H16GB1TBBlack$1,079Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H32GB512GBGray$1,149Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H16GB2TBBlack$1,309
Show all 23 configurations
Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H32GB2TBBlack$1,359Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H16GB1TBBlack$1,359Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H32GB1TBBlack$1,379Thin 15AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS32GB512GBBlack$1,469Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H64GB4TBGray$1,629Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H64GB1TBGray$1,649Thin 15AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS16GB2TBBlack$1,689Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H64GB2TBBlack$1,749Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H32GB4TBBlack$1,809Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H64GB4TBBlack$1,849Thin 15Intel Core i7 13620H32GB1TBBlack$2,699Thin 15Intel Core i5 13420H16GB512GBGrayThin 15Intel Core i5 13420H32GB2TBCosmos GrayThin 15Intel Core i7 13620H32GB2TBBlack

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