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MSI Thin 15.6" Gray
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
58 Overall Score
Price $789
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong port (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong social proof (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
What owners think
The proof
Performance
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 | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (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 | 1.9 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Thin 15.6" | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 70 | 57 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Thin 15.6" | 54.5 | 76.1 | 38.7 | 74.5 | 58 | 42.6 | 53.5 | 58.3 | 66 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 82 | 18.5 | 59.5 | 73 | 99.3 | 67.8 | 90 | 96.3 | 86.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.3 | 79.9 | 99.9 | 77.4 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 58.3 | 95 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 93.2 | 92.1 | 94.8 | 90.4 | 94.5 | 78.6 | 82.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.9 | 60.2 | 84 | 82.8 | 71.7 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $789
Newegg 1 offers From $789
Jun 7, 2026 $789
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations12
Thin 15.6"16GB1TB$919Thin 15.6"16GB1TB$929Thin 15.6"32GB512GB$999Thin 15.6"16GB1TB$1,009Thin 15.6"32GB1TB$1,069Thin 15.6"32GB1TB$1,069Thin 15.6"16GB2TB$1,089Thin 15.6"32GB512GB$1,149Thin 15.6"32GB2TB$1,199
