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ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop vs MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY

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  • 51identical
  • 50known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY has 200 cd/m² more display brightness than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (500 cd/m² vs 300 cd/m²). The MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY has 96 Hz more maximum refresh rate than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (240 Hz vs 144 Hz). The MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY has 8 more processor cores than the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop (16 vs 8). Product colour: Grey on the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop, White on the MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY. Colour name: Jaeger Gray on the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop, Stellar White on the MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY.

  • Product colour
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Grey
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:White
  • Colour name
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Jaeger Gray
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:Stellar White
  • Housing material
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:Aluminium
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:Metal, Plastic
  • Display resolution
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:1920 x 1200 pixels
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:2560 x 1600 pixels
  • HD type
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:WUXGA
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:Quad HD+
  • Display brightness
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:300 cd/m²
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:500 cd/m²
  • RGB colour space
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:sRGB
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:DCI-P3
  • Maximum refresh rate
    • TUF Gaming A16 FA608UHI-TU458W AMD Ryzen™ 7 253 Laptop:144 Hz
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:240 Hz

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142 specifications
Design3 differ
Product typeLaptopLaptop
Product colourDiffersGreyWhite
Colour nameDiffersJaeger GrayStellar White
Form factorClamshellClamshell
Display back cover materialKnown for onePlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialDiffersAluminiumMetal, Plastic
Market positioningGamingGaming
Original brand nameKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMSI
Display5 differ
Display diagonal40.6 cm (16")40.6 cm (16")
Display resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
TouchscreenNoNo
HD typeDiffersWUXGAQuad HD+
Panel typeIPS-LevelIPS-Level
Native aspect ratioKnown for one16:10Unknown — not stated by the source
Anti-glare screenYesYes
Display brightnessDiffers300 cd/m²500 cd/m²
Colour gamut100%100%
RGB colour spaceDifferssRGBDCI-P3
Display response rise/fall3 ms3 ms
Maximum refresh rateDiffers144 Hz240 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one1000:1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor7 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor familyDiffersAMD Ryzen™ 7AMD Ryzen™ 9
Processor generationDiffersAMD Ryzen 200 SeriesAMD Ryzen 8000 Series
Processor modelDiffers2538940HX
Processor coresDiffers816
Processor threadsDiffers1632
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.9 GHz5.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Processor cache typeL2 & L3L2 & L3
L3 cacheKnown for one16 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.3 GHz
Processor cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 MB
Neural processor unit (NPU)identical
Neural processor unit (NPU)Known for oneAMD Ryzen AIUnknown — not stated by the source
Total processor performance up toKnown for one16 TOPsUnknown — not stated by the source
Copilot+ PCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Internal memory typeDDR5-SDRAMDDR5-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers5600 MHz5200 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots2x SO-DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB96 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x 16 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers512 GB1 TB
Storage mediaSSDSSD
Total SSDs capacityDiffers512 GB1 TB
Number of SSDs installed11
SSD capacityDiffers512 GB1 TB
NVMeYesYes
SSD interfacePCI Express 4.0PCI Express 4.0
SSD form factorM.2M.2
Optical drive typeNoNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Discrete graphics cardYesYes
Discrete GPU manufacturerNVIDIANVIDIA
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5050 Laptop GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Discrete graphics card memory8 GB8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeGDDR7GDDR7
On-board GPU manufacturerAMDAMD
On-board graphics card familyDiffersAMD RadeonAMD Radeon Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon 610M
On-board graphics card 4K supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card 8K supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Total Graphics Power (TGP)Known for one115 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AMD FreeSyncKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCYesYes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersDolby AtmosNahimic 3
Number of built-in speakers22
Built-in microphoneYesYes
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 W
Camera2 differ
Front cameraYesYes
Front camera HD typeDiffersFull HDHD
Front camera resolutionDiffers1920 x 1080 pixels1280 x 720 pixels
Video capturing speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 fps
Privacy cameraKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Privacy typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePrivacy shutter
Network1 differ
Mobile network connectionNoNo
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Antenna typeKnown for one2x2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
BluetoothYesYes
Bluetooth version5.45.4
WLAN controller manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD RZ616
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI version2.12.1
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate ModeYesYes
Keyboard2 differ
Pointing deviceTouchpadTouchpad
Keyboard backlitYesYes
Numeric keypadYesYes
Keyboard backlit colourRGBRGB
Keyboard backlit zoneDiffers1-zone RGB4-zone RGB
Keyboard layoutQWERTYQWERTY
Keyboard languageDiffersDutchSpanish
Copilot keyYesYes
Keyboard number of keysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source99
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Microsoft CopilotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required. McAfee® 30 days free trialUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one3-Month Google AI Pro Subscription 6-Month Dropbox 500GB Subscription 1-Year ASUS Secure Auto-Backup 200GB Subscription *Available in eligible markets only. Eligibility varies by region, device, and time. Terms and conditions apply. See promotion pages for details. XBOX Game Pass Premium_2 months (*Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery technologyKnown for oneLithium-Ion (Li-Ion)Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of battery cells44
Battery capacityDiffers70 Wh80 Wh
Fast chargingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Fast charging time (50%)Known for one30 minUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source283.8 g
Power2 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers200 W240 W
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V90 - 264 V
AC adapter output currentKnown for one10 AUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one20 VUnknown — not stated by the source
USB Type-C charging portYesYes
USB Type-C required charging power (max)Known for one100 WUnknown — not stated by the source
USB Type-C required charging power (min)Known for one45 WUnknown — not stated by the source
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)YesYes
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS, UserUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.2 kg2.3 kg
WidthDiffers354 mm363 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm269.7 mm
Height (front)Differs1.79 cm2.19 cm
Height (rear)Differs2.57 cm2.38 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedYesYes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SoC
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 year(s)

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