Product comparison · 2 laptops

ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop vs MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY

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  • 47differ
  • 33identical
  • 81known 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 Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop (500 cd/m² vs 300 cd/m²). The MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY has 180 Hz more maximum refresh rate than the ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop (240 Hz vs 60 Hz). The MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY has 8 more processor cores than the ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop (16 vs 8). Only the MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY has discrete graphics card. Only the MSI Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY has numeric keypad.

  • Product colour
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:Blue
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:White
  • Colour name
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:Arctic Blue
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:Stellar White
  • Housing material
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:Aluminium
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:Metal, Plastic
  • Market positioning
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:Home
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:Gaming
  • Display diagonal
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:40.6 cm (16")
  • Display resolution
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:1920 x 1200 pixels
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:2560 x 1600 pixels
  • HD type
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:WUXGA
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:Quad HD+
  • Panel type
    • Zenbook 14 UX3480AA-U1691W Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Laptop:OLED
    • Crosshair A16 HX MLG Edition E8WGK-207ESY:IPS-Level

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161 specifications
Design4 differ
Product typeLaptopLaptop
Product colourDiffersBlueWhite
Colour nameDiffersArctic BlueStellar White
Form factorClamshellClamshell
Display back cover materialKnown for oneCeraluminumUnknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialDiffersAluminiumMetal, Plastic
Market positioningDiffersHomeGaming
Original brand nameKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMSI
Display6 differ
Display diagonalDiffers35.6 cm (14")40.6 cm (16")
Display resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
TouchscreenNoNo
HD typeDiffersWUXGAQuad HD+
Panel typeDiffersOLEDIPS-Level
Display number of coloursKnown for one16.78 million coloursUnknown — not stated by the source
LED backlightKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioKnown for one16:10Unknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessDiffers300 cd/m²500 cd/m²
Colour gamut100%100%
Low Blue Light technologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RGB colour spaceDCI-P3DCI-P3
Maximum refresh rateDiffers60 Hz240 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one1000000:1Unknown — not stated by the source
Anti-glare screenKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display response rise/fallKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 ms
Processor10 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor familyDiffersIntel Core Ultra 7AMD Ryzen™ 9
Processor generationDiffersIntel® Core™ Ultra (Series 3)AMD Ryzen 8000 Series
Processor modelDiffers3558940HX
Processor coresDiffers816
Processor threadsDiffers832
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.7 GHz5.3 GHz
Performance coresKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Efficient coresKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-coresKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyDiffers4.7 GHz5.3 GHz
Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one3.5 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core base frequencyKnown for one2.3 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Efficient-core base frequencyKnown for one1.7 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-core Base FrequencyKnown for one1700 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB64 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersSmart CacheL2 & L3
Processor socketKnown for oneFCBGA2540Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum turbo powerKnown for one55 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor base powerKnown for one25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 GHz
Neural processor unit (NPU)identical
Neural processor unit (NPU)Known for oneIntel AI BoostUnknown — not stated by the source
Sparsity supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows Studio effects supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AI datatype support on NPUKnown for oneInt8Unknown — not stated by the source
AI software frameworks supported by NPUKnown for oneONNX RT, WebNN, Windows ML, OpenVINOUnknown — not stated by the source
NPU performance up toKnown for one49 TOPsUnknown — not stated by the source
GPU performance up toKnown for one40 TOPsUnknown — not stated by the source
Copilot+ PCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersLPDDR5x-SDRAMDDR5-SDRAM
Memory form factorKnown for oneOn-boardUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB96 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5200 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x 16 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
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
M.2 SSD sizeKnown for one2280 (22 x 80 mm)Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD form factorM.2M.2
Optical drive typeNoNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics5 differ
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
On-board GPU manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
On-board graphics card familyDiffersIntel® GraphicsAMD Radeon Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® GraphicsAMD 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
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ray tracing accelerationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete GPU manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR7
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersSmart AmpNahimic 3
Built-in microphoneYesYes
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 W
Camera1 differ
Front cameraYesYes
Front camera HD typeDiffersFull HDHD
Infrared (IR) cameraKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Privacy cameraYesYes
Privacy typePrivacy shutterPrivacy shutter
Front camera resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1280 x 720 pixels
Video capturing speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 fps
Networkidentical
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
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
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI version2.12.1
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Thunderbolt 4Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate ModeYesYes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performanceidentical
Repairability indexKnown for one9.3Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SoC
Keyboard2 differ
Pointing deviceTouchpadTouchpad
Keyboard backlitYesYes
Numeric keypadDiffersNoYes
Keyboard layoutQWERTYQWERTY
Keyboard languageDiffersDutchSpanish
Keyboard backlit colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRGB
Keyboard backlit zoneKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4-zone RGB
Keyboard number of keysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source99
Copilot keyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — 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 Subscription3-Month GoPro Premium+ Subscription1-Month Membership of Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps, Individual. The redemption duration from September 15, 2021 to August 31, 2028.3-Month Goodnotes Essential Subscription6-Month Dropbox 500GB Subscription1-Year ASUS Secure Auto-BUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyKnown for oneLithium-Ion (Li-Ion)Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of battery cellsDiffers34
Battery capacityDiffers50 Wh80 Wh
Removable batteryKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source283.8 g
Power2 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers68 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 one3.4 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 one68 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
Windows HelloKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)YesYes
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) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneREACH, RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers1.1 kg2.3 kg
WidthDiffers311.2 mm363 mm
DepthDiffers215.8 mm269.7 mm
Height (front)Differs1.39 cm2.19 cm
Height (rear)Differs1.69 cm2.38 cm
Packaging content1 differ
AC adapter includedDiffersNoYes
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 year(s)

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