Asus UX501-FJ221H vs MSI GE62 2QD Apache

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Summary

Processor Family

Intel Core i7
(4th Gen)
Intel Core i7
(5th Gen)

Clock Speed

2.6 Ghz
2.7 Ghz

Capacity

16 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

RAM Features

DDR3
1600 Mhz
DDR3
1600 Mhz

Hard Disk

512 GB SSD
1 TB HDD

Hard Disk Features

N/A
SATA
7200 RPM

Display Size

15.6 inches
(39.62 cm)
15.6 inches
(39.62 cm)

Display Features

4K UHD Display
FHD Anti-Glare
wide-view display

OS

Windows 8.1
Windows 10

Type

(64-bit) OS
(64-bit) OS

General Information

Brand

Asus
MSI

Model

UX501-FJ221H
GE62 2QD Apache

Thickness

21.3 Millimeter thickness
27.0 Millimeter thickness

Dimensions (WxDxH)

383 x 255 x 21.3  mm
384 x 260 x 27.0  mm

Weight

2.2 Kg weight
2.4 Kg weight

Colors

Dark Grey
Black

Operating System

Windows 8.1
Windows 10

Operating System Type

64-bit
64-bit

Display Details

Display Size

15.6 Inches  (39.62 cm)
15.6 Inches  (39.62 cm)

Display Resolution

3840 x 2160 Pixels
1920 x 1080 Pixels

Pixel Density

282 ppi
141 ppi

Display Type

LED
LED

Display Features

4K UHD Display
FHD Anti-Glare
wide-view display

Display Touchscreen

No
No

Performance

Processor

Intel Core i7-4720HQ

4th Gen
Intel Core i7-5700HQ

5th Gen

Clock-speed

2.6 Ghz
2.7 Ghz

Chipset

Intel HM87 Express
Intel HM87 Express

Graphic Processor

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
NVidia Geforce GTX 960M

Graphics Memory

2 GB
2 GB

Memory

Capacity

16 GB
8 GB

RAM type

DDR3
DDR3

RAM speed

1600 Mhz
1600 Mhz

Memory Slots

1x DIMM
2 DIMM

Expandable Memory

N/A
16 GB

Memory Layout

2 x 8 Gigabyte
1 x 8 Gigabyte

Storage

HDD Capacity

N/A
1 TB

HDD Speed(RPM)

N/A
7200 RPM

HDD type

N/A
SATA

SSD Capacity

512 GB
N/A

Battery

Battery Cell

6 Cell
N/A

Battery type

Li-Ion
Li-Ion

Power Supply

N/A
120 W AC Adapter W

Battery Life

6 Hrs
3 Hrs

Networking

Wireless LAN

802.11 b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Wi-Fi Version

4
5

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version

4.0
4.0

Other Networking Options

1 x mini Display Port 1 x Thunderbolt port
1 x Mini-DisplayPort HDMI Support 4Kx2K Output

Ports

USB 3.0 slots

3
3

USB 2.0 slots

N/A
1

SD Card Reader

No
Yes

Ethernet Ports

1
N/A

Headphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Microphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Web-cam

Yes
Yes

Video Recording

N/A
30fps@720p

Secondary cam(Rear-facing)

No
No

Audio Solution

HD Audio Solution
HD Audio Solution

Speakers

2 Speakers
N/A

Sound Technologies

SonicMaster ICESound support
Nahimic sound technology

In-built Microphone

Yes
N/A

Microphone Type

Dual Microphone
N/A

Peripherals

Pointing Device

Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture support
Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture support

Keyboard

Chiclet Keyboard
Full-color backlight SteelSeries keyboard

Fingerprint Scanner

No
No

Others

Warranty

1 Year
2 Years

Sales Package

Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide and Manuals
Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide Laptop Bag