Asus UX501JW-FJ221H vs MSI GS40 6QE-027UK Phantom

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Summary

Processor Family

Intel Core i7
(4th Gen)
Intel Core i7
(6th Gen)

Clock Speed

2.6 Ghz
2.6 Ghz

Capacity

16 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

RAM Features

DDR3
1600 Mhz
DDR4
2133 Mhz

Hard Disk

512 GB SSD
1 TB HDD
128 GB SSD

Hard Disk Features

N/A
SATA
7200 RPM

Display Size

15.6 inches
(39.62 cm)
14.0 inches
(35.56 cm)

Display Features

4K IPS Touch Display
FHD Wide-viewing angle
IPS level panel

OS

Windows 8.1
Windows 10

Type

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

General Information

Brand

Asus
MSI

Model

UX501JW-FJ221H
GS40 6QE-027UK Phantom

Thickness

21.3 Millimeter thickness
21.8 Millimeter thickness

Dimensions (WxDxH)

383 x 255 x 21.3  mm
345 x 245 x 21.8  mm

Weight

2.2 Kg weight
1.6 Kg weight

Colors

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)
14.0 Inches  (35.56 cm)

Display Resolution

3840 x 2160 Pixels
1920 x 1080 Pixels

Pixel Density

282 ppi
157 ppi

Display Type

LED
LED

Display Features

4K IPS Touch Display
FHD Wide-viewing angle
IPS level panel

Display Touchscreen

Yes
No

Performance

Processor

Intel Core i7-4720HQ

4th Gen
Intel Core i7-6700HQ

6th Gen

Clock-speed

2.6 Ghz
2.6 Ghz

Chipset

Intel HM87 Express
Intel HM87 Express

Graphic Processor

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

Graphics Memory

2 GB
3 GB

Memory

Capacity

16 GB
8 GB

RAM type

DDR3
DDR4

RAM speed

1600 Mhz
2133 Mhz

Memory Slots

N/A
2 SODIMM

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
128 GB

Battery

Battery Cell

6 Cell
6 Cell

Battery type

Li-Ion
Li-Po

Power Supply

120 W AC Adapter W
N/A

Battery Life

4.5 Hrs
N/A

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 (v1.2) Mini Display Port Card reader SD (XC/HC)

Ports

USB 3.0 slots

3
2

SD Card Reader

Yes
Yes

Ethernet Ports

1
1

Headphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Microphone Jack

Yes
Yes

VGA Port

No
N/A

Multimedia

Web-cam

Yes
Yes

Video Recording

N/A
30fps@1080p

Secondary cam(Rear-facing)

No
No

Audio Solution

HD Audio Solution
ESS SABRE HiFi audio DAC tech

Speakers

2 Speakers
N/A

Sound Technologies

SonicMaster
Nahimic Audio Enhancer

In-built Microphone

Yes
Yes

Microphone Type

Array Microphone
N/A

Peripherals

Pointing Device

Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture Support
Touchpad with Multi-touch Gestures Support

Keyboard

Full Size Chiclet Keyboard
Single color backlighting (red) SteelSeries keyboard

Fingerprint Scanner

No
No

Others

Warranty

1 Year
2 Years

Sales Package

Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide
Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide