MSI PS42 Modern 8RA-074IN vs Asus G531GT-AL030T

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Summary

Processor Family

Intel Core i7
(8th Gen)
Intel Core i7
(9th Gen)

Clock Speed

1.8 Ghz
4.5 GHz

Capacity

16 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

RAM Features

DDR4
2400 Mhz
DDR4
2666 Mhz

Hard Disk

512 GB SSD
1 TB HDD
256 GB SSD

Hard Disk Features

N/A
SATA
5400 RPM

Display Size

14 inches
(35.56 cm)
15.6 inches
(39.62 cm)

Display Features

Full HD LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display
Full HD LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display

OS

Windows 10
Windows 10

Type

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

User Ratings

N/A
4.6/5
(1,636 ratings)

General Information

Brand

MSI
Asus

Model

PS42 Modern 8RA-074IN
G531GT-AL030T

Series

Prestige
ROG Strix G

Thickness

15.9 Millimeter thickness (Slim)
25.8 mm

Dimensions (WxDxH)

322 x 222 x 15.9  mm
360 x 275 x 25.8  mm

Weight

1.19 Kg weight (Light-weight)
2.4 Kg

Colors

Silver
Black

Operating System

Windows 10 Home Basic
Windows 10 Home Basic

Operating System Type

64-bit
64-bit

Display Details

Display Size

14 Inches  (35.56 cm)
15.6 Inches  (39.62 cm)

Display Resolution

1920 x 1080 Pixels
1920 x 1080 Pixels

Pixel Density

157 ppi
141 ppi

Display Type

LED
LED

Display Features

Full HD LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display
Full HD LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display

Display Touchscreen

No
N/A

Touch Screen Display

N/A
No

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Performance

Processor

Intel Core i7-8565U

8th Gen
Intel Core i7-9750H

Clock-speed

1.8 Ghz
N/A

Max Clock Speed

N/A
4.5 GHz

Chipset

N/A
Intel HM370 Express

Cache

8 MB
12 MB

Graphic Processor

NVIDIA GeForce MX250
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

Graphics Memory

2 GB
4 GB

Memory

Capacity

16 GB
8 GB

RAM type

DDR4
N/A

RAM Type

N/A
DDR4

RAM speed

2400 Mhz
N/A

RAM Speed

N/A
2666 MHz

Memory Slots

1
1

Expandable Memory

N/A
32 GB

Memory Layout

1x16 Gigabyte
1x8 Gigabyte

Storage

HDD Capacity

N/A
1 TB

HDD Speed(RPM)

N/A
5400 RPM

HDD type

N/A
SATA

SSD Capacity

512 GB
256 GB

SSD Type

N/A
M.2

SSD Interface

N/A
NVMe PCIe (Gen 3)

Battery

Battery Cell

4 Cell
3 Cell

Battery type

Li-Po
N/A

Battery Type

N/A
Li-Ion

Battery Capacity

50 WHrs
N/A

Power Supply

N/A
150 W AC Adapter W

Networking

Wireless LAN

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

Wi-Fi Version

5
5

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version

5.0
5.0

Other Networking Options

Multi-Format SD Media card Reader
Multi-Format SD Media card Reader

Ports

HDMI Ports

1
1

USB Type C

2
N/A

SD Card Reader

Yes
Yes

Ethernet Ports

N/A
1

Headphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Microphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Web-cam

Yes
Yes

Video Recording

720p HD
720p HD

Secondary cam(Rear-facing)

No
N/A

Speakers

Dual Speakers
Stereo Speakers

Sound Technologies

Nahimic Audio Technology
Smart AMP Technology

In-built Microphone

Yes
Yes

Microphone Type

Digital Microphone
Dual Array Digital Microphone

Peripherals

Pointing Device

Touchpad with Multi-Touch Gestures Enabled
Touchpad with Multi-Touch Gestures Enabled

Keyboard

Gaming RGB Keyboard
N/A

Backlit Keyboard

Yes Gaming RGB Backlit Keyboard
Yes Gaming RGB Backlit Keyboard

Fingerprint Scanner

No
No

Face Recognition

N/A
N/A

Others

Warranty

1 Year
1 Year

Sales Package

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