2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 vs. MSI GF75 Thin 10UX: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 and MSI GF75 Thin 10UX specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 is better than MSI GF75 Thin 10UX.

Significantly faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7-5800H inside 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 has a 31% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside MSI GF75 Thin 10UX.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
MSI GF75 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Supports faster memory

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 supports a faster memory speed than the MSI GF75 Thin 10UX. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the MSI GF75 Thin 10UX.

Memory type and speed
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
MSI GF75 Thin 10UX - DDR4
2,666 MHz

MSI GF75 Thin 10UX Pros

Reasons that MSI GF75 Thin 10UX is better than 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Supports larger memory

MSI GF75 Thin 10UX supports a larger memory capacity than the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Max system memory size
MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
64 GB
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
32 GB
About 12% lighter

MSI GF75 Thin 10UX weighed 5.07 pounds, 12% lighter than the 5.73 pounds 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Weight2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
Pound
5.73 lbs.
5.07 lbs.
Kilogram
2.60 kg
2.30 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 and MSI GF75 Thin 10UX.

Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Price
ASUS TUF Gaming A17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA707NU-DS74,Mecha Gray
 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA707NU-DS74,Mecha Gray
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$1,199.99
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ASUS 2021 TUF A17 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7-6800H Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 3060 6G DDR6, HD Webcam, Windows 11, Gray, 32GB USB Card
 ASUS 2021 TUF A17 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7-6800H Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 3060 6G DDR6, HD Webcam, Windows 11, Gray, 32GB USB Card
By ASUS
$1,799.00
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ASUS 2021 TUF A17 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7-6800H Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 3060 6G DDR6, HD Webcam, Windows 11, Gray, 32GB USB Card
 ASUS 2021 TUF A17 17.3" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7-6800H Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, GeForce RTX 3060 6G DDR6, HD Webcam, Windows 11, Gray, 32GB USB Card
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$1,739.00
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MSI GF75 Thin RTX 30 Price
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card
 MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card
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$289.99
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MSI GF75 Thin 17.3" Gaming Laptop Core i7-10750H 16GB RAM 1TB SSD 144Hz RTX 2060 6GB - 10th Gen i7-10750H Hexa-core - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB - 144 Hz Refresh Rate - Up to 5 GHz CPU Speed - W
 MSI GF75 Thin 17.3" Gaming Laptop Core i7-10750H 16GB RAM 1TB SSD 144Hz RTX 2060 6GB - 10th Gen i7-10750H Hexa-core - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB - 144 Hz Refresh Rate - Up to 5 GHz CPU Speed - W
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$1,999.00
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MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Triple Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC)
 MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Triple Fan Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC)
By MSI
$299.99
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Specs Comparison

Availability

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
Released20212021
Release Date-Announced on January 2021 (CES 2021)
Generations-

Exterior

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
Dimensions15.71 x 10.55 x 0.92 - 0.98 inches (399 x 268 x 23.3 - 24.8 mm)15.63” x 10.24” x 0.87 ~ 0.90” (397 x 260 x 22 ~ 23.1 mm)
Weight5.73 lbs (2.60 Kg)5.07 lbs (2.3 kg)
Colors
Graphite Black Eclipse Gray
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Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key.
  • RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes:
    Static Breathing Color Cycle Strobing
  • Overstrike technology can withstand over 20 million presses.
  • Keyboard
    • Single backlight with Anti-Ghost key+ silver lining (Single-Color, Red).
    • Steel Series per-Key RGB with Anti-Ghost key+ silver lining (optional).
  • Touchpad
    • Silky smooth touchpad with a multi-touch gesture.

Display

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
Size17.3 Inches17.3 Inches
Info17.3” FHD 144Hz
1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 144Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
17.3" FHD 144Hz
16:9 1920 x 1080 144Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 45% NTSC WVA

Ports

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Ports
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  • 1 x USB-C
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) and DisplayPort 1.4.
  • 3 x USB-A
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
  • 1 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x Audio jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock slot
  • 1 x AC adapter plug
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out

Internal Specs

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB 32GB
Dual Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM sockets for expansion.
Up to 64GB 2666MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1630 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1510 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6
Supports up to 1485MHz Boost Clock, 75W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
2 x M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® Slots
  • 1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3 / SATA)
  • 1 x 2.5" SATA HDD

Connectivity

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
Wi-FiIntegrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2Bluetooth 5.1
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Realtek RTL8111HS-CG Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
Size90 Wh
4-cell lithium-polymer battery
51 Wh (3-cell Li-Ion battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 12.5 hours of web browsing
  • Up to 14 hours of video playback
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Power Supply200W power adaptor
Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A, supports fast charging 50% in 30 minutes.
180W
proprietary power adapter

Software

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate
Dragon Center MSI App Player SteelSeries Engine 3

Camera & Audio

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
CameraFront-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
HD Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720) camera.
Audio
  • Speakers
    • Two speakers with four cut-outs
    • 2 x 2W speakers
    • DTS:X™ Ultra technology
      Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.
  • Microphone
    • Built-in array microphone
    • Advanced Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.
  • 2 x 2W Speakers
  • Nahimic 3 and High-Resolution Audio ready
  • Array Microphone

Misc

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
Security
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
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Key Features

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17MSI GF75 Thin 10UX
At Glance
Released in
2021
16:9
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.73 lb
2.60 kg
Powered By
AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,334
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,098
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6
Released in Early
2021
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,134
Single Core
Geekbench 5
5,412
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3060
6GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 75W

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