ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB vs. MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB and MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB Pros

Reasons that ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB is better than MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

About 12% lighter

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB weighed 5.07 pounds, 12% lighter than the 5.73 pounds MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation.

WeightASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Pound
5.07 lbs.
5.73 lbs.
Kilogram
2.30 kg
2.60 kg

MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation Pros

Reasons that MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation is better than ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Xeon E-2176M inside MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation has a 53% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation - Intel Xeon E-2176M
4,513
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation - Intel Core i7-8850H
4,497
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB - Intel Core i5-10210U
2,933
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB - Intel Core i3-10110U
1,866
Supports larger memory

MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation supports a larger memory capacity than the ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB.

Max system memory size
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
64 GB
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
16 GB

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB and MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation.

Upgradable memory

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

MemoryASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Slots
x1
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4 ECC

Prices

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

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB Price
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712EA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint, Transparent Silver, K712EA-DS76
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712EA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint, Transparent Silver, K712EA-DS76
By ASUS
$699.99
ASUS VivoBook 17 F712DA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” HD+, Intel Core i5-8265U Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home, Transparent Silver, F712DA-DB51
ASUS VivoBook 17 F712DA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” HD+, Intel Core i5-8265U Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home, Transparent Silver, F712DA-DB51
By ASUS
$499.00
ASUS 2022 VivoBook 17 K712EA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wireless-AX, HDMI, Windows 10, Silver
ASUS 2022 VivoBook 17 K712EA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wireless-AX, HDMI, Windows 10, Silver
By ASUS
$730.00
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation Price
MSI WE76 11UM FHD Mobile Workstation Intel Core i9-11980HK Quadro RTX A5000 32GB RAM 1TB NVME SSD WIN10 Pro TPM2.0 Fingerprint 3 Year onsite Warranty
MSI WE76 11UM FHD Mobile Workstation Intel Core i9-11980HK Quadro RTX A5000 32GB RAM 1TB NVME SSD WIN10 Pro TPM2.0 Fingerprint 3 Year onsite Warranty
By MSI
$3,499.00
MSI WS66 10TKT-080 Mobile Workstation i7-10875H/RTX3000/32GB/1T/WIN10PRO, 15-15.99 inches
MSI WS66 10TKT-080 Mobile Workstation i7-10875H/RTX3000/32GB/1T/WIN10PRO, 15-15.99 inches
By MSI
$1,994.08
MSI WS75 10TK-468 Mobile Workstation i9-10980HK/RTX3000/32G/1T/WIN10PRO
MSI WS75 10TK-468 Mobile Workstation i9-10980HK/RTX3000/32G/1T/WIN10PRO
By MSI
$999.99

Availability

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Released20202019

Exterior

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Dimensions16.01” x 10.07” x 0.78” (406.9 x 256 x 19.9 mm)15.63” x 10.57” x 1.08” (397 x 268.5 x 27.5 mm)
Weight5.07 lbs (2.3 kg)5.73 lbs (2.6kg)
Colors
Transparent Silver
Aluminum Black
Keyboard and TrackpadKeyboard
  • Chiclet keyboard
  • Illuminated chiclet keyboard(Optional
  • Keyboard
    • White backlight with Anti-Ghost key+ silver lining.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.

Display

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Size17.3 Inches17.3 Inches
Info17.3" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC with wide 178° viewing angles17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS-Level, 60Hz, 72% NTSC, Thin Bezel, 100% sRGB.

Ports

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
  • 1 x Type-C USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1)
  • 1 x Type-A USB 3.1 (Gen 1)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 port(s)
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x micro SD card
  • 1 x COMBO audio jack
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x Full-size SD Card Reader
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0 (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mini-DisplayPort 1.2
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out (SPDIF)
  • 1 x DC-in
Nvidia® Quadro RTX™ 3000 Models
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
Nvidia® Quadro® T2000 Models
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1

Internal Specs

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. Intel Xeon E-2176M
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    23 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. Intel Xeon E-2176M
    Intel® UHD Graphics P630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB
    DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM Onboard Memory
  • 1 x SODIMM slot for expansion, upgradable to 16GB SDRAM
  • DDR4-2400 - 2666 ECC Memory Type
  • 2 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot
  • Max 64GB Max Capacity
Discrete Graphics
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA
  • No discrete graphics
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FB
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX110
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® Quadro® T2000
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR5 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
  • 128GB
    SATA 3.0 M.2 SSD M.2
  • 256GB 512GB
    PCIe® Gen3 x2 SSD M.2
  • 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD
  • 1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3)
  • 1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3 / SATA)
  • 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD

Connectivity

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Wi-FiIntegrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac)Intel 9560 Jefferson Peak (2x2 802.11 AC)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Size47Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)51 Wh (6-cell battery)
Power Supply65W power adapter
  • 150W compact power adapter
  • 180W compact power adapter
    With NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000 models.

Software

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
OS
  • Endless OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
MyASUS features
  • Battery Health Charging
  • Splendid
  • Tru2Life
  • Function Key Lock
  • Link to MyASUS
MSI Creator Center

Camera & Audio

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Audio
  • Supports Windows 10 Cortana with Voice
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • ASUS SonicMaster Technology
  • Speakers
    • 2 x 3W Speakers
  • Microphones
    • Array microphones

Misc

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
Sensors
  • Fingerprint sensor (optional)
Fingerprint Reader
Security
  • Fingerprint reader (optional)
  • Security lock slot
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign-in
  • Discrete TPM 2.0
Warranty-3 year Limited warranty (Include 1 Year Global)
More-
Matrix Display
MSI's Matrix Display lets you can expand your work setup up to 2 additional screens.
ISV Certification
MSI workstations are ISV certified systems, officially recognized and certified by major ISVs in engineering, 3D modeling, designing, and more. They're guaranteed to offer an absolute professional experience with no comparison in applications from Adobe, AutoDesk, Dassault, and others.
Military-Grade Reliability and Durability
The MSI Mobile Workstation meets the MIL-STD 810G standards covering a wide range of conditions.
Creator Center
The Creator Center takes optimization to the next level with easily adjustable system modes and resources for a wide range of scenarios and needs.

Key Features

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
957
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,942
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
16GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
MX110
2GB GDDR5
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
5.73 lb
2.60 kg
Up to
Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,023
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,513
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics P630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4 ECC
NVIDIA Quadro
RTX 3000
6GB GDDR6

Comparison Summary

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB vs. MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation

ASUS has released the VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB, a 17.3-inch machine, in 2020. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-10510U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX110 with 2GB GDDR5.

On the other hand, we have the 17.3-inch WE75 Mobile Workstation was introduced by MSI about a year earlier in 2019. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Xeon E-2176M with a boost clock speed up to 4.40 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U89785.92%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U94490.42%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U95791.67%
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H1,00696.36%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,044100.00%
3
Intel Xeon E-2176M1,02397.99%
01,044

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U1,86638.24%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U2,93360.10%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U2,94260.29%
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H4,49792.15%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,880100.00%
3
Intel Xeon E-2176M4,51392.48%
04,880

Both ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB and MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation have the same 17.3-inch display size. In addition, The ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB weighs 5.07 lbs. about 13% lighter than the 5.73 lbs. MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation. Moreover, measured at 16.01” x 10.07” x 0.78”, the ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB is much more portable than the MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation at 15.63” x 10.57” x 1.08”.

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FBMSI WE75 Mobile Workstation

Moving over to upgradability, ASUS claims that the ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB supports up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

For MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation, it supports up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 ECC memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

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