MSI GF65 Thin 10UX vs. 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the MSI GF65 Thin 10UX and 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MSI GF65 Thin 10UX Pros

Reasons that MSI GF65 Thin 10UX is better than 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Supports larger memory

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX supports a larger memory capacity than the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Max system memory size
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
64 GB
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
32 GB
About 20% lighter

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX weighed 4.10 pounds, 20% lighter than the 5.07 pounds 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

WeightMSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Pound
4.10 lbs.
5.07 lbs.
Kilogram
1.86 kg
2.30 kg

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 is better than MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

Significantly faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7-5800H inside 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 has a 31% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i5-10500H
4,821
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i5-10200H
3,710
Supports faster memory

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 supports a faster memory speed than the MSI GF65 Thin 10UX. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

Memory type and speed
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - DDR4
2,666 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI GF65 Thin 10UX and 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Upgradable memory

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

MemoryMSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

MSI GF65 Thin RTX 30 Price
MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p, Intel Core i7-10750H 6 Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB, 512GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Red Keyboard, Win 10, Black (10UE-047)
 MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p, Intel Core i7-10750H 6 Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB, 512GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Red Keyboard, Win 10, Black (10UE-047)
By MSI
$994.99
$1,199.00 17% OFF
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MSI 2023 GF65 Thin 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Gaming Laptop Intel 6-Core i5-10500H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR4 2TB NVMe SSD HDMI USB-C WiFi AX RJ-45 Backlit Windows 11 Home w/RE 32GB USB
 MSI 2023 GF65 Thin 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Gaming Laptop Intel 6-Core i5-10500H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR4 2TB NVMe SSD HDMI USB-C WiFi AX RJ-45 Backlit Windows 11 Home w/RE 32GB USB
By MSI
$1,199.99
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MSI GF65 Thin 3060 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 144Hz Display, Core i5-10500H 6-Core, GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, 16GB RAM 3200MHz, 512GB PCIe SSD, USB-C, WiFi 6, Ethernet, HDMI, Backlit, Win 10
 MSI GF65 Thin 3060 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 144Hz Display, Core i5-10500H 6-Core, GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, 16GB RAM 3200MHz, 512GB PCIe SSD, USB-C, WiFi 6, Ethernet, HDMI, Backlit, Win 10
By MSI
$839.00
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2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Price
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
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$1,299.99
$1,699.99 24% OFF
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ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
By ASUS
$795.00
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ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz, 100% sRGB Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, FA507NU-DS74,Mecha Gray
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz, 100% sRGB Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, FA507NU-DS74,Mecha Gray
By ASUS
$1,045.74
$1,199.99 13% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Released20212021
Release DateAnnounced on January 2021 (CES 2021)Announced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)
Generations-

Exterior

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Dimensions14.13” x 10.0” x 0.85” (359 x 254 x 21.7 mm)14.13 x 10.08 x 0.90 - 0.96 inches (359 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.5 mm)
Weight4.10 lbs (1.86 kg)5.07 lbs (2.30 Kg)
Colors-
Graphite Black Eclipse Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Single backlight with Anti-Ghost key+ silver lining (Single-Color, Red).
  • Touchpad
    • Silky smooth touchpad with a multi-touch gesture.
  • 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.

Display

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6" FHD 60Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 60Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 45% NTSC WVA
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 144Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 45% NTSC WVA
  • 15.6” FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 60Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 144Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 240Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:100.00% Adobe:75.35% 240Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync

Ports

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
  • 2 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Ports
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Left (7)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (2)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10200H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10200H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
MemoryUp to 64GB 2666MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
8GB 16GB 32GB
Dual Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM sockets for expansion.
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6
Supports up to 1485MHz Boost Clock, 75W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
  • 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)
Storage2 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
2 x M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® Slots

Connectivity

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Integrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.2
EthernetRealtek RTL8111HS-CG Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Size51 Wh (3-cell Li-Ion battery)90 Wh
4-cell lithium-polymer battery
Battery Life-
  • Up to 13.5 hours of web browsing
  • Up to 14.5 hours of video playback
Power Supply
180W
proprietary power adapter		200W power adaptor
Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A, supports fast charging 50% in 30 minutes.

Software

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
OSWindows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Dragon Center MSI App Player
Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
CameraHD Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720) camera.
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio
  • 2 x 2W Speakers
  • Nahimic 3 and High-Resolution Audio ready
  • Array Microphone
  • 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.

Misc

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Security-
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)

Key Features

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
4.10 lb
1.86 kg
Up to
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
Released in Early
2021
16:9
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 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 A15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6

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