MSI GF75 Thin 10SX vs. 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the MSI GF75 Thin 10SX 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 GF75 Thin 10SX Pros

Reasons that MSI GF75 Thin 10SX is better than 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Supports larger memory

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX 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 GF75 Thin 10SX
64 GB
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
32 GB
10% larger display

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Display size
MSI GF75 Thin 10SX
17.3-inch
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
15.6-inch

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 is better than MSI GF75 Thin 10SX.

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 GF75 Thin 10SX.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
MSI GF75 Thin 10SX - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
MSI GF75 Thin 10SX - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Supports faster memory

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 supports a faster memory speed than the MSI GF75 Thin 10SX. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the MSI GF75 Thin 10SX.

Memory type and speed
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
MSI GF75 Thin 10SX - DDR4
2,666 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI GF75 Thin 10SX 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 GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX Price
MSI GF75 Thin 17.3" Gaming Laptop Core i7-10750H 8GB RAM 512GB SSD 144Hz GTX 1650 4GB - 10th Gen i7-10750H Hexa-core - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB - 144Hz Refresh Rate - Up to 5 GHz CPU Speed - I
 MSI GF75 Thin 17.3" Gaming Laptop Core i7-10750H 8GB RAM 512GB SSD 144Hz GTX 1650 4GB - 10th Gen i7-10750H Hexa-core - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB - 144Hz Refresh Rate - Up to 5 GHz CPU Speed - I
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$1,216.72
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MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX Gaming Motherboard (Supports 12th/13th/14th Gen Intel Processors, LGA 1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, M.2, 2.5Gbps LAN, USB 3.2 Gen2, Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt, E-ATX)
 MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX Gaming Motherboard (Supports 12th/13th/14th Gen Intel Processors, LGA 1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, M.2, 2.5Gbps LAN, USB 3.2 Gen2, Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt, E-ATX)
By MSI
$699.99
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MSI MPG 491CQP QD-OLED, 49 Curved OLED Gaming Monitor, 5120 x 1440 (DQHD), OLED 0.03ms Response time, 144Hz, True Black HDR 400, HDMI, DP Port, USB Type C, Tilt, Height
 MSI MPG 491CQP QD-OLED, 49 Curved OLED Gaming Monitor, 5120 x 1440 (DQHD), OLED 0.03ms Response time, 144Hz, True Black HDR 400, HDMI, DP Port, USB Type C, Tilt, Height
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$1,099.99
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2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Price
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
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$795.00
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ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NF-ES51
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NF-ES51
By ASUS
$699.99
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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
$1,046.66
$1,199.99 13% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Released20202021
Release Date-Announced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)
Generations-

Exterior

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Dimensions15.63” x 10.24” x 0.87 ~ 0.90” (397 x 260 x 22 ~ 23.1 mm)14.13 x 10.08 x 0.90 - 0.96 inches (359 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.5 mm)
Weight5.07 lbs (2.3 kg)5.07 lbs (2.30 Kg)
Colors-
Graphite Black Eclipse Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-Size Keyboard.
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, Red).
    • Per-Key RGB Backlight Keyboard.
  • 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 GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Size17.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 60Hz, IPS-Level
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 120Hz, IPS-Level
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz, IPS-Level
  • 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 GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
  • 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 @ 30Hz)
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
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 GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 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™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 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 Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • 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)
Storage
  • 1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3 / SATA)
  • 1 x 2.5" SATA HDD
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
2 x M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® Slots

Connectivity

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Wi-Fi802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6Integrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.2
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Size51 Wh (6-cell Li-Ion battery)90 Wh
4-cell lithium-polymer battery
Battery LifeUp to 6 hours+ for productivity tasks
  • Up to 13.5 hours of web browsing
  • Up to 14.5 hours of video playback
Power Supply
  • 150W power adapter
    With GTX 1650 models.
  • 180W power adapter
    With GTX 1650 Ti, GTX 1660 Ti, and RTX 2060 models.
200W power adaptor
Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A, supports fast charging 50% in 30 minutes.

Software

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
OSWindows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Dragaon Center MSI App Player
Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
CameraFront-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio
  • Speakers
    • 2 x 2W Speakers
    • Nahimic 3
      Enhance in-game 3D surround sound and make finite control over your music, movies, and conference calls.
    • Hi-Res Audio
      Immerse yourself in lossless music and enjoy the premium sound quality with Hi-Resolution Audio. Experience and listen to audio the way it was intended.
  • Microphone
    • Array Microphones
  • 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 GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
Security-
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
Warranty1 year Limited warranty (Include 1 Year Global)-
More
Cooler Boost 5
Dedicated thermal solutions for both the CPU and GPU with up to 7 heat pipes, work harmoniously by minimizing the heat and maximizing the airflow for smooth gaming performance in such compact chassis.		-

Key Features

MSI GF75 Thin 10SX2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 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 2060
6GB GDDR6
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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