MSI GS75 Stealth vs. MacBook Air 13” 2019: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the MSI GS75 Stealth and MacBook Air 13” 2019 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

MSI GS75 Stealth Pros

Reasons that MSI GS75 Stealth is better than MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10980HK inside MSI GS75 Stealth has a 381% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-8210Y inside MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
MSI GS75 Stealth - Intel Core i9-10980HK
7,013
MSI GS75 Stealth - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
MSI GS75 Stealth - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
MacBook Air 13” 2019 - Intel Core i5-8210Y
1,455
Supports larger memory

MSI GS75 Stealth supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 13” 2019. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Max system memory size
MSI GS75 Stealth
64 GB
MacBook Air 13” 2019
16 GB
Supports faster memory

MSI GS75 Stealth supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 13” 2019. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Memory type and speed
MSI GS75 Stealth - DDR4
3,200 MHz
MacBook Air 13” 2019 - LPDDR3
2,133 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

30% larger display

MSI GS75 Stealth has a 17.3-inch screen size 30% larger than the 13.3-inch MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Display size
MSI GS75 Stealth
17.3-inch
MacBook Air 13” 2019
13.3-inch

MacBook Air 13” 2019 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 13” 2019 is better than MSI GS75 Stealth.

About 49% lighter

MacBook Air 13” 2019 weighed 2.75 pounds, 49% lighter than the 5.29 pounds MSI GS75 Stealth.

WeightMSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Pound
5.29 lbs.
2.75 lbs.
Kilogram
2.40 kg
1.25 kg

Prices

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

MSI GS75 Stealth Price
MSI GS75 STEALTH-242-17.3" 144Hz - i7-9750H - NVIDIA RTX 2080 Max Q - 32GB - 1TB SSD
MSI GS75 STEALTH-242-17.3" 144Hz - i7-9750H - NVIDIA RTX 2080 Max Q - 32GB - 1TB SSD
By MSI
$3,399.00
2020 MSI GS75 Stealth 17.3 Inch FHD 1080P Gaming Laptop (Intel 6-Core i7-9750H up to 4.5GHz, NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, RGB Backlit KB, WiFi, HDMI, Win10)
2020 MSI GS75 Stealth 17.3 Inch FHD 1080P Gaming Laptop (Intel 6-Core i7-9750H up to 4.5GHz, NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, RGB Backlit KB, WiFi, HDMI, Win10)
By MSI
$2,099.99
MSI Stealth GS66 15.6” 240Hz Gaming Laptop: 12th Gen Intel Core i7, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3070Ti, 32GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost Trinity+, Win 11 PRO: Black 12UGS-246
MSI Stealth GS66 15.6” 240Hz Gaming Laptop: 12th Gen Intel Core i7, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3070Ti, 32GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost Trinity+, Win 11 PRO: Black 12UGS-246
By MSI
$1,364.00
$1,999.99 32% OFF
MacBook Air 13” 2019 Price
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$378.86
2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$369.00
$389.00 5% OFF
Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) Silver (Renewed)
Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) Silver (Renewed)
By Apple
$422.69

Availability

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Released20202019
Release Date-
  • Available on June 27, 2019
Pricing-
  • $1,099
    Intel Core i5 8210Y | 8GB RAM | 128GB SSD
  • $1,299
    Intel Core i5 8210Y | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
Generations-

Exterior

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Size Comparison
MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Dimensions15.59” x 10.21” x 0.79” (396.1 x 259.4 x 20.25 mm)11.97” x 8.36” x 0.16 - 0.61” (304.1 mm x  212.4 mm x 4.1 – 15.6 mm)
Weight5.29 lbs (2.4 kg)Starting at 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg)
Colors-
Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries with Silver-Lining Print
  • Silky smooth touchpad with multi-touch gesture
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) individual LED-backlit keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Size17.3 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 240Hz, IPS-Level
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 300Hz, IPS-Level
Retina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • True Tone technology

Ports

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
  • 1 x Type-C (USB3.2 Gen2 / DP / Thunderbolt™3) with PD charging
  • 1 x  Type-C (USB3.2 Gen2 / DP)
  • 3 x Type-A USB3.2 Gen1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x Micro SD Card Reader
  • 1 x (4K @ 60Hz) HDMI
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out (HiFi)
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Internal Specs

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 7W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 617
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
MemoryUp to 64GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
8GB
Configurable to 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
Discrete Graphics
GS75 Stealth 10SGS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
GS75 Stealth 10SFS
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™ With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
GS75 Stealth 10SF
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
GS75 Stealth 10SE
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Support for Thunderbolt 3–enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs)
Storage2x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)
128GB 256GB
Configurable to 512GB or 1TB SSD

Connectivity

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Wi-Fi
GS75 Stealth 10SE
  • 802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6
GS75 Stealth 10SF/SFS/SGS
  • Killer AX Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology
Ethernet
  • Killer Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Size84 Wh (4-cell Li-Polymer battery)49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Lifeup to 7 hours+ battery life
Tested on GS75 Stealth 10SF with Full HD 240Hz display and Super battery mode.
  • Up to 12 hours wireless web
  • Up to 13 hours Apple TV app video playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply
GS75 Stealth 10SE
  • 180W slim power adapter
GS75 Stealth 10SF/SFS/SGS
  • 230W slim power adapter
30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
OSWindows 10 HomeShipped with macOS Mojave
Built-in Apps-
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • IR camera for Windows Hello support.
720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
  • 2x 2W Speaker
  • Sound by Dynaudio with DUO Wave Speaker
  • Array Microphone
  • Stereo speakers
  • Three microphones
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
Sensors-
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box-
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty-Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More-Video Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at up to 60Hz
    • Up to two external displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at up to 60Hz
     
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features

MSI GS75 StealthMacBook Air 13” 2019
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
5.29 lb
2.40 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,223
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,013
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in Mid
2019
16:10 WQXGA
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.75 lb
1.25 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C/4T, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
728
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,455
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 617
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
Up to
16GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3

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