MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) vs. ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) and ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) Pros

Reasons that MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) is better than ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD.

Supports larger memory

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) supports a larger memory capacity than the ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD.

Max system memory size
MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)
64 GB
ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
32 GB
Upgradable memory

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD since it has onboard memory.

MemoryMSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
Slots
x2
Onboard
TypeDDR4DDR4
About 19% lighter

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) weighed 2.62 pounds, 19% lighter than the 3.20 pounds ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD.

WeightMSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
Pound
2.62 lbs.
3.20 lbs.
Kilogram
1.19 kg
1.45 kg

ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD Pros

Reasons that ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD is better than MSI Modern 14 (B4SX).

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2020

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX inside ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD has a 63% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U inside MSI Modern 14 (B4SX).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD - AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
7,663
ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD - AMD Ryzen 5-5600H
5,476
MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) - AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
4,691
MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) - AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
3,785
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 35W TGP vs. integrated

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) and ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) - DDR4
3,200 MHz
ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

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

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) Price
MSI Modern 14 14" Laptop: Intel Core i7-1195G7, Intel Iris Xe, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, USB Type-C, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Classic Black C11M-064US
MSI Modern 14 14" Laptop: Intel Core i7-1195G7, Intel Iris Xe, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, USB Type-C, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Classic Black C11M-064US
By MSI
$719.99
$799.00 10% OFF
Msi Modern14C7M-048US Nb Msi Modern 14 C7m-048us R
Msi Modern14C7M-048US Nb Msi Modern 14 C7m-048us R
By MSI
$509.49
MSI Modern 14 Laptop: Intel Core i3-1215U, UHD Graphics, 14" FHD, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Home: Classic Black C12M-495US
MSI Modern 14 Laptop: Intel Core i3-1215U, UHD Graphics, 14" FHD, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Home: Classic Black C12M-495US
By MSI
$449.00
$499.00 10% OFF
ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD Price
ASUS VivoBook Pro 14 OLED Laptop, 14” 2.8K OLED Display, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Mobile CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 GPU,16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, M6400RC-EB74
ASUS VivoBook Pro 14 OLED Laptop, 14” 2.8K OLED Display, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Mobile CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 GPU,16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, M6400RC-EB74
By ASUS
$1,159.95
ASUS Vivobook S 14 Flip 2-in-1 Business Laptop (14" FHD+ 16:10 Touchscreen, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, AMD 6-Core Ryzen 5 5600H (> i7-1165G7), Active Pen), Backlit, FP, FHD Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Quiet Blue
ASUS Vivobook S 14 Flip 2-in-1 Business Laptop (14" FHD+ 16:10 Touchscreen, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, AMD 6-Core Ryzen 5 5600H (> i7-1165G7), Active Pen), Backlit, FP, FHD Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Quiet Blue
By ASUS
$799.99
ASUS VivoBook Pro 15X OLED Laptop, 15.6” OLED Display, Intel Core i7-12650H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Black, K6501ZM-EB74
ASUS VivoBook Pro 15X OLED Laptop, 15.6” OLED Display, Intel Core i7-12650H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Black, K6501ZM-EB74
By ASUS
$1,279.00

Availability

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
Released20202021
Release Date-Announced on September 02, 2021

Exterior

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
Dimensions
  • 12.56” x 8.67” x 0.66” (319 x 220.2 x 16.9 mm)
    MSI Modern 14 B4M
  • 12.68” x 8.74” x 0.63” (322 x 222 x 15.9 mm)
    MSI Modern 14 B4MW
12.50 x 9.00 x 0.70” (317.4 x 228.5 x 17.9 mm)
Weight
  • 2.87 lbs (1.3 kg)
    MSI Modern 14 B4M
  • 2.62 lbs (1.19 kg)
    MSI Modern 14 B4MW
3.20 lbs (1.45 kg)
Colors
  • Carbon Gray Beige Mousse Bluestone
    MSI Modern 14 B4M
  • Aluminum Black
    MSI Modern 14 B4MW
0°Black Meteor White
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White)
    • 1.5mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.
  • Full-size backlit chiclet keyboard.
    With 1.35mm key-travel.
  • Large touchpad with DialPad.
    ASUS DialPad is a virtual interface on the touchpad that puts you in full control of adjustments in compatible Adobe® creative software, so you can stay fully focused on the task at hand.

Display

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
Size14 Inches14 Inches
Info14.0" FHD (1920x1080), IPS-Level, Wide View Angle, Thin Bezel.14.0” WQXGA+ OLED 90Hz Display
2880 x 1800 16:10 0.2ms response time 600nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000000:1 contrast ratio VESA CERTIFIED Display HDR True Black 600 1.07 billion colors PANTONE Validated Glossy display 70% less harmful blue light SGS Eye Care Display 86% Screen-to-body ratio

Ports

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 2 x USB Type-A 2.0
  • 1 x MicroSD Card Reader
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 30Hz)
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
  • 1 x DC-in
Left
  • 2 x USB-A 
    USB 2.0 (480 Mbps).
Right
  • 1 x USB-A 
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader
  • 1 x Audio jack
    3.5mm jack
  • 1 x DC-in 
    ø4.5 barrel style connector

Internal Specs

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4500U
    6 cores, 6 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 15W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700U
    8 cores, 8 threads, 2.00 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 15W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4500U
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700U
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Memory
  • DDR4-3200 Memory Type
  • 2 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot
  • Max 64GB Max Capacity
8GB 16GB 32GB
3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
  • Memory Slots: Onboard memory
  • Memory Type: DDR4 Memory
  • Memory Speed: 3200 MHz
Discrete Graphics-
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 Laptop GPU - 4GB GDDR6
    Boost up to 1500MHz at 35W (50W with Dynamic Boost), NVIDIA Max-Q technology for peak performance and efficiency.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 Ti Laptop GPU - 4GB GDDR6
    Boost up to 1500MHz at 35W (50W with Dynamic Boost), NVIDIA Max-Q technology for peak performance and efficiency.
Storage1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)
256GB 512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
  • Storage Slots: 1 x M.2 2280 slot

Connectivity

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11 AC Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6
WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0

Battery

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
Size52 Wh (3-cell Li-Polymer battery)63 Wh
3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion battery
Power Supply65W compact power adapter120W power adaptor
ø4.5 AC Adapter rated at 20V/6A.

Software

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • MSI Center for Business & Productivity
MyASUS App Features
AppDeals System diagnosis Battery health charging Fan Profile Splendid Tru2Life Function key lock WiFi SmartConnect TaskFirst Link to MyASUS Live update ASUS OLED Care AI Noise Canceling

Camera & Audio

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
CameraFront-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Front-facing camera with built-in privacy shutter.
720p HD (1280x720 resolution) camera.
Audio
  • 2 x 2W Speaker
  • Nahimic 3
  • High-Resolution Audio ready
  • Built-in speaker with Harman/Kardon (Mainstream)
  • Built-in array microphone
    with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support.

Misc

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
Sensors-Fingerprint sensor integrated with Power Key
Security-
  • BIOS Booting User Password Protection
  • Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
  • Fingerprint sensor integrated with Power Key
In the box-
  • ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X M7400 (AMD Ryzen 5000 series)
  • Power Adapter
  • Wired optical mouse
  • Carry bag
Warranty1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)-

Key Features

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X | AMD
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
14”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.62 lb
1.19 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C/8T, 2.00 → 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
968
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,691
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Released in Late
2021
16:10 1800p
14”
OLED HDR 90Hz
Weight
3.20 lb
1.45 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,416
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,663
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3050 Ti
4GB GDDR6 35W TGP

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