MSI Modern 15 (A11X) vs. MSI Prestige 14 (A10X): Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the MSI Modern 15 (A11X) and MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) Pros

Reasons that MSI Modern 15 (A11X) is better than MSI Prestige 14 (A10X).

Supports larger memory

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) supports a larger memory capacity than the MSI Prestige 14 (A10X). It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the MSI Prestige 14 (A10X).

Max system memory size
MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
64 GB
MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
32 GB
Supports faster memory

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) supports a faster memory speed than the MSI Prestige 14 (A10X). It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the MSI Prestige 14 (A10X).

Memory type and speed
MSI Modern 15 (A11X) - DDR4
3,200 MHz
MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) - DDR4
2,666 MHz
11% larger display

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch MSI Prestige 14 (A10X).

Display size
MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
15.6-inch
MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
14-inch

MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) Pros

Reasons that MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) is better than MSI Modern 15 (A11X).

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10710U inside MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) has a 6% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside MSI Modern 15 (A11X).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) - Intel Core i7-10710U
4,786
MSI Modern 15 (A11X) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
MSI Modern 15 (A11X) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) - Intel Core i5-10210U
2,933
About 20% lighter

MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) weighed 2.84 pounds, 20% lighter than the 3.53 pounds MSI Modern 15 (A11X).

WeightMSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
Pound
3.53 lbs.
2.84 lbs.
Kilogram
1.60 kg
1.29 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI Modern 15 (A11X) and MSI Prestige 14 (A10X).

Upgradable memory

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

MemoryMSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
Slots
x2
x0,1
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) Price
MSI Modern 15 Laptop: Ryzen 7 7730U, UMA AMD Radeon Graphics, 15.6" FHD, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Pro: Classic Black B7M-223US
MSI Modern 15 Laptop: Ryzen 7 7730U, UMA AMD Radeon Graphics, 15.6" FHD, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Pro: Classic Black B7M-223US
By MSI
$799.99
MSI Modern 15H, 15.6" FHD Ultra Thin Laptop, Intel Core i7-13620H 2.40 GHz, 10 cores, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, Classic Black, EAT Cloth
MSI Modern 15H, 15.6" FHD Ultra Thin Laptop, Intel Core i7-13620H 2.40 GHz, 10 cores, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, Classic Black, EAT Cloth
By MSI
$765.00
MSI Modern 15 Laptop: Intel Core i3-1215U, UHD Graphics, 15.6" FHD, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Home: Classic Black B12M-433US
MSI Modern 15 Laptop: Intel Core i3-1215U, UHD Graphics, 15.6" FHD, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Home: Classic Black B12M-433US
By MSI
$379.99
$519.00 27% OFF
MSI Prestige 14 (A10X) Price
MSI Prestige 14 H Laptop: Intel Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 2050, 14" FHD+ Display, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 Home: Urban Silver B13UCX-601US
MSI Prestige 14 H Laptop: Intel Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 2050, 14" FHD+ Display, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 Home: Urban Silver B13UCX-601US
By MSI
$1,408.25
MSI Prestige 14 Evo Professional Laptop: 14" FHD Ultra-Thin Bezel Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Win10 Home, Intel Evo, Carbon Gray (A11M-221)
MSI Prestige 14 Evo Professional Laptop: 14" FHD Ultra-Thin Bezel Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Win10 Home, Intel Evo, Carbon Gray (A11M-221)
By MSI
$899.00
$1,099.00 18% OFF
MSI Prestige 13 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 13.3" UHD+ OLED Display, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray A1MG-029US
MSI Prestige 13 AI Evo Laptop: Intel Ultra 7-155H, 13.3" UHD+ OLED Display, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Stellar Gray A1MG-029US
By MSI
$1,195.89
$1,299.99 8% OFF

Availability

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
Released20202020

Exterior

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
Dimensions14.05” x 9.20” x 0.67” (356.8 x 233.75 x 16.9 mm)12.55” x 8.46” x 0.63” (319 x 215 x 15.9 mm)
Weight3.53 lbs (1.6 kg)2.84 lbs (1.29 kg)
Colors
Urban Silver Carbon Gray
Pure White Carbon Gray Pink
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White)
    • 1.5mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.
  • Keyboard
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White)
    • 1.5mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.

Display

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
Size15.6 Inches14 Inches
Info15.6" FHD (1920x1080), IPS-Level, Wide View Angle, Thin Bezel.
  • 14.0" FHD (1920x1080), IPS-Level, Wide View Angle, Thin Bezel, 100% sRGB.
  • 14" UHD (3840x2160), IPS-Level, Anti-Glare,  Thin Bezel, 100% AdobeRGB.

Ports

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
  • 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 4.
    Supports USB 4, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery charging.
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x MicroSD Card Reader
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
  • 1 x DC-in
  • 2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™3.
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery charging).
  • 2 x USB Type-A 2.0
  • 1 x MicroSD Card Reader
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack

Internal Specs

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U
    6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • Up to DDR4-3200 Memory Type
  • 2 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot
  • Max 64GB Max Capacity
  • 1 x SO-DIMM slot for expansion, max out at 32GB.
MSI Prestige 14 A10SC
  • 8GB 16GB
    2666 MHz DDR4 onboard memory.
MSI Prestige 14 A10RAS/RB
  • 8GB 16GB
    2133 MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory.
Discrete Graphics
MSI Modern 15 A11SB
  • NVIDIA® Geforce® MX450
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR6 VRAM.
MSI Modern 15 A11M
  • No discrete graphics
MSI Prestige 14 A10SC
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 With Max-Q Design
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
MSI Prestige 14 A10RAS
  • NVIDIA® Geforce® MX330
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM.
MSI Prestige 14 A10RB
  • Geforce® MX250
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM.
Storage
  • 1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
  • 1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)

Connectivity

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
Wi-Fi802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6
  • 802.11 AC Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth 5.1

Battery

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
Size52 Wh (3-cell Li-Polymer battery)52 Wh (3-cell battery)
Battery Life-Up to 10 hours of battery life
Power Supply
MSI Modern 15 A11M
MSI Modern 15 A11SB
90W compact power adapter

Software

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • MSI Center for Business & Productivity
  • MSI Center for Business & Productivity

Camera & Audio

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
CameraFront-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • IR camera for Windows Hello support.
Audio
  • 2 x 2W Speaker
  • Nahimic 3
  • High-Resolution Audio ready
  • 2 x 2W Speaker
  • Nahimic 3
  • High-Resolution Audio ready

Misc

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
Sensors-
  • Fingerprint reader
  • IR Camera
Security-
  • TPM 2.0
  • Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication
  • Windows Hello Facial Authentication
Warranty1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)

Key Features

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)MSI Prestige 14 (A10X)
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.53 lb
1.60 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
MX450
2GB GDDR6
Released in
2020
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.84 lb
1.29 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10710U
6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,051
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,786
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650
4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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