MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation vs. ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation and ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation Pros

Reasons that MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation is better than ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Xeon E-2176M inside MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation has a 53% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation - Intel Xeon E-2176M
4,513
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation - Intel Core i7-8850H
4,497
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB - Intel Core i5-10210U
2,933
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB - Intel Core i3-10110U
1,866
Supports larger memory

MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation supports a larger memory capacity than the ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB.

Max system memory size
MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation
64 GB
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
16 GB

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB Pros

Reasons that ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB is better than MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

About 12% lighter

ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB weighed 5.07 pounds, 12% lighter than the 5.73 pounds MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation.

WeightMSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
Pound
5.73 lbs.
5.07 lbs.
Kilogram
2.60 kg
2.30 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation and ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB.

Upgradable memory

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

MemoryMSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
Slots
x2
x0,1
TypeDDR4 ECCDDR4

Prices

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

MSI WE75 Mobile Workstation Price
MSI WF65 10TI-444 Mobile Workstation i7-10750H/T1000/16G/512G/WIN10PRO
MSI WF65 10TI-444 Mobile Workstation i7-10750H/T1000/16G/512G/WIN10PRO
By MSI
$499.99
MSI WS66 10TKT-080 Mobile Workstation i7-10875H/RTX3000/32GB/1T/WIN10PRO, 15-15.99 inches
MSI WS66 10TKT-080 Mobile Workstation i7-10875H/RTX3000/32GB/1T/WIN10PRO, 15-15.99 inches
By MSI
$699.99
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
$1,299.95
$1,999.99 35% OFF
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB Price
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712EA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint, Transparent Silver, K712EA-DS76
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712EA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint, Transparent Silver, K712EA-DS76
By ASUS
$679.99
ASUS VivoBook 17 F712DA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” HD+, Intel Core i5-8265U Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home, Transparent Silver, F712DA-DB51
ASUS VivoBook 17 F712DA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” HD+, Intel Core i5-8265U Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home, Transparent Silver, F712DA-DB51
By ASUS
$545.00
ASUS 2022 VivoBook 17 K712EA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wireless-AX, HDMI, Windows 10, Silver
ASUS 2022 VivoBook 17 K712EA Thin and Light Laptop, 17.3” FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wireless-AX, HDMI, Windows 10, Silver
By ASUS
$730.00

Availability

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
Released20192020

Exterior

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
Dimensions15.63” x 10.57” x 1.08” (397 x 268.5 x 27.5 mm)16.01” x 10.07” x 0.78” (406.9 x 256 x 19.9 mm)
Weight5.73 lbs (2.6kg)5.07 lbs (2.3 kg)
Colors
Aluminum Black
Transparent Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • White backlight with Anti-Ghost key+ silver lining.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.
Keyboard
  • Chiclet keyboard
  • Illuminated chiclet keyboard(Optional

Display

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
Size17.3 Inches17.3 Inches
Info17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS-Level, 60Hz, 72% NTSC, Thin Bezel, 100% sRGB.17.3" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC with wide 178° viewing angles

Ports

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x Full-size SD Card Reader
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0 (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mini-DisplayPort 1.2
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out (SPDIF)
  • 1 x DC-in
Nvidia® Quadro RTX™ 3000 Models
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
Nvidia® Quadro® T2000 Models
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x Type-C USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1)
  • 1 x Type-A USB 3.1 (Gen 1)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 port(s)
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x micro SD card
  • 1 x COMBO audio jack

Internal Specs

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. Intel Xeon E-2176M
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. Intel Xeon E-2176M
    Intel® UHD Graphics P630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    23 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • DDR4-2400 - 2666 ECC Memory Type
  • 2 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot
  • Max 64GB Max Capacity
  • 4GB
    DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM Onboard Memory
  • 1 x SODIMM slot for expansion, upgradable to 16GB SDRAM
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® Quadro® T2000
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR5 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA
  • No discrete graphics
ASUS VivoBook 17 K712FB
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX110
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Storage
  • 1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3)
  • 1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3 / SATA)
  • 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD
  • 128GB
    SATA 3.0 M.2 SSD M.2
  • 256GB 512GB
    PCIe® Gen3 x2 SSD M.2
  • 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD

Connectivity

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
Wi-FiIntel 9560 Jefferson Peak (2x2 802.11 AC)Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.0
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
Size51 Wh (6-cell battery)47Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Power Supply
  • 150W compact power adapter
  • 180W compact power adapter
    With NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000 models.
65W power adapter

Software

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Endless OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in AppsMSI Creator Center
MyASUS features
  • Battery Health Charging
  • Splendid
  • Tru2Life
  • Function Key Lock
  • Link to MyASUS

Camera & Audio

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
CameraFront-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Audio
  • Speakers
    • 2 x 3W Speakers
  • Microphones
    • Array microphones
  • Supports Windows 10 Cortana with Voice
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • ASUS SonicMaster Technology

Misc

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
SensorsFingerprint Reader
  • Fingerprint sensor (optional)
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign-in
  • Discrete TPM 2.0
  • Fingerprint reader (optional)
  • Security lock slot
Warranty3 year Limited warranty (Include 1 Year Global)-
More
Matrix Display
MSI's Matrix Display lets you can expand your work setup up to 2 additional screens.
ISV Certification
MSI workstations are ISV certified systems, officially recognized and certified by major ISVs in engineering, 3D modeling, designing, and more. They're guaranteed to offer an absolute professional experience with no comparison in applications from Adobe, AutoDesk, Dassault, and others.
Military-Grade Reliability and Durability
The MSI Mobile Workstation meets the MIL-STD 810G standards covering a wide range of conditions.
Creator Center
The Creator Center takes optimization to the next level with easily adjustable system modes and resources for a wide range of scenarios and needs.
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Key Features

MSI WE75 Mobile WorkstationASUS VivoBook 17 K712FA/FB
At Glance
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
5.73 lb
2.60 kg
Up to
Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,023
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,513
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics P630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4 ECC
NVIDIA Quadro
RTX 3000
6GB GDDR6
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
957
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,942
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
16GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
MX110
2GB GDDR5

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