2022 Razer Blade 14 vs. MSI Stealth 15M A11UX: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between 2022 Razer Blade 14 and MSI Stealth 15M A11UX specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

2022 Razer Blade 14 Pros

Reasons that 2022 Razer Blade 14 is better than MSI Stealth 15M A11UX.

Newer manufacturing

2022 vs. 2021

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX inside 2022 Razer Blade 14 has a 79% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-11375H inside MSI Stealth 15M A11UX.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2022 Razer Blade 14 - AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX
8,876
MSI Stealth 15M A11UX - Intel Core i7-11375H
4,935
Supports faster memory

The 2022 Razer Blade 14 supports a faster memory speed than the MSI Stealth 15M A11UX. It supports up to 4800MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the MSI Stealth 15M A11UX.

Memory type and speed
2022 Razer Blade 14 - DDR5
4,800 MHz
MSI Stealth 15M A11UX - DDR4
3,200 MHz

MSI Stealth 15M A11UX Pros

Reasons that MSI Stealth 15M A11UX is better than 2022 Razer Blade 14.

Supports larger memory

MSI Stealth 15M A11UX supports a larger memory capacity than the 2022 Razer Blade 14. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the 2022 Razer Blade 14.

Max system memory size
MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
64 GB
2022 Razer Blade 14
16 GB
Upgradable memory

MSI Stealth 15M A11UX 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 2022 Razer Blade 14 since it has onboard memory.

Memory2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeDDR5DDR4
11% larger display

MSI Stealth 15M A11UX has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch 2022 Razer Blade 14.

Display size
MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
15.6-inch
2022 Razer Blade 14
14-inch
About 5% lighter

MSI Stealth 15M A11UX weighed 3.73 pounds, 5% lighter than the 3.92 pounds 2022 Razer Blade 14.

Weight2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Pound
3.92 lbs.
3.73 lbs.
Kilogram
1.78 kg
1.69 kg

Prices

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

Razer Blade 14 2022 Price
Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - 14" QHD 165Hz - 16GB DDR5 RAM - 1TB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 - Ultra-Thin - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB
Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - 14" QHD 165Hz - 16GB DDR5 RAM - 1TB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 - Ultra-Thin - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB
By Razer
$2,224.94
$3,499.99 36% OFF
Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU - 14" 16:10 QHD+ 240Hz -16GB DDR5 RAM - 1TB SSD - Windows 11 - Vapor Chamber Cooling - Chroma RGB
Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU - 14" 16:10 QHD+ 240Hz -16GB DDR5 RAM - 1TB SSD - Windows 11 - Vapor Chamber Cooling - Chroma RGB
By Razer
$1,999.99
$2,399.99 17% OFF
Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 8 Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 14" QHD 165Hz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB - THX Spatial Audio - Vapor Chamber Cooling
Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 8 Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 14" QHD 165Hz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB - THX Spatial Audio - Vapor Chamber Cooling
By Razer
$1,599.99
MSI Stealth 15M A11UX Price
MSI Stealth 15M Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p Display, Intel Core i7-11375H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, WiFi 6, Win10, Carbon Gray (A11UEK-009)
MSI Stealth 15M Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p Display, Intel Core i7-11375H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, WiFi 6, Win10, Carbon Gray (A11UEK-009)
By MSI
$1,010.00
$1,399.00 28% OFF
MSI Stealth GS66 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD 240Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i7-12700H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB Graphic RGB Backlit Thunderbolt4 Dynaudio 2.5GB Lan Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable
MSI Stealth GS66 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD 240Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i7-12700H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB Graphic RGB Backlit Thunderbolt4 Dynaudio 2.5GB Lan Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable
By MSI
$1,479.00
MSI Stealth 15M 15.6" FHD 144Hz Ultra Thin and Light Gaming Laptop, Intel 12-Core i7-1260P, GeForce RTX 3060, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Pro, Carbon Gray
MSI Stealth 15M 15.6" FHD 144Hz Ultra Thin and Light Gaming Laptop, Intel 12-Core i7-1260P, GeForce RTX 3060, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Pro, Carbon Gray
By MSI
$1,299.00

Availability

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Released20222021
Release DateAnnounced on January 04, 2022. (CES 2022)Announced on January 2021 (CES 2021)
Pricing
  • $1,999.99
    R9-6900HX 16GB 1TB RTX 3060 FHD 144Hz
  • $2,599.99
    R9-6900HX 16GB 1TB RTX 3070 Ti QHD 165Hz
  • $3,499.99
    R9-6900HX 16GB 1TB RTX 3080 Ti QHD 165Hz
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Applicable Models
  • Razer Blade 14
  • Razer Blade 14 (2022)
  • Razer Blade 14 (Early 2022)
  • 2022 Razer Blade 14
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Generations-

Exterior

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Dimensions12.59” x 8.66” x 0.66” (319.7 mm x 220 mm x 16.8 mm)14.10 x 9.76 x 0.63” (358.3 x 248 x 16.15 mm)
Weight3.92 lbs (1.78 kg)3.73 lbs (1.7 kg)
Colors
Anodized Black
With Anti-Fingerprint Resistive Coating.
Pure White Carbon Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size backlit keyboard.
    • Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
    • Anti-ghosting keyboard
    • Fan control
  • Precise Glass Touchpad
    • A large, clickable glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.
  • Keyboard
    • Single-zone RGB keyboard with Anti-Ghost key (84 Key)
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.

Display

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Size14 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 14” FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 144 Hz AMD FreeSync™ Premium IPS-grade 100% sRGB Individually factory calibrated Matte screen thin 4.7mm bezel Wide Viewing Angle
  • 14” QHD 165Hz
    2560 x 1440 16:9 165Hz AMD FreeSync™ Premium IPS-grade 100% DCI-P3 Individually factory calibrated Matte screen thin 4.7mm bezel Wide Viewing Angle
15.6" FHD 144Hz
16:9 1920 x 1080 144Hz Refresh Rate IPS-Level 45% NTSC Thin Bezel

Ports

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Left
  • 1 x USB-C
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, and Charging supported with 20V USB-C chargers with PD 3.0.
  • 1 x USB-A
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps).
  • 1 x 3.5mm combo audio jack.
  • 1 x AC power port.
Right
  • 1 x USB-C
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, and Charging supported with 20V USB-C chargers with PD 3.0.
  • 1 x USB-A
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps).
  • 1 x HDMI 2.1
    Supports up to 4K@120Hz.
  • 1 x Kensington lock slot.
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 4
    Supports USB 4 (Up to 40Gbps), DisplayPort, and Power Delivery charging up to 100W.
  • 1 x USB-C
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 and DisplayPort.
  • 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x MicroSD with UHS-III support slot
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
  • 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11375H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX
    AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
    12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11375H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
MemoryMemory Slots
  • Onboard memory
Memory Configurations
  • 16GB
    Dual-Channel 4800 MHz DDR5 memory.
16GB 32GB 64GB
3200MHz DDR4 Memory
2 x SO-DIMM slots, supports up to 64GB.
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6 Max Power: 100W 3840 CUDA cores. Speed: up to 1605 MHz
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti
    8GB GDDR6 Max Power: 100W 5888 CUDA cores. Speed: up to 1200 MHz
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti
    16GB GDDR6 Max Power: 100W 7424 CUDA cores. Speed: up to 1260 MHz
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6
Supports up to 1357MHz Boost Clock, 65W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
StorageStorage Slots
  • 1 x M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
Storage Configurations
  • Up to 1 x 2TB SSD
512GB 1TB
NVMe PCIe Gen 3 SSD.
1 x M.2 slot, supports PCIe SSD device

Connectivity

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Wi-FiQualcomm® WCN6856 Wi-Fi 6E™
Triple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.3
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.1

Battery

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Size61.1Wh
Rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery with limited 2 Year Battery Warranty.
52 Wh
3-cell Lithium Battery
Power Supply230W
Compact proprietary AC adapter.
150W Slim AC Adapter
Input: 100-250V Output: [email protected]

Software

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
OSWindows 11 Home
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in AppsRazer™ Synapse 3
Enabled with performance, programmable keyboard, backlighting, and fan control.
MSI Dragon Center

Camera & Audio

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Camera
  • FHD Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera, 1080p FHD.
  • Windows® Hello built-in IR camera
Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Audio
  • Built-in stereo speakers
  • THX® Spatial Audio
  • 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
  • Dolby® Atmos support, 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
  • Built-in array microphone
  • Speakers
    • 2 x 2W Nahimic Hi-Res Audio Speakers.
    • Nahimic 3.
    • High-Resolution Audio ready.
  • Microphones
    • Array microphones.

Misc

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
Sensors
  • IR Camera
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Security
  • Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security embedded
  • Kensington™ Security Slot
  • Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0
  • Modern Standby
TPM 2.0 hardware-based encryption.
In the box
  • Razer Blade 14
  • Power adapter + regional power cord
  • Micro-fiber cleaning cloth
  • Important Product Information Guide
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Warranty
  • 1-year limited laptop warranty
  • 2-year limited battery warranty
1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)

Key Features

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX
At Glance
Released in Early
2022
16:9 QHD
14”
1440p 165Hz
Weight
3.92 lb
1.78 kg
Powered By
AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,500
Single Core
Geekbench 5
8,876
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz
16GB
4800 MHz DDR5
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3080Ti
16GB GDDR6 Max at 100W
Released in Early
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
3.73 lb
1.69 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-11375H
4C/8T, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,427
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,935
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3060
6GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 65W

Comparison Summary

2022 Razer Blade 14 vs. MSI Stealth 15M A11UX

Razer has released the Blade 14, a 14-inch machine, in early-2022. It is powered by an octa-core AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti with 16GB GDDR6 Max at 100W.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Stealth 15M A11UX was introduced by MSI about a year earlier in early-2021. It comes with a quad-core Intel Core i7-11375H with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 with 6GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 65W.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

2022 Razer Blade 141
AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX1,500100.00%
MSI Stealth 15M A11UX1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11375H1,42795.13%
01,500

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

2022 Razer Blade 141
AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX8,876100.00%
MSI Stealth 15M A11UX1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11375H4,93555.60%
08,876

The 2022 Razer Blade 14 has a 14-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 15.6-inch MSI Stealth 15M A11UX. In addition, the 2022 Razer Blade 14 weighs 3.92 lbs. about 5% heavier than the 3.73 lbs. MSI Stealth 15M A11UX. Moreover, measured at 12.59” x 8.66” x 0.66”, the 2022 Razer Blade 14 is considerably more portable than the MSI Stealth 15M A11UX at 14.10” x 9.76” x 0.63”.

2022 Razer Blade 14MSI Stealth 15M A11UX

Moving over to upgradability, Razer claims that the 2022 Razer Blade 14 supports 16GB 4800 MHz DDR5 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For MSI Stealth 15M A11UX, it supports up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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