MSI Cyborg MSI Cyborg A15 AI B2HWGKG-096US 15.6" Gaming Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (81th percentile) 83th
- Strong cpu (77th percentile) 80th
- Strong screen (75th percentile) 74th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 270 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 5.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5070 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Cyborg MSI Cyborg A15 AI B2HWGKG-096US 15.6" Gaming | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Flow ASUS 13.4" Republic of Gamers Flow Z13 2-in-1 | Lenovo Legion Lenovo 16" Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop | MSI Vector MSI 16" Vector 16 HX AI Gaming Laptop | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft 13.8" Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC (7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 270 | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 2560x1440 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | 99 | 90 | 54 |