MSI Thin A15 15.6" B7UC-473US Black

MSI Thin A15 15.6" B7UC-473US Black

MSI
59 Overall Score
vs
HP OMEN 16" 16-ap0053dx Shadow Black 2025

HP OMEN 16" 16-ap0053dx Shadow Black 2025

HP
78 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
MSI
68
HP
86
Creator
MSI
64
HP
86
Entertainment
MSI
63
HP
80
Developer
MSI
55
HP
77
Student
MSI
57
HP
67
Business
MSI
58
HP
66
Compact
MSI
43
HP
51

Specifications

MSI Thin A15 15.6" B7UC-473USHP OMEN 16" 16-ap0053dx
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen 5 7535HSAMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
CPU Multi-Core Score
17,769
50,572
Cores616
Frequency3.3 GHz4.0 GHz
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
GPU Benchmark Score
9,498
20,798
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM4 GB8 GB
VRAM TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 1512 GB1 TB
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size15.6"16"
Resolution1920 px1920 px
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate144 Hz144 Hz
Brightness300 nits
Color Gamut62.5% sRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports1
USB Ports3
HDMI1 x HDMIHDMI 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
BluetoothYesBluetooth 5.3
EthernetRJ-45
Physical
Weight2.95 kg2.46 kg
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Thin A15 15.6" B7UC-473US Black

  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong gpu (73th percentile)
  • Below average compact (17th percentile)17th %ile
  • Below average port (30th percentile)

HP OMEN 16" 16-ap0053dx Shadow Black 2025

  • Strong social proof (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong cpu (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong ram (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong gpu (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Below average compact (12th percentile)12th %ile
  • Below average reliability (32th percentile)

Verdict

Winner: HP OMEN 16" 16-ap0053dx

Scores 78 overall, wins 7 of 7 usage categories and 16 of 28 specs.

HP OMEN 16" 16-ap0053dx Better at:

GamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment