MSI Cyborg A15 AI B2HWGKG-096US 15.6" Gaming Review

CPU AMD Ryzen 9 270
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 2560x1440
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.9 kg
MSI Cyborg A15 AI B2HWGKG-096US 15.6" Gaming laptop
72.7 Overall Score

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 84.6
GPU 87.6
RAM 86.9
Ports 57
Screen 80.6
Portability 44.7
Storage 84.7
Reliability 55.8
Social Proof 36.6

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong gpu (89th percentile) 88th
  • Strong ram (81th percentile) 87th
  • Strong cpu (77th percentile) 85th
  • Strong screen (75th percentile) 85th

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
Storage Type NVMe SSD

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

$1,600 $1,700 $1,800 $1,900 Feb 21Apr 8 $1,799

vs Competition

Spec MSI Cyborg A15 AI B2HWGKG-096US 15.6" Gaming Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 83F50019US Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 270 Apple M5 AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100
RAM (GB) 32 32 32 64 32 32
Storage (GB) 1024 4096 2000 2048 1000 1000
Screen 15.6" 2560x1440 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600 14" 2880x1800 13.8" 2304x1536
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Apple (10-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Intel Arc Graphics Qualcomm X1
OS Windows 11 Home macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.9 1.5 1.6 2.7 1.2 1.3
Battery (Wh) - 72 - 99 - -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
MSI Cyborg A15 AI B2HWGKG-096US 15.6" Gaming 84.687.686.95780.644.784.755.836.6
Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare 82.920.677.490.796.973.498.694.899.4
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare 90.790.994.396.894.175.291.655.897.4
Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 Compare 96.791.898.884.193.36.895.275.688.8
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare 6966.686.990.793.584.972.375.696.5
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare 954286.994.881.28772.375.697.4