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MSI Thin A15 15.6" Thin A15 Black
CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 15.6"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.9 kg
71 Overall Score
Price £1,096
About This Laptop
MSI Thin A15 15.6" Thin A15 Black — CPU Intel Core i5 13420H, RAM 64 GB, storage 2048 GB, screen 15.6", GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, OS Windows 11 Home.
- CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
- RAM 64 GB
- Storage 2048 GB
- Screen 15.6"
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 1.9
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong ram (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong gpu (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ45 Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Jun 8, 2026 £1,096
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Thin A15 15.6" Thin A15 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | 99 | 15 | 39 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Thin A15 15.6" Thin A15 | 54.4 | 75.8 | 94.6 | 65.5 | 57.7 | 42.1 | 94.7 | 58.2 | 67.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 81.4 | 80.7 | 99.1 | 69.9 | 98.7 | 96.1 | 99.2 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.6 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 99.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.3 | 62.4 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 70.7 |
Usage Scores
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