Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14") vs MSI Sword 16 HX (2024)
Performance Scores
Metric
Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14")
MSI Sword 16 HX (2024)
Battery Life
74.00
55.00
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
12413.00
25351.00
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1633.00
2043.00
Connectivity
73.00
62.00
Display
80.00
54.00
GPU performance
3.00
11.00
Gaming
24.00
47.00
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
13844.00
16145.00
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2659.00
2789.00
Max. brightness
500.00
300.00
NanoReview Score
67.00
61.00
Performance
72.00
91.00
Portability
92.00
58.00
Specifications
Specification
Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14")
MSI Sword 16 HX (2024)
Adaptive refresh rate
-
N/A
Adobe RGB profile
-
43.3%
Ambient light sensor
Yes
No
Area
699 cm2 (108.4 inches2)
956 cm2 (148.2 inches2)
Aspect ratio
16:10
16:10
Audio jack (3.5 mm)
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Yes
Yes
Base frequency
3.4 GHz
2.2 GHz
Battery type
Li-Po
Li-Po
Bluetooth
v5.4
v5.3
Bus
Custom
PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Intel Core i7 14650HXIntel Core i7 14700HXIntel Core i9 14900HX
Channels
1x512 GB
1x1024 GB
Charge power
65 W
200 W
Charging port position
Left
Left, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery)
Yes
Yes
Clock
8448 MHz
5600 MHz
Coating
Glossy (Antireflective)
Matte
Colors
Blue
Gray
Contrast
1000000:1
1196:1
Cooling system
Active
Active
Cores
12
16 (8P + 8E)
DCI-P3 color gamut
120%
41.8%
Dimensions
312.3 x 223.8 x 10.9 mm 12.3 x 8.81 x 0.43 inches
359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.7 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.09 inches
Display
N/A
-
1920 x 12002560 x 1600
DisplayPort
No
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
No
Ethernet (RJ45)
No
Yes
FLOPS
3.8 TFLOPS
11.7 TFLOPS
Fabrication process
4 nm
5 nm
Fast charging
Yes
Yes
Fingerprint
Optional
No
Full charging time
-
N/A
GPU
N/A
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GBGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB
GPU base clock
300 MHz
1905 MHz
GPU boost clock
1250 MHz
2280 MHz
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.1
HDR support
Yes, HDR10
No
Infrared sensor
No
No
Integrated GPU
Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Key travel
1 mm
1.7 mm
Keyboard type
Island
Island
L3 Cache
-
30 MB
Liquid metal
No
No
Loudness
~78.4 dB
~77.9 dB
Material
Aluminum
Plastic
Max. ram size
N/A
96 GB
Memory bus
N/A
96 bit
Memory size
System Shared
6 GB
Memory speed
8.45 Gbps
~16 Gbps
Memory type
LPDDR5X
GDDR6
Microphones
2
2
NVMe
No
Yes
Noise level (max. load)
27.2 dB
50.3 dB
Number of fans
2
2
Numpad
No
Yes
Nvidia Optimus
N/A
MUX
Opening angle
130°
180°
Optical drive
No
No
PPI
243 ppi
142 ppi
Power
2x2W, 2x2.7W
2x2W
Proprietary charging port
No
Yes
RAM
16GB
-
16GB32GB64GB96GB
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)
48
32
Refresh rate
120 Hz
144 Hz
Replaceable
No
No
Resolution
2880 x 1800 pixels
1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time
1 ms
11 ms
SD card reader
No
No
Screen-to-body ratio
~81.3%
~77.6%
Shading units (cores)
1536
2560
Side bezels
5.4 mm
7.2 mm
Size
11.5 x 8.3 cm
16 inches
Speakers
2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
2.0
Storage
512GB
-
1024GB2048GB4096GB
Storage type
SSD (M2)
SSD (M2)
Surface
Glass
Plastic
Sync technology
No
No
TGP
80 W
105 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs)
96
80
Threads
12
24
Thunderbolt
No
No
Total slots
-
2
Touchscreen
Yes
No
Transformer
No
No
Turbo frequency
4 GHz
5.2 GHz
Type
LPDDR5X
DDR5
USB Type-C
2x USB 4.0
1x USB 3.2
USB-A
No
3x USB 3.2
Upgradable
No
Yes
VGA
No
No
Vapor chamber
Yes
No
Webcam
Above the display
Above the display
Webcam resolution
1920 x 1080
1280 x 720
Weight
1.16 kg (2.56 lbs)
2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)
Weight of AC adapter
163 grams
N/A
Wi-Fi standard
v7
v6E
Windows Precision
Yes
Yes
sRGB color space
100%
62.2%