The Gigabyte Aorus 5 offers high-end gaming performance with a powerful graphics card and high refresh rate display, but it's heavier and has shorter battery life. The MSI Prestige 16, while not designed to maximize gaming performance due to its integrated graphics, provides a higher resolution display, better battery life, more storage, and double the RAM, making it more suitable for productivity tasks and on-the-go use. If your priority is gaming and high-performance tasks, the Gigabyte might be preferable, while the MSI excels in portability and general business use. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 5
Good for gaming and AI
Very good keyboard
Advantages of the MSI Prestige 16
Very good for general use
Very good for software development
Very good for content creation
Good portability
Good battery life
Key differences
General Use
7.5/10
8.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
280.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
400.0 nits
5.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.5 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
6.7/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.6/10
The MSI Prestige 16 is very good for general use, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
The MSI Prestige 16 is rated higher for general use because it packs more RAM and a higher-resolution display with better color accuracy, which is critical for tasks requiring visual clarity, like photo editing or design, contributing to better screen quality overall.
Gaming and AI
7.9/10
6.7/10
8.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good for gaming and AI, while the MSI Prestige 16 is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Content Creation
7.6/10
8.3/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The MSI Prestige 16 is very good for content creation, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.3/10
8.1/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The MSI Prestige 16 is very good for software development, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
8.0/10
8.3/10
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
280.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
400.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has a better screen than the MSI Prestige 16 for gaming and AI, while the MSI Prestige 16 has a better screen for general use, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
For general use and engineering tasks, both the Gigabyte Aorus 5 and MSI Prestige 16 boast high-resolution displays and excel in brightness and color accuracy, ensuring that text is crisp, and images are vivid, which is crucial for design work where precise colors matter. The screens on both models cover a wide color gamut, benefiting professional photo editing and graphic design by offering a range of colors that closely matches real-world visuals. However, for gaming and 3D purposes, their lower refresh rates may not provide as smooth an experience as displays tailored for those activities, where fluid motion and rapid response times are key to an immersive experience.
Battery
5.0 Hours
7.5 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has 5 hours of battery life. The MSI Prestige 16 has 7.5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Fair
Good
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
4.2 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The MSI Prestige 16 has good portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$2,359
$1,611
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has a price of $2,359 and the MSI Prestige 16 costs $1,611.
The MSI Prestige 16 and Gigabyte Aorus 5 are both very good for engineering and design.
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 is well-suited for engineering and design tasks due to its high-performance Intel i7 processor, 16GB of memory, and powerful Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU, which are essential for computing-intensive applications, but with a lower resolution screen, it may not provide as crisp an image as other options.
Build Quality
7.4/10
7.4/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 and MSI Prestige 16 both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
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How the Gigabyte Aorus 5 and the MSI Prestige 16 compare to other laptops
"The Gigabyte Aorus 5 SE4 is a capable mainstream gaming notebook that will run the latest PC games with aplomb. However, it's not your stereotypical flashy gaming PC. Gigabyte has added some interesting tweaks. For example, the webcam placement and its Microsoft Azure AI tool — to automatically switch between power modes — are unusual for this genre. But more importantly, the pricing is fairly competitive and reasonable."
"The MSI Prestige 16 Evo: 2023's best value 16” thin & light laptop with i7-13700H. One of the top choices for professionals and students seeking a high-performance, portable computing solution in 2023. While the MSI Prestige 16 Evo A13M may not boast the most striking design compared to some other 16" options, its relatively "safe" styling lends itself well to professional and educational environments. Significantly, it doesn't compromise on essential features like port selection or cooling performance, ensuring seamless connectivity and efficient thermal management. The 16 Evo A13M offers an excellent combination of performance, portability, and functionality, making it a compelling choice for professionals and students alike."
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About Gigabyte
Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.
About MSI
MSI, also known as Micro-Star International, is a Taiwanese technology corporation. MSI is known for their wide range of gaming devices. Their series include the entry-level Cyborg/Thin and Sword/Katana series, the mid-range Bravo/Delta and Crosshair/Pulse series, and their high-end Vector, Raider, Stealth, and Titan GT series. At every performance level, MSI offers a variety of devices with varying balances between performance, battery life, weight, and price, making them a solid option to consider at every price point.
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