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Updated Nov 6, 2026

Asus Vivobook 15.6″ Core i9-13900H or MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 4050?

Thin 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 4050 costs $4 less today; Vivobook 15.6″ Core i9-13900H has score 0.2 higher (6.7 vs. 6.5).

Asus wins 2by componentMSI wins 2

  • 9.6Performance6.8
  • 4.3Memory and storage7.3
  • 5.5Screen7.4
  • 3.8Ports and how current it is2.5

MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 4050 is $4 the cheaper

$1,029

today

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$1,025

today

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The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

Vivobook 15.6″ Core i9-13900H wins on performance and ports and how current it is; Thin 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 4050 wins on memory and storage and screen.

  • 9.6 (wins)Performance6.8
  • 4.3Memory and storage7.3 (wins)
  • 5.5Screen7.4 (wins)
  • 3.8 (wins)Ports and how current it is2.5

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Both prices over the last 30 days

First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.

Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.

Where is each one cheapest today?

Updated 06/11/2026

Spec sheet side by side

ItemVivobook 15.6″ Core i9-13900HThin 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 4050
Performance
Processor changesCore i9Core i5
Processor model changes13900H13420H
Dedicated graphics card changesnot listedRTX 4050
RAM16 GB16 GB
Storage changes32 GB512 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size15.6 polegadas15.6 polegadas
ResolutionFull HDFull HD
Refresh rate changesnot listed144Hz
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesWi-Fi 6not listed
General
SystemWindowsWindows
Model code changesWINDOWS1113420H
How we choose

Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.

Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.

The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.