2020 is fast approaching, and it’s time to start investing in gaming laptops. MSI has released the GS65 Thin Gaming Laptop which offers a powerful 6-core Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card for VR support with 16GB of RAM. On the other side of things, we have the GS75 Stealth Pro GTX 1650 Max-Q PC that comes equipped with an 8th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU up to 16 GB DDR4 RAM in just 1 slot! Which laptop will you be rocking this year? Let these specs give you some idea on what your purchase might lead into!
MSI is returning to the 15-inch gaming laptop market with its latest release, GS75. The GS65 represents a 13-inch option for those who prefer something smaller. At CES 2020 MSI will be unveiling their new 17-inch model–GS9700/9800 in hopes of bringing back that glory days when laptops were more powerful than desktop PCs!
The “msi gs65 stealth” is a laptop that has been released by MSI. The laptop features an Intel 8th Gen Core i7-8750H CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and GTX 1060 GPU. It is the successor to the MSI GS75 Stealth Thin 7RE-073US model.
In terms of (Gaming) Performance, Price, Display Quality, Portability, Life of the Batteries, and more, we compared the MSI GS75 against the MSI GS65.
The Ranking with the test results can be found above, and the in-depth reports for each Laptop can be found below.
MSI GS75 Stealth comes in first.
- Significantly improved gameplay performance
- The construction is small and light.
- Displaying data in a timely and high-quality manner
MSI introduced the GS65 Stealth Thin in April of last year to coincide with the launch of the first Coffee Lake H processors, a worthy everyday companion that, despite its compact dimensions and light weight, was certainly suitable for demanding users and gamers, but showed minor flaws in our test in terms of workmanship and temperature behavior.
By upgrading to NVIDIA’s latest Turing graphics cards, the model series has received new hardware as well as a bigger branch with a 17.3-inch display. On the next pages of this Hardwareluxx article, you can learn about how the GS75 Stealth 8SG performs.
These little all-rounders have been popular since the debut of the new Coffee Lake H CPUs and the first Max-Q graphics cards from NVIDIA.
The gadgets have gotten much more small and lighter without compromising performance thanks to reduced screen edges and efficient technology.
Due to the priority that certain manufacturers have on a high-capacity battery, it is even feasible to span a whole working day without any issues.
The originally aggressively styled gaming devices have evolved into very stylish and noble laptops with excellent craftsmanship that are ideal for nearly any area of use.
MSI even debuted its own product line for this purpose in April, which has a lot of performance to offer in terms of 3D acceleration owing to Max-Q.
The first iteration combines an Intel Core i7-8750H processor with a GeForce GTX 2070 Max-Q graphics card, making it capable of rendering even the most visually demanding gaming titles on a Full-HD display without jerking.
However, because to the restricted space constraints with a height of just 17.9 mm and the relatively powerful and hot hardware, the device became quite hot, and the craftsmanship also displayed small problems, so we had to decline an award in favor of the Razer Blade 15 or the Gigabyte Aero 15X v8.
Design
MSI has not only given the slim family a hardware boost with the arrival of the new Turing graphics cards, but has also produced a bigger branch with a 17.3-inch screen.
With him, one hopes to learn from the first generation’s faults. In this post, we’ll look at whether or not this is true.
With dimensions of 396 x 259 x 18.9 mm and a weight of roughly 5.0 lbs, the MSI GS75 Stealth Thin has become a little thicker and bigger, but it is still much lighter and smaller than most other gaming laptops in its performance class – particularly when compared to other 17-inch machines.
There’s still a six-core Intel Core i7-8750H processor under the hood, as well as mobile GeForce graphics up to the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q. The display has a size of 17.3 inches, a native resolution of Full HD, and a rapid refresh rate of 144 Hz.
It’s unclear if a UHD update will be available later. MSI mainly differentiates between versions in terms of memory, which includes up to 32 GB DDR4 RAM and a 1 TB SSD with RAID, and the graphics card, since the devices are also available with a smaller GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q or even a GeForce RTX 2060.
There is also a more powerful battery due to the wider space circumstances.
The casing was one of the greatest drawbacks of the initial MSI GS65 Stealth Thin, which we were able to evaluate in June of last year.
With its golden-black and basic appearance, it may appeal to the eye, although it had minor production defects. In the bigger GS75 Stealth Thin, they are virtually fully addressed. The steadiness is noticeably improved than in the previous generation.
Even under greater strain, the regions surrounding the power button, as well as the ventilation holes on the bottom, cannot be distorted, but the cracking sounds and irritating wobbling of the display hinges persist. Sharp edges or poorly processed gaps, on the other hand, are not present.
With dimensions of 396 x 259 x 18.9 mm, the new stealth gadget is much bigger in terms of base surface and total height than its sister model, and is also somewhat heavier at roughly 5.0 lbs. Nonetheless, when compared to other gaming laptops in the 17-inch class, it is still quite small and light.
The MSI GS75 Stealth Thin barely demonstrates that it is still a quick gaming laptop. The simple black metal chassis has just a few golden color elements, which may be seen around the touchpad and along the side borders.
Despite its aristocratic appearance, the characteristic dragon insignia on the screen lid is also a clue that this is a true gaming bolide.
The MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG’s basic configuration also includes high-quality Dynaudio loudspeakers with passive radiators for deep bass, killer network chips for WiFi and Gigabit-LAN, with which game data is prioritized in the network, and, of course, a gamer’s keyboard with RGB backlighting, which was created once again in collaboration with SteelSeries and, unfortunately, does not correspond to the standard layout because the Windows key has been moved further to the right. You’ll have to get accustomed to it here.
Nice trick: If you wish to alter the extra functions of the display and keyboard, such as volume or brightness, you may do it using the FN-Shortcut, which causes the appropriately designated keys to light up independently while the rest of the keyboard darkens.
This allows you to easily locate the relevant function on the keyboard.
Touchpad and Keyboard
The keys themselves have a 1.5 mm stroke and release after around 70 g of pressure. They are fairly big at 15 × 15 mm and are spaced 4 mm apart. The numeric keypad, which will appeal to number crunchers in particular, is made out of significantly smaller rubber dome keys.
The pressure point is sharp, and typing is a pleasurable experience. Anti-ghosting is also included, as is a backlight that can be set separately for each key using the SteelSeries 3 engine. It’s smooth and brilliant.
The keys themselves have a 1.5 mm stroke and release after around 70 g of pressure. They are fairly big at 15 × 15 mm and are spaced 4 mm apart.
The numeric keypad, which will appeal to number crunchers in particular, is made out of significantly smaller rubber dome keys. The pressure point is sharp, and typing is a pleasurable experience.
Anti-ghosting is also included, as is a backlight that can be set separately for each key using the SteelSeries 3 engine. It’s smooth and brilliant.
The touchpad on the MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG is rather large, measuring 140 x 65 mm and unusually wide. MSI, on the other hand, has placed the mouse replacement in the center, slightly offset from the space bar and extremely near to the arrow buttons, resulting in undesired input on the touchpad when the user is not paying attention.
At the very least, the touchpad may be disabled through software.
The glass surface, which is also slightly roughened, provides excellent gliding properties. Even in the edges and corners, precision and dependability are exceptional.
Because there are no dedicated buttons for left and right mouse clicks, MSI depends on a clickpad, which allows these to be executed over the whole touchpad.
The main drawback is that performing a mouse click on the top side of the touchpad requires a lot of power, while doing it on the bottom is much simpler.
All along the line, the test equipment visually understands how to delight. The metal casing is matte black throughout, with some shimmering gold color accents on the side corners of the screen cover.
The corners of the two display hinges, as well as the air inlets on the sides, the two 3.5 mm ports for attaching a headset, and, of course, the dragon emblem behind the screen, are all colored appropriately.
The MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG has a lot to offer in terms of connectivity. There are three USB 3.1 type A connectors and two current type C ports, one of which is even Thunderbolt 3 capable. It not only provides rapid data transmission speeds of up to 40 GBit/s, but it also acts as a stand-in for the missing DisplayPort output when used with an adaptor.
A card reader is also included, however it only works with tiny microSD cards. A standard SD card reader would have been a far better option.
Despite its small size, the 17-inch monitor has a full-featured Gigabit LAN interface; it also interacts wirelessly through AC-WiFi and Bluetooth 5. According to Double Shot Pro, both network chips offer killer functionality.
Hardware
The bigger GS75 has become more airy when compared to the GS65 Stealth Thin with Pascal graphics, since there are much more ventilation holes on the bottom for cooling the CPU and graphics card.
MSI’s Cool Boost Trinity+ cooling system uses three radial fans, which can be seen partly through the optical slots above the top case.
The big form of the Stealth Thin family also lacks a maintenance flap, which would have allowed the cooling to be cleaned of dust and grime and the memory to be expanded later by the user. As a result, the whole bottom side must be removed.
The MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG we tested is powered by an 82.3 Wh battery that should last the whole working day.
An external power supply with a 230 W output power is used to power the desk at the workplace or at home, which should be enough to power the Intel Core i7-8750H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q. The battery is inserted permanently.
Looking at the casing, it’s clear that the MSI GS75 Stealth Thin 8SG doesn’t have to make any significant processing quality compromises. We’ll now look at the hardware’s performance and how the cooling system fails.
Performance
The Intel Core i7-8750H on Coffee Lake H base, which was formally presented by Intel in April of last year and, when compared to its Kaby Lake predecessor, substantially increased the number of cores, is at the heart of the whole product line. While the predecessor’s core count was previously restricted to four, the current version offers up to six cores.
The Intel Core i7-8750H has a turbo clock rate of 2.2 to 4.1 GHz, which boosts performance significantly, particularly in multi-core applications. In contrast, an Intel Core i7-7700HQ can only operate at 2.8 to 3.8 GHz.
A 9 MB L3 cache and a 1.5 MB L2 cache are provided on the Coffee Lake variant, with the latter sharing all six cores.
The data and instruction cache delivers 32 KB per core as a minimum. The Intel Core i7-8750H, like other recent Intel CPUs, is made utilizing the 14-nm technology. A maximum power usage of 45 W is indicated.
In comparison to previous year’s model, the memory has been improved. MSI utilized 2,400 MHz fast modules at the time, but today it’s 2,666 MHz per memory bar, which boosts memory bandwidth, particularly in twin channel mode, which not many manufacturers use anymore.
The MSI GS75 Stealth Thin scored a very respectable 29.33 GB/s in the test, placing it towards the top of the memory performance rankings.
The mass storage seems to be identical. MSI uses fast SSD storage with PCI-Express connectivity, and not just one, but two plug-in card modules in the fast RAID-0 group, as befits a premium model.
As a result, the test device achieves extraordinarily fast read and write speeds of 3,517.0 and 3,422.4 MB/s, respectively, and ranks towards the top of our comparison tables in this category.
The MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG, on the other hand, is also available without SSD-RAID and with slower SSDs for a lesser price.
In the compression test of 7-Zip, the MSI GS75 Stealth Thin obtains a very respectable 34,952 MIPS, which is a solid average figure for all Coffee Lake H CPUs.
The same can be said for the two Cinebench evaluations, in which the device scores 12.45 and 1.118 points in the multi-core setting, respectively. These are 1.94 and 168 points in single-core mode.
Gaming Capabilities
The Intel Core i7-8750H on Coffee Lake H base, which was formally presented by Intel in April of last year and, when compared to its Kaby Lake predecessor, substantially increased the number of cores, is at the heart of the whole product line.
While the predecessor’s core count was previously restricted to four, the current version offers up to six cores.
The Intel Core i7-8750H has a turbo clock rate of 2.2 to 4.1 GHz, which boosts performance significantly, particularly in multi-core applications. In contrast, an Intel Core i7-7700HQ can only operate at 2.8 to 3.8 GHz.
A 9 MB L3 cache and a 1.5 MB L2 cache are provided on the Coffee Lake variant, with the latter sharing all six cores. The data and instruction cache delivers 32 KB per core as a minimum. The Intel Core i7-8750H, like other recent Intel CPUs, is made utilizing the 14-nm technology. A maximum power usage of 45 W is indicated.
In comparison to previous year’s model, the memory has been improved. MSI utilized 2,400 MHz fast modules at the time, but today it’s 2,666 MHz per memory bar, which boosts memory bandwidth, particularly in twin channel mode, which not many manufacturers use anymore.
The MSI GS75 Stealth Thin scored a very respectable 29.33 GB/s in the test, placing it towards the top of the memory performance rankings.
The mass storage seems to be identical. MSI uses fast SSD storage with PCI-Express connectivity, and not just one, but two plug-in card modules in the fast RAID-0 group, as befits a premium model.
As a result, the test device achieves extraordinarily fast read and write speeds of 3,517.0 and 3,422.4 MB/s, respectively, and ranks towards the top of our comparison tables in this category.
The MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG, on the other hand, is also available without SSD-RAID and with slower SSDs for a lesser price.
In the compression test of 7-Zip, the MSI GS75 Stealth Thin obtains a very respectable 34,952 MIPS, which is a solid average figure for all Coffee Lake H CPUs.
The same can be said for the two Cinebench evaluations, in which the device scores 12.45 and 1.118 points in the multi-core setting, respectively. These are 1.94 and 168 points in single-core mode.
Gaming Capabilities
The latest Turing graphics cards, which have been installed by OEMs since the end of January and were only formally announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas at the beginning of the year, are already trusted by the MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG.
They raise the bar for the competitors in terms of feature set, efficiency, and performance, however their advantage is fleeting.
The second-fastest model is used to power our test gadget. The GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, like the desktop version, is based on NVIDIA’s TU104 GPU, which was introduced to gamers in September, and it hasn’t been cut any more.
There are 2,944 shader units available, each of which can access 8 GB of GDDR6 visual memory and interact through a 256-bit wide interface.
Due to the restricted space and restrictions of the power supply and cooling in the notebook, the clock speeds have been reduced lower, in some instances dramatically, to keep waste heat and the thirst for energy at bay.
While the Founders Edition of the GeForce RTX 2080 has a basic clock rate of 1.515 MHz on the desktop, the mobile version only has a range of 735 to 1.380 MHz, with the former being the Max-Q version we tested. In reality, the clock speeds in our MSI GS75 Stealth Thin aren’t nearly that low.
Our test device’s GPU usually runs between 1,260 to 1,365 MHz, which is much lower than the Max-P version from our launch report, which topped out at over 1,600 MHz. The RAM, on the other hand, starts working at 1.500 MHz as normal.
As a result, the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q should slot somewhere between the normal GeForce RTX 2080 and the GeForce RTX 2070 in the laptop, falling below a Pascal-based GeForce GTX 1080.
Because to the gamer-friendly resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, all of our benchmark games are played without any issues. Even demanding games like “Assassins Creed: Origins” operate at far over 60 frames per second and reach a respectable 79.1 frames per second.
Even triple-digit frame rates are obtained in games like “Grand Theft Auto 5,” “Call of Duty: WWII,” and “The Witcher 3,” with “Wolfenstein 2” exceeding 240 frames per second.
Overall, the MSI GS75 Stealth Thin Max-Q is much slower than the standard GeForce RTX 2080 from our launch test, but this is due to the fact that we were testing bulky desktop replacement systems with adequate cooling at the time, which enabled us to attain significantly higher clock rates.
A categorization between the ordinary GeForce RTX 2080 and the GeForce RTX 2070, on the other hand, seems reasonable.
Software
Because a number of tools are pre-installed, Great uses MSI in the software equipment on his GS75 Stealth Thin. The MSI Dragon Center is the most significant point of contact, where the notebook’s most critical settings may be adjusted.
Not only is the current load of the CPU, graphics card, RAM, and SSD shown here, but also the current performance mode, as well as the transfer speed of the two killer network chips and the rotation speed of the fans.
With the aid of ready-made profiles, the latter may even be fine-tuned. Turning off the FN and Windows keys, regulating the battery charging function, and connecting to a smartphone are all useful features that make the settings more simpler.
There are also pre-installed tools for battery calibration, making a recovery disk, and applying system and driver updates.
MSI has also considered the software tools for the Dynaudio speakers, the killer network chips, and the RGB keyboard lighting. The latter is controlled by the SteelSeries 3 engine and may be customized for each key independently.
Windows 10 Pro comes pre-installed, by the way.
Levels of heating and noise
The MSI GS75 Stealth Thin, like its smaller Pascal-based sister model, gets very hot, both inside and out. While the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q remains cool at 71 degrees Celsius, the Intel Core i7-8750H achieves a maximum temperature of 92 degrees Celsius in our tests.
At the very least, there is no throttling; both components operate at 2.6 GHz or clock rates of 1,260 to 1,365 MHz, respectively, and so meet the standards.
The scorching temperatures within are transmitted to the metal casing, where high temperatures may develop, perhaps resulting in minor scalds if not handled carefully. As with the smaller sister model, MSI should play with the cooling system once again.
The max temperature is over 42 °C at absolute full load, which we simulate as usual using Prime95 and Furmark. We found a scorching 41.2 °C in the second quadrant on the bottom, which is where the CPU and graphics card reside.
In general, the MSI GS75 Stealth Thin becomes a little hotter on the bottom side, with an average of 29.9 °C, than on the top case’s area, where it is over half a degree cooler.
41.2 °C are also attained at the top. In idle, as opposed to usual Windows usage, the temperatures are a little lower, averaging about 27.3 to 28.2 °C.
It may, however, reach temperatures of exceeding 36 °C in certain areas. As a result, the MSI GS75 Stealth Thin cools down slowly.
It also isn’t a very quiet treader. Although the idle noise level is pleasingly low at 35.8 dB(A), we would have rather to see passive operation until a temperature limit is met, as Gigabyte does with its Aero 15X v8.
In gaming mode, the system remains below the magic 50 dB(A) threshold, which is generally eagerly accepted by gaming laptops in this price and performance class.
However, the 49.2 dB(A) we measured is far from silent. The cooling may reach 50.4 dB(A) in the worst-case situation, however this is seldom achieved in reality. For a notebook of this type, this value is likewise acceptable.
Battery Life
The MSI GS75 Stealth Thin comes with an 82 Wh battery for on-the-go use. It manages to provide power to the gadget for 387 minutes, or over 6.5 hours in office mode.
This is mostly due to the CPU and GPU’s energy-saving measures. When not in use, the system shifts to the more energy-efficient CPU graphics and deactivates the power-hungry dedicated solution, owing to NVIDIA’s Optimus technology.
However, if this must be turned on, the mileage is greatly reduced. The test notebook then only lasts 75 minutes, or less than an hour and a half.
The reason for this is not just the GS75’s power-hungry, strong technology, but also the display, which consumes the most power with a diagonal of 17.3 inches.
The MSI GS75 Stealth Thin consumes roughly 17.9 W from the power outlet in office mode with a completely charged battery, which is fully operational again after a little more than two hours, 174.2 W in gaming mode, and an amazing 216.6 W under absolute full load.
This explains why MSI includes a powerful 230 W power supply.
Display
Aside from the Turing technology, the display is a standout element of the new MSI GS75 Stealth Thin. It’s a little bigger than the GS65 at 17.3 inches, but it still offers a 1,920 x 1,080 pixel resolution. Our Chi-Mei panel performed well in the test.
It is also suited for outdoor usage, with a maximum brightness of 372 cd/m2, and is therefore ideal for the workaholic who likes to work on the move. With slightly under 89 percent illumination and a difference of 41 cd/m2 between the brightest and darkest values, the lighting is excellent.
The brightest part of the screen is in the middle, and the IPS panel’s brightness drops as it gets closer to the corners. The 1.376:1 contrast ratio is excellent.
While many gaming laptops suffer from a faint blue cast, this is not the case with our current test equipment.
A color temperature of 6,922 K was found to be the average – the ideal value is about 6,500 K. As a result, the display isn’t nearly as blue as many other laptop displays, making it ideal for picture and video editing – a market that MSI is clearly targeting with the device.
The 17-inch monitor, on the other hand, offers a high refresh rate of 144 Hz at 3 ms, making it exceptionally quick for gamers. G-Sync, on the other hand, must be left out since the device only supports it through an external display.
Verdict
The MSI GS75 Stealth Thin is unquestionably one of the most intriguing 17.3-inch laptops. With a height of 18.9 mm and a weight of just 5.0 pounds, it is very thin. Furthermore, because to the small screen margins, it remains relatively compact.
The internal hardware, on the other hand, operates quickly. Our test system combines an Intel Core i7-8750H processor with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics card, making it fast enough to handle even the most demanding graphics and accelerating the most popular image and video editing apps.
The 3D accelerator sits between a standard GeForce RTX 2080 and a GeForce RTX 2070, or behind a GeForce GTX 1080. It has a huge 32 GB of DDR4 RAM and a fast SSD RAID with a massive 1 TB of storage, with data transfer speeds of over 3 GB/s.
As a result, day-to-day performance is very quick.
Professional users will like the less blue, bright, and high-contrast display, while gamers will appreciate the 144 Hz @ 3 ms fast refresh rate.
All they have to do is do without G-Sync. The illumination on the keyboard is RGB, and the general feedback is excellent. The glass touchpad is accurate and fast to respond, as well as being suitably sized.
The positioning and heavy pressure in the top part of the mouse replacement are the only things that bother me.
Despite its small size and powerful, heated technology, the MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG runs quietly in idle mode, however a passive operation until a specific temperature is achieved would have been preferable.
The 17-inch pedal isn’t completely silent when loaded, but it’s still rather quiet. The temperatures are once again the most common source of complaint. They achieve very high rates not only on the inside, but also on the outside. With temperatures nearing 43°C, sitting on the lap is no longer an option.
After all, this is equivalent to Razer, Gigabyte, and ASUS tiny variants. Only the two display hinges should be more torsionally strong, since MSI was able to address most of the processing issues of the previous version.
The 82 Wh battery, on the other hand, doesn’t even last an hour and a half, thanks to the power-hungry technology and, in particular, the huge display, which is the greatest consumer.
The hefty cost is also a consideration: MSI wants $2250 for our test setup. However, the GS75 is also available with less RAM and a lesser graphics card, starting at roughly $2000 for the GeForce RTX 2060.
The slim family has developed greatly since the first generation and so fits our earlier recommendations, which is why the MSI GS75 is ranked first above the MSI GS65.
MSI GS65 is ranked second.
- Excellent gameplay performance
- Much Lower Cost
- Long-lasting battery
- The keyboard isn’t particularly comfy.
Due to its high performance, the MSI GS65 8RF-019 Stealth Thin is considered one of the finest gaming laptops. Furthermore, MSI has focused not just on gaming but also on notebooks.
Because, unlike many rival devices, the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF also scored well in mobility tests, thanks to its long battery life and small weight of 4.18 lbs.
Design
However, MSI’s attempts to make the laptop particularly flat, light, and rimless come at the sacrifice of stability. The device’s craftsmanship isn’t as high-end as that of other gaming laptops, and the casing seems to be mushy and flimsy in places.
Because the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF is advertised as “ultra-portable,” one would expect it to be durable enough to carry with you wherever you go. Despite the metal casing, it does not seem to be as stable as it should be.
While the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF has certain flaws on the surface, the interior is all the more important. The MSI gadget, like most other gaming laptops, has an Intel Core i7-8750H CPU with six 2.2 GHz cores.
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q is a powerful graphics card. Nvidia designed the Max-Q graphics processors specifically for mobile devices, and they can now be found in many, but not all, gaming laptops.
They become less heated, quieter, and thinner. As a result, the maximum performance level has been set.
The MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF can compete with other gaming laptops in the environment in benchmarks: According to the findings of the PCMark 10 performance tests, the gadget is in the top echelon. By any standard, the performance rates in the tested PC games are excellent.
When compared to the finest GeForce 1080 versions, the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF delivers a decent to very excellent performance, which is quite adequate, particularly in Full HD resolution. The result is rounded off with the standard 16 gigabytes of RAM.
Display
Also striking is the 15.6-inch display. The chessboard contrast isn’t too great (156:1), and the display’s maximum brightness of 249 candala per square meter is almost the lowest of all gaming laptops tested.
The 144 Hz screen, on the other hand, produces a nice image with a Full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF obtains a very excellent value in the test environment, with a 94 percent coverage of the sRGB color space – in short, the colors are rich and decent.
An SSD with 512 GByte of memory is included in the device. The MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF is a slim laptop without a hard drive. Despite this, there are plenty of ports: three USB 3.0 type A inputs, a USB type C connector that supports Thunderbolt 3, as well as a display port and HDMI.
The MSI gadget, like many gaming laptops, places a premium on a network connection in addition to WLAN. There is no optical drive on board.
Performance
As previously said, the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF impresses in terms of portability. Despite its emphasis on gaming prowess, the MSI laptop does not skimp on battery life. This is much greater than practically every other gadget on the market.
In video playback, the laptop lasted 07:26 hours, while in PCMark 8’s work test, it lasted 04:09 hours. As a result, the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF is a gaming computer designed for on-the-go tinkering.
Furthermore, the term “Stealth Thin” is well-deserved, since the gadget is small, light, and silent. The MSI laptop was able to be created compactly thanks to mobile components such as the Max-Q graphics processor, and it is substantially lighter than similar devices at 4.18 lbs.
The usability, on the other hand, suffered noticeably: in our tests, the keyboard’s stroke path was quite short, and the keys seemed to be much too mushy.
Because of the device’s thinness, there is possibly not enough place for the keyboard. This is especially aggravating while using WASD to control the game.
Price
In the end, the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF performs well in most tests and earns a top ranking. This, too, has a cost, which is now roughly $1550.
If you solely consider gaming performance, the MSI gadget is quite enough. The MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF is a superb pick if you value your notebook’s portability.
Verdict
In our tests, the MSI GS65 8RF-019 Stealth Thin proved to be a jack-of-all-trades: Gaming laptops are often focused only on performance and do not place a high value on portability.
Both are present in the MSI model with the GeForce GTX 1070, which combines strong gaming benchmark scores with low weight and a decent battery life.
Overall, it ranks second behind the MSI GS75, but it is much less expensive, so if you don’t want the absolute finest gaming performance, this laptop will suffice.
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