MSI Bravo 15 C7U review – well-performing device with good cooling and refreshed Zen 3+ CPUs
- 1. Intro, Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- 2. Design and construction
- 3. Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- 4. Buy our profiles
- 5. Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- 6. [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- 7. Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- 8. Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- 9. Storage performance
- 10. MSI Center
- 11. Verdict
Good budget gaming laptops are a rare find nowadays. These kinds of machines still exist but they are slowly being replaced by devices with not-so-powerful hardware and a high price for the class. Not all hope is gone, we got the MSI Bravo 15 C7U which wants to prove that it’s a capable gaming notebook at an adequate price corresponding to the power of its internals.
We have a review of the MSI Bravo 15 C7V which is almost the same device as the one that we have in front of us except for the fact that the C7V version comes with RTX 4000 GPUs while the C7U sibling can be configured with the 6GB version of the GeForce RTX 3050 (that’s an interesting video card but we’ll talk about it more in the “Performance” section of the article) or with the 70W variant of the GeForce RTX 2050.
The used CPU platform is the same as the one that can be found in the MSI Bravo 15 C7V. Ergo, you can rely on the refreshed Zen 3+ AMD Rembrandt processors. MSI has decided to use a 1080p display with a 144Hz refresh rate which is a good complement for a laptop like this one and there is no sign of 60Hz panel variants which is nice.
The machine is loaded with other features like a 4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and surprisingly modern upgrade options. Hey, we don’t want to write a mini review in the introduction of the article so let’s inspect the notebook step by step.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/msi-bravo-15-b7ex-c7vx-c7ux/
Contents
- Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- Design and construction
- Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- Buy our profiles
- Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- Storage performance
- MSI Center
- Verdict
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
MSI Bravo 15 (B7Ex / C7Vx / C7Ux) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, No OS, DOS, Windows 11
- Battery
- 53.5Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm (14.13" x 10.20" x 0.98")
- Weight
- 2.25 kg (5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.1 (8K@60Hz / 4K@120Hz)
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Nahimic Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All MSI Bravo 15 (B7Ex / C7Vx / C7Ux) configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://www.msi.com/Laptop/Bravo-15-C7UX/support
What’s in the box?
Inside the package, you will find some manuals and a 180W charger.
- 1. Intro, Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- 2. Design and construction
- 3. Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- 4. Buy our profiles
- 5. Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- 6. [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- 7. Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- 8. Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- 9. Storage performance
- 10. MSI Center
- 11. Verdict
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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