MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex)
MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 2000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11, No OS, Windows 10 Home
- Battery
- 90Wh, 6-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 359 x 259 x 23.95 mm (14.13" x 10.20" x 0.94")
- Weight
- 2.35 kg (5.2 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
- 2.0
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, Nahimic 3D Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) configurations
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) series.
Here, we evaluate the CPU's performance using a real-world 3D rendering task, assessing its ability to handle complex computations and rendering workloads efficiently.
Results are from the Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core test (higher is better)
MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) in-depth review
Okay guys, prepare for something big today - we have our first take on the RDNA 2 architecture. The laptop in question is the MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex), and it's equipped with the Radeon RX 6600M. Indeed, this is not a top dog of a graphics card, but it should be comparable to the RTX 3060 to some extent.Of course, you will need a powerful CPU in order to eliminate any bottleneck opportunity. This is why for the time being, MSI offers its device only with the Ryzen 7 5800H. This means that MSI is once again into entirely AMD builds. However, before we start, we want to talk a bit about the lapt[...]
Pros
- Two SODIMM slots, two M.2 PCIe x4 slot
- Rigid structure
- Lacks PWM (AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED))
- 93% sRGB coverage and accurate colors with our Gaming and Web design profile (AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED))
- Fast pixel response times and 144Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED))
- Powerful hardware
- Good battery life
Cons
- No SD card reader and Thunderbolt 4
- Runs hot
Games you can play on this laptop series
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 174 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 141 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 75 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 45 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 1549 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 115 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 63 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 36 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
MED |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 676 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
HIGH |
EPIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 177 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 86 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 67 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 44 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
PERF. |
ORIG. |
ENCH. |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 289 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 248 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 201 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 197 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 177 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 108 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 96 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 87 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 540 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 314 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 147 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 285 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 255 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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