Pros
- Sleek design for a gaming device
- IPS panel with high contrast ratio (Innolux N156HCA-EAB)
- Lightweight (1.86kg)
- Lack of aggressive PWM (Innolux N156HCA-EAB)
Cons
- Upgrading voids the warranty
- The screen is super dim (Innolux N156HCA-EAB)
- Terrible charging plug placement
MSI GF63 Thin (9SCX-005) - Specs
- Intel Core i5-10400H 44%
- Intel Core i5-10300H 1.5%
- Intel Core i5-9300H
- Intel Core i7-7820HK 3.8%
- Intel Core i7-7700HQ 6.9%
- Intel Core i7-8705G 4.5%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) 2.2%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 50W) 2.8%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) 1.8%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q (4GB GDDR5) 3%
- AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (Vega 870, 4GB HBM2) 3.3%
RAM
2x 8GB DDR4, 2666 MHz
Dimensions
359 x 254 x 21.7 mm (14.13" x 10.00" x 0.85")
Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 3x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI [email protected]
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Audio jack 1x Mic-in, 1x Headphone-out
Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera HD 720p
- Backlit keyboard
- Speakers 2x 2W
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Gifts MSI M92 RGB Gaming Mouse
- Gifts MSI Agility GD20 Mouse Pad
- Gifts MSI H991 Gaming Headset
MSI GF63 Thin (9SCX-005) in-depth review
Every year there is a lot of new CPU and GPU options and the manufacturers are updating their machines since there is better hardware available. This is the case with the MSI GF63 Thin 10SCXR - it's almost the same device as the MSI GF63 8RD, there are no visual exterior changes. Nothing bad in it, the design is still OK for us and the machine doesn't look like an old laptop. The changes are hidden under the hood and the biggest one is the CPU platform - this time we have an Intel Comet Lake[...]
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i5-9300H
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
9606.00
+10.5% performance
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
2286.00
+10.6% performance
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
3014.00
+18.8% performance
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