MSI Modern 15

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Date Published: 19 Jun 2025

Intel Core i7-1195G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
512GB SSD
8GB RAM
1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

7.8 Portability Very Good

7.0 Display Very Good

4.6 For Work Average

3.3 For Gaming Mediocre

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Review

MSI Modern 15 in-depth review

According to MSI, their Modern 15 (A11X) laptop is the ultimate daily driver for people that live a dynamic and hectic life. It not only bears the new logo of the company on its back, but it also comes in three color iterations - Urban Silver and Carbon Gray.Perhaps the biggest improvement year on year is in the processor, as the Modern 15 now comes equipped with Intel's Tiger Lake processors. This enables it to support the Thunderbolt 4 connection, which MSI opted to use, thankfully.As you probably know the integrated Xe Graphics inside of the Tiger Lake CPUs is actually quite capable, and will provide you with great efficiency and even some light gaming capabilities. However, you can choose the option that comes with NVIDIA's GeForce MX450.Additionally, you get the likes of [...]

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Pros

Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6 connection, and a MicroSD card reader on board
There are two M.2 PCIe slots, two RAM-SODIMM slots (up to 64GB of RAM in total) + it supports Wi-Fi 6 (beware of the Factory Seal sticker)
Thin and light body
PWM-free display (AUO B156HAN02.1)
Supreme performance

Cons

Subpar battery life
Covers only 51% of the sRGB color gamut (AUO B156HAN02.1)
Its chassis is too flexy

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name
AUO B156HAN02.1

Diagonal
15.6"

Pixel density
141.21 ppi

Brightness
290 cd/m²

sRGB
51%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920 x 1080

Becomes "Retina" from
24 inches (62 cm)

Contrast
1310:1

dE Color Checker
4.4 3.7

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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