MSI Cyborg 15 (A12V) review – there is so much power in its tiny 45W GPU
Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
Max CPU load
In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.
Average P-core frequency; Average E-core frequency; CPU temp.; Package Power
| Intel Core i7-12650H (45W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Cyborg 15 (A12V) | 3.40 GHz @ 2.69 GHz @ 66°C @ 78W | 3.39 GHz @ 2.73 GHz @ 75°C @ 78W | 2.82 GHz @ 2.37 GHz @ 76°C @ 55W |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i (16″, 2022) | 3.53 GHz @ 2.96 GHz @ 72°C @ 102W | 3.46 GHz @ 2.93 GHz @ 77°C @ 98W | 3.01 GHz @ 2.57 GHz @ 63°C @ 70W |
| Acer Swift 3 OLED (SF314-71) | 3.17 GHz @ 2.69 GHz @ 89°C @ 79W | 2.66 GHz @ 2.45 GHz @ 94°C @ 56W | 2.09 GHz @ 1.98 GHz @ 85°C @ 35W |
| ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX517 | 3.03 GHz @ 2.67 GHz @ 67°C @ 72W | 3.06 GHz @ 2.68 GHz @ 75°C @ 72W | 2.30 GHz @ 2.25 GHz @ 69°C @ 45W |
The MSI Cyborg 15 (A12V) performs pretty well, compared to the other devices we’ve tested with this CPU. The architecture really allows for low temperatures, and reasonably high clocks, which is good for a gaming notebook in this class.
Real-life gaming
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min) | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min) | Max fans |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Cyborg 15 (A12V) | 1812 MHz @ 64°C @ 45W | 1806 MHz @ 67°C @ 45W | – |
| MSI Katana 15 (B13V) | 2540 MHz @ 74°C @ 85W | 2540 MHz @ 74°C @ 85W | 2550 MHz @ 68°C @ 83W |
Yes, the TGP here is very low. However, we have to praise the device for maintaining such a low temperature.
Gaming comfort
On the other hand, this is achieved by a very high speed by the single fan. Also, the keyboard gets pretty warm in its center.
Battery
Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. This device’s 53.5Wh battery lasts for 4 hours and 51 minutes of Web browsing, or 4 hours and 28 minutes of video playback.
Brightness: 180 nits; Display Mode: SDR
Time to Full Discharge: Higher is Better
In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.
Author: Alex Iliev
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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