MSI Pulse 15 (B13V) review – climbing up through the ranks
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 i7-13700H (45W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Pulse 15 (B13V) | 3.70 GHz @ 2.36 GHz @ 86°C @ 96W | 3.52 GHz @ 2.37 GHz @ 87°C @ 89W | 3.23 GHz @ 2.54 GHz @ 77°C @ 87W |
| MSI Vector GP77 | 3.86 GHz @ 3.08 GHz @ 89°C @ 135W | 3.75 GHz @ 3.10 GHz @ 94°C @ 128W | 3.24 GHz @ 3.00 GHz @ 81°C @ 90W |
In comparison to the Vector GP77, the MSI Pulse 15 (B13V) does run its Core i7-13700H at lower clocks. Especially the E-cores.
Real-life gaming
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (140W) | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min) | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min) |
|---|---|---|
| MSI Pulse 15 (B13V) | 2280 MHz @ 71°C @ 109W | 2280 MHz @ 70°C @ 109W |
| MSI Vector GP77 | 2295 MHz @ 61°C @ 95W | 2295 MHz @ 61°C @ 95W |
We can’t read too much into the power readings of the RTX 4070, but what we can tell is that the Pulse 15 is running at almost the same frequency as its more expensive brother. However, the temperature is about 10°C higher.
Gaming comfort
And this makes an impact on gaming comfort. The laptop becomes pretty loud after a couple of minutes of gameplay. In addition, the keyboard reaches a temperature of 46.9°C, which is high, but not too bad.
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. Here, you get a 90Wh battery pack. It lasts for 11 hours of Web browsing, or 8 hours 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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4060’s sit at about 97 watts and 4070’s at 110 watts
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