MSI Modern 15 (A11SBx / A11Mx)

Laptop Specs MSI Modern 15 (A11SBx / A11Mx) Series

MSI Modern 15 (A11SBx / A11Mx) - Specs

GPU
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) #312 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) #322 in Top GPUs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) #317 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR5, 25W)

Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

AUO B156HAN02.1

Color accuracy 4.4 3.7

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HDD/SSD
up to 16000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD

M.2 Slot
1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4

RAM
up to 64GB

OS
Windows 10 Home, DOS, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, No OS, Windows 10 Pro

Battery
52Wh, 3-cell, MSI Modern 15

Body material
Aluminum

Dimensions
356.8 x 233.7 x 16.9 mm (14.05" x 9.20" x 0.67")

Weight
1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

2x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)

1x USB Type-C
Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort

HDMI

Card reader
MicroSD

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.1

Audio jack
3.5 Combo Jack

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
HD

Backlit keyboard
optional

Speakers
2x 2W, Nahimic 3

Optical drive

Security Lock slot

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MSI Modern 15

Processor: Intel Core i7-1195G7
VideoCard: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD
OS: Windows 10 Home

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MSI Modern 15

Processor: Intel Core i7-1195G7
VideoCard: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
RAM: 16GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD
OS: Windows 10 Home

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CPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI Modern 15 (A11SBx / A11Mx) series.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the MSI Modern 15 (A11SBx / A11Mx) series.

Graphics Performance

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) MSI Modern 15

$649^.99

1836

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) MSI Modern 15

1794

Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) MSI Modern 15

970

MSI Modern 15 (A11SBx / A11Mx) 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 capabl[...]

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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

Games you can play on this laptop series

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	MIN	MAX
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	537 FPS PLAY VIDEO	50 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-40% Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)	318 FPS PLAY VIDEO	36 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	VERY LOW	MED	MAX
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	231 FPS PLAY VIDEO	183 FPS PLAY VIDEO	142 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-28% Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)	168 FPS PLAY VIDEO	129 FPS PLAY VIDEO	103 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	MIN	MED	ULTRA
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	174 FPS PLAY VIDEO	41 FPS PLAY VIDEO	23 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-42% Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)	110 FPS PLAY VIDEO	19 FPS PLAY VIDEO	9 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	MED	MAX
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	117 FPS PLAY VIDEO	79 FPS PLAY VIDEO	39 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-45% Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)	65 FPS PLAY VIDEO	38 FPS PLAY VIDEO	27 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	NORMAL	HIGH	MAX
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	94 FPS PLAY VIDEO	63 FPS PLAY VIDEO	45 FPS PLAY VIDEO	34 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-38% Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)	66 FPS	39 FPS	23 FPS	18 FPS