MSI Sword 15
MSI Sword 15 - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, No OS, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro
- Battery
- 53Wh, 3-cell, 53.5Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 359 x 249 x 24.9 mm (14.13" x 9.80" x 0.98")
- Weight
- 2.25 kg (5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Speakers
- Stereo Speakers by Nahimic Audio
- Optical drive
All MSI Sword 15 configurations
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI Sword 15 series.
Here, we evaluate the CPU's performance using a real-world 3D rendering task, assessing its ability to handle complex computations and rendering workloads efficiently.
Results are from the Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core test (higher is better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the MSI Sword 15 series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
MSI Sword 15 in-depth review
It is interesting to see, that MSI has built an entire naming scheme around blades. The reason behind it is the so-called ancient "Dragon Blade" legend. See...MSI...dragon...blade. This is basically how Sword 15 was born. Ultimately, it shares the same platform as the Katana GF66 - another laptop named after a weapon. The contrast here is that the Katana GF66 is entirely black on the outside, the Sword 15 is dressed in white.Let that not confuse you. This laptop is all about gaming. This is why it comes with up to a Core i7-11800H, and an RTX 3070 with 85W TGP. Quite the potent package in[...]
Pros
- Competitively priced
- Two SODIMM slots, and up to two M.2 PCIe x4 slot
- Rigid structure
- Lacks PWM (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- 144Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
Cons
- 53% sRGB coverage (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- Slow pixel response times (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- No SD card reader and Thunderbolt 4
- Average battery life
Games you can play on this laptop series
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 185 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 161 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 98 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 67 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-9% | 178 FPS | 146 FPS | 85 FPS | 58 FPS |
-28% | 142 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 118 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 67 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 41 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| 2191 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 88 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-5% | 2053 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 119 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 92 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 54 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 24 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-22% | 105 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 76 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 45 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 19 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-51% | 78 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 50 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 24 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
MED |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| 608 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 427 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 435 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-18% | 473 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 394 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 344 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
NORMAL |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 165 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 149 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 112 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-19% | 133 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 120 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 90 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
PERF. |
ORIG. |
ENCH. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 296 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 262 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 240 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-5% | 292 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 253 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 213 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| 184 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 177 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-14% | 156 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 156 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-21% | 149 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 135 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
EPIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 95 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 69 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 85W) | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
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