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MSI GS70-2QE16SR51

MSI GS70-2QE16SR51 Notebook Review by Florian Wimmer

MSI GS60-2QEUi716SR51G

MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Pro 4K (2QEUi716SR51G) Notebook Review by Florian Wimmer
#449 Intel Core i7-4720HQ
#253 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
16384 MB
256 GB
SSD
17.30-inch
1920x1080
2700 g
419 x 287 x 22
60 Wh
2200 Euro
#449 Intel Core i7-4720HQ » 100%
#253 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M » 100%
16384 MB » 100%
512 GB » 200%
SSD
15.60-inch » 90%
3840x2160 » 400%
2000 g » 74%
390 x 266 x 20 » 78%
52 Wh » 87%
2300 Euro » 105%

Specifications

MSI GS70-2QE16SR51 (GS70 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4 x 2.6 - 3.6 GHz (Intel Core i7)
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M - 3 GB VRAM, Core: 924 MHz, Memory: 5000 MHz, GDDR5, Forceware 344.75, Nvidia Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, 2x 8 GB DDR3L, 1600 MHz, 2 of 2 slots occupied, up to 16GB
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel, CMN N173HGE-E11, TN LED, Full HD, glossy: no
Mainboard
Intel HM87 (Lynx Point)
Storage
Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ256GMCU, 256 GB 
, (2 SSDs im RAID 0) + HGST HTS721010A9E630, 1 TByte HDD, 7200 RPM
Soundcard
Realtek ALC892 @ Intel Lynx Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
Connections
4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Headphones, Microphone, Line-in, Card Reader: SD,SDXC,SDHC
Networking
Killer E2200 (10/100/1000MBit/s), Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1525 Wireless Network Adapter (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 22 x 419 x 287 ( = 0.87 x 16.5 x 11.3 in)
Battery
60 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 5400 mAh, 6 cells
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: HD (30 fps @ 720p)
Additional features
Speakers: 4.1 Dynaudio (Sound Blaster Cinema 2), Keyboard: SteelSeries Chiclet-Keyboard, Keyboard Light: yes, Power adaptor: 150 Watts, Headset, Mouse, Backpack, XSplit Gamecaster, Dragon Gaming Center, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.7 kg ( = 95.24 oz / 5.95 pounds), Power Supply: 515 g ( = 18.17 oz / 1.14 pounds)
Price
2200 Euro
Links
MSI homepage
MSI notebook section
GS70 (Series)

 

Specifications

MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Pro 4K (2QEUi716SR51G) (GS60 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4 x 2.6 - 3.6 GHz (Intel Core i7)
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M - 3 GB VRAM, Core: 924 MHz, Memory: 2500 MHz, GDDR5, ForceWare 344.75, Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR3L (PC3-12800), 2 slots, both occupied
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 3840 x 2160 pixel, Samsung SDC4852, IPS, 4K, glossy: yes
Mainboard
Intel HM87 (Lynx Point)
Storage
2x Kingston RBU-SNS8100S3256GD (RAID 0), 512 GB 
, M.2 + HGST HTS721010A9E630, 1000 GB @ 7200 rpm
Soundcard
Realtek ALC892 @ Intel Lynx Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
Connections
3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm headphone jack, 3.5 mm microphone input (4.0 analog, 7.1 via S/PDIF), Card Reader: SD,SDXC,SDHC
Networking
Qualcomm Killer e2200 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1525 Wireless Network Adapter (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 20 x 390 x 266 ( = 0.79 x 15.35 x 10.47 in)
Battery
52 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 4840 mAh, 6 cells
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: Full HD (30 fps @ 1080p)
Additional features
Speakers: 4.0 Dynaudio (Sound Blaster Cinema 2), Keyboard: Chiclet by SteelSeries (3 zones), Keyboard Light: yes, Power adaptor: 150 Watts, Backpack, Mouse, Headset, XSplit Gamecaster, Dragon Gaming Center, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2 kg ( = 70.55 oz / 4.41 pounds), Power Supply: 515 g ( = 18.17 oz / 1.14 pounds)
Price
2300 Euro
Links
MSI homepage
MSI notebook section

 

267
cd/m²		231
cd/m²		258
cd/m²
248
cd/m²		251
cd/m²		224
cd/m²
268
cd/m²		255
cd/m²		241
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
CMN N173HGE-E11 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 268 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 249.2 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 84 %
Center on Battery: 251 cd/m²
Contrast: 896:1 (Black: 0.28 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 11.19 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 4.57 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
55% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
62.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
85% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
61.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.38
224
cd/m²		212
cd/m²		241
cd/m²
225
cd/m²		241
cd/m²		244
cd/m²
217
cd/m²		226
cd/m²		222
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
Samsung SDC4852 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 244 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 228 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 241 cd/m²
Contrast: 536:1 (Black: 0.45 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.73 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 3.23 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
47% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
51.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
75.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
49.93% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.3
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Noise Level

Idle
29.6 / 34.4 / 39.4 dB(A)
HDD
31.6 dB(A)
Load
47.2 / 55.8 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
  
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Voltcraft sl-320 (15 cm distance)

Noise Level

Idle
32.6 / 34.8 / 38 dB(A)
HDD
34.6 dB(A)
Load
43.4 / 52 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
  
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Voltcraft sl-320 (15 cm distance)
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.1 / 0.2 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 15.7 / 21.7 / 26.3 Watt
Load midlight 108.7 / 166.9 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Voltcraft VC 940
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.1 / 0.3 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 15.3 / 20 / 26.2 Watt
Load midlight 102.6 / 162.7 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Voltcraft VC 940
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
5h 08min
WiFi Surfing
3h 31min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
3h 54min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 01min
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
4h 36min
WiFi Surfing
3h 04min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
2h 56min
Gaming
0h 53min
Load (maximum brightness)
0h 36min

MSI GS70-2QE16SR51 - 01/01/2015 v4(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
72 / 98 → 73%
Keyboard
81%
Pointing Device
78%
Connectivity
70 / 81 → 86%
Weight
58 / 10-66 → 86%
Battery
78%
Display
82%
Games Performance
98%
Application Performance
90%
Temperature
60 / 95 → 63%
Noise
58 / 90 → 64%
Audio
70%
Average
75%
82%
Gaming - Weighted Average

MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Pro 4K (2QEUi716SR51G) - 01/09/2015 v4(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
80 / 98 → 82%
Keyboard
79%
Pointing Device
78%
Connectivity
68 / 81 → 84%
Weight
63 / 10-66 → 95%
Battery
69%
Display
82%
Games Performance
96%
Application Performance
89%
Temperature
69 / 95 → 73%
Noise
61 / 90 → 68%
Audio
77%
Camera
69 / 85 → 81%
Average
75%
83%
Gaming - Weighted Average

Pros

+High system performance
+Very good gaming performance
+Nice metal case
+Matte Full HD display
+Many display ports
+Indicates the currently active GPU
+Fast SSD RAID configuration
+Thin and comparatively light
 

Cons

-Display with extreme blue cast
-Strange keyboard layout
-Very hot under load
-Fan control can be improved
-Mediocre sound system
-Limited maintainability
-Chassis is pressure sensitive

Pros

+Nice and thin chassis
+Sophisticated aluminum
+A lot of performance
+No throttling during gaming
+Decent speakers
+Customizable keyboard illumination
+Very fast SSD-RAID
 

Cons

-Awkward fan controls
-Strange keyboard layout
-Clickpad button can be triggered accidentally
-4K resolution often a problem
-Power adaptor too weak
-Port layout not perfect
-Limited maintainability
-Glossy display
Cinebench R10 Shading 64Bit: 6811 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading 64Bit: 5476 Points » 80%
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit: 22004 Points
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit: 25500 Points » 116%
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit: 6556 Points
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit: 6519 Points » 99%
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit: 5472
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit: 19941
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit: 5190
AS SSD Score Total: 1535 Points
AS SSD Score Total: 1157 Points » 75%
AS SSD Score Write: 451 Points
AS SSD Score Write: 458 Points » 102%
AS SSD Score Read: 729 Points
AS SSD Score Read: 479 Points » 66%
AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.05 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.05 ms* » 100%
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.12 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.08 ms* » 67%
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 314 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 338 MB/s » 108%
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 605 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 357 MB/s » 59%
AS SSD 4K Write: 72 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Write: 70 MB/s » 97%
AS SSD 4K Read: 21 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Read: 33 MB/s » 157%
AS SSD Seq Write: 643 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Write: 501 MB/s » 78%
AS SSD Seq Read: 1024 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Read: 889 MB/s » 87%
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 140 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 108 Points » 77%
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 639 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 653 Points » 102%
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 99.6 %
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 99.6 % » 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 107 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 96.6 fps » 90%
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit: 1.57 Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit: 1.56 Points » 99%
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit: 6.99 Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit: 7.16 Points » 102%
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit: 62.9 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit: 61.5 fps » 98%
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 7781 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 7831 Points » 101%
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 8032 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 8161 Points » 102%
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 9728 Points
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 9839 Points » 101%
3DMark 11 Performance: 9206 Points
3DMark 11 Performance: 9312 Points » 101%
PCMark 7 Score: 5968 Points
PCMark 7 Score: 5794 Points » 97%
3DMark Fire Strike Combined: 2782 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Combined: 2780 Points » 100%
3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 9550 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 9455 Points » 99%
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 7516 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 7436 Points » 99%
3DMark Fire Strike Score: 6603 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Score: 6548 Points » 99%
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 6601 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 6777 Points » 103%
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 52552 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 47621 Points » 91%
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 20633 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 20356 Points » 99%
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Physics: 44649 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Physics: 44765 Points » 100%
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Graphics: 225669 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Graphics: 87137 Points » 39%
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score: 118713 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score: 71993 Points » 61%
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 2655 ms*
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 1956 ms* » 74%
Octane V2 Total Score: 12288 Points
Octane V2 Total Score: 16641 Points » 135%
Sunspider 1.0 Total Score: 119.2 ms*
Sunspider 1.0 Total Score: 82.9 ms* » 70%
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 4463 Points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 3444 Points » 77%
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2: 4836 Points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2: 4445 Points » 92%
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 3969 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 3174 Points » 80%
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Ultra Preset (HD Package): 53 fps
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Ultra Preset (HD Package): 45 fps » 85%
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor High Preset: 70 fps
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor High Preset: 70 fps » 100%
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Medium Preset: 124 fps
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Medium Preset: 120 fps » 97%
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Lowest Preset: 170 fps
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Lowest Preset: 170 fps » 100%
Alien: Isolation Ultra, On, Shadow Map 2048, HDAO: 63 fps
Alien: Isolation Ultra, On, Shadow Map 2048, HDAO: 70 fps » 111%
Alien: Isolation High, On, Shadow Map 1536, Standard SSAO: 94 fps
Alien: Isolation High, On, Shadow Map 1536, Standard SSAO: 99 fps » 105%
Alien: Isolation Medium, On (AA & SSAO Off), Shadow Map 1024: 199 fps
Alien: Isolation Medium, On (AA & SSAO Off), Shadow Map 1024: 200 fps » 101%
Alien: Isolation (Very) Low, Off, Shadow Map 512: 222 fps
Alien: Isolation (Very) Low, Off, Shadow Map 512: 222 fps » 100%
F1 2014 Ultra Preset: 95 fps
F1 2014 High Preset: 100 fps
F1 2014 Medium Preset: 107 fps
F1 2014 Ultra Low Preset: 110 fps
Dragon Age: Inquisition Ultra Graphics Quality: 33 fps
Dragon Age: Inquisition Ultra Graphics Quality: 34 fps » 103%
Dragon Age: Inquisition High Graphics Quality: 48 fps
Dragon Age: Inquisition High Graphics Quality: 43 fps » 90%
Dragon Age: Inquisition Medium Graphics Quality: 85 fps
Dragon Age: Inquisition Medium Graphics Quality: 86 fps » 101%
Dragon Age: Inquisition Low Graphics Quality: 132 fps
Dragon Age: Inquisition Low Graphics Quality: 129 fps » 98%
Tomb Raider Ultra Preset: 80 fps
Tomb Raider Ultra Preset: 80 fps » 100%
Tomb Raider High Preset: 185 fps
Tomb Raider High Preset: 187 fps » 101%
Tomb Raider Normal Preset: 293 fps
Tomb Raider Normal Preset: 297 fps » 101%
Tomb Raider Low Preset: 406 fps
Tomb Raider Low Preset: 405 fps » 100%
Thief Very High Preset: 39 fps
Thief Very High Preset: 46 fps » 118%
Thief High Preset: 68 fps
Thief High Preset: 63 fps » 93%
Thief Normal Preset: 74 fps
Thief Normal Preset: 65 fps » 88%
Thief Very Low Preset: 81 fps
Thief Very Low Preset: 68 fps » 84%
Wolfenstein: The New Order Ultra Preset: 50 fps
Wolfenstein: The New Order Ultra Preset: 50 fps » 100%
Wolfenstein: The New Order High Preset: 60 fps
Wolfenstein: The New Order High Preset: 60 fps » 100%
Wolfenstein: The New Order Medium Preset: 60 fps
Wolfenstein: The New Order Medium Preset: 60 fps » 100%
Wolfenstein: The New Order Low Preset: 60 fps
Wolfenstein: The New Order Low Preset: 60 fps » 100%
Sims 4 Ultra Preset: 89 fps
Sims 4 High Preset: 97 fps
Sims 4 Medium Preset: 150 fps
Sims 4 Low Preset: 185 fps
Assassin's Creed Unity Ultra High Graphics Quality: 26 fps
Assassin's Creed Unity High Graphics Quality: 31 fps
Assassin's Creed Unity Medium Graphics Quality: 54 fps
Assassin's Creed Unity Low Graphics Quality: 63 fps
Far Cry 4 Ultra Graphics Quality: 52 fps
Far Cry 4 Ultra Graphics Quality: 51 fps » 98%
Far Cry 4 High Graphics Quality: 62 fps
Far Cry 4 High Graphics Quality: 60 fps » 97%
Far Cry 4 Medium Graphics Quality: 94 fps
Far Cry 4 Medium Graphics Quality: 87 fps » 93%
Far Cry 4 Low Graphics Quality: 98 fps
Far Cry 4 Low Graphics Quality: 95 fps » 97%
Display Display P3 Coverage: 61.1 %
Display Display P3 Coverage: 49.93 % » 82%
Display sRGB Coverage: 85 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 75.2 % » 88%
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 62.1 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 51.6 % » 83%
Metro: Last Light Very High (DX11): 52 fps
Metro: Last Light High (DX11): 97 fps
Metro: Last Light Medium (DX10): 140 fps
Metro: Last Light Low (DX10): 145 fps
GRID: Autosport Ultra Preset: 79 fps
GRID: Autosport High Preset: 132 fps
GRID: Autosport Medium Preset: 179 fps
GRID: Autosport Ultra Low Preset: 320 fps
Watch Dogs Ultra Overall Quality, Ultra Textures: 36 fps
Watch Dogs High Overall Quality, High Textures: 45 fps
Watch Dogs Medium Overall Quality, Medium Textures: 92 fps
Watch Dogs Low Overall Quality, Medium Textures: 106 fps
* Smaller values are better.
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