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MSI GS70-2QE16SR51

MSI GS70-2QE16SR51 Notebook Review by Florian Wimmer
#453 Intel Core i7-4720HQ
#254 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
16384 MB
256 GB
SSD
17.30-inch
1920x1080
2700 g
419 x 287 x 22
60 Wh
2200 Euro

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)

 

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
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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)
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.
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

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

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
Cinebench R10 Shading 64Bit: 6811 Points
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit: 22004 Points
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit: 6556 Points
AS SSD Score Total: 1535 Points
AS SSD Score Write: 451 Points
AS SSD Score Read: 729 Points
AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.05 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.12 ms*
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 314 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 605 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Write: 72 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Read: 21 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Write: 643 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Read: 1024 MB/s
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 140 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 639 Points
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 99.6 %
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 107 fps
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit: 1.57 Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit: 6.99 Points
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit: 62.9 fps
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 7781 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 8032 Points
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 9728 Points
3DMark 11 Performance: 9206 Points
PCMark 7 Score: 5968 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Combined: 2782 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 9550 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 7516 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Score: 6603 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 6601 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 52552 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 20633 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Physics: 44649 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Graphics: 225669 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score: 118713 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 2655 ms*
Octane V2 Total Score: 12288 Points
Sunspider 1.0 Total Score: 119.2 ms*
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 4463 Points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2: 4836 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 3969 Points
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Ultra Preset (HD Package): 53 fps
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor High Preset: 70 fps
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Medium Preset: 124 fps
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Lowest Preset: 170 fps
Alien: Isolation Ultra, On, Shadow Map 2048, HDAO: 63 fps
Alien: Isolation High, On, Shadow Map 1536, Standard SSAO: 94 fps
Alien: Isolation Medium, On (AA & SSAO Off), Shadow Map 1024: 199 fps
Alien: Isolation (Very) Low, Off, Shadow Map 512: 222 fps
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 High Graphics Quality: 48 fps
Dragon Age: Inquisition Medium Graphics Quality: 85 fps
Dragon Age: Inquisition Low Graphics Quality: 132 fps
Tomb Raider Ultra Preset: 80 fps
Tomb Raider High Preset: 185 fps
Tomb Raider Normal Preset: 293 fps
Tomb Raider Low Preset: 406 fps
Thief Very High Preset: 39 fps
Thief High Preset: 68 fps
Thief Normal Preset: 74 fps
Thief Very Low Preset: 81 fps
Wolfenstein: The New Order Ultra Preset: 50 fps
Wolfenstein: The New Order High Preset: 60 fps
Wolfenstein: The New Order Medium Preset: 60 fps
Wolfenstein: The New Order Low Preset: 60 fps
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 High Graphics Quality: 62 fps
Far Cry 4 Medium Graphics Quality: 94 fps
Far Cry 4 Low Graphics Quality: 98 fps
Display Display P3 Coverage: 61.1 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 85 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 62.1 %
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)