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MSI Bravo 15 B5DD laptop review: Terrible Radeon RX 5500M performance-per-dollar

The Radeon RX 5500M isn't looking so hot these days. It's acceptable that budget gaming laptops aren't going to give you the best graphics. However, you'll still want to avoid certain models due to an aging GPU with poor performance relative to most others in its price category.

The MSI Bravo 15 B5DD is an update to the 2020 Bravo 15 A4DCR. Though their names may be quite similar, the newer model carries a redesigned chassis with newer AMD processors while maintaining an attractive low price of $700 to $900 USD.

Current SKUs come equipped with the Ryzen 5 5600H or Ryzen 7 5800H CPU with various levels of storage or RAM. All configurations otherwise carry the same 144 Hz FHD panel and Radeon RX 5500M GPU with no other options.

Competitors in this space include other entry-level 15.6-inch gaming laptops like the Asus TUF Gaming F15, Lenovo Legion 5 15, Dell G15 series, or the HP Pavilion Gaming 15.

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MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US (Bravo 15 Series)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 6 x 3.3 - 4.2 GHz, 45 W PL2 / Short Burst, 45 W PL1 / Sustained, Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
Graphics adapter
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, Core: 1445 MHz, Memory: 1750 MHz, 65 W TDP, GDDR6, 20.40.48.03
Memory
16 GB 
, Samsung DDR4-3200, 22-22-22-52, Dual-Channel
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, Chi Mei N156HRA-EA1, IPS, glossy: no, 144 Hz
Mainboard
AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH
Storage
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB, 512 GB 
Soundcard
AMD Raven/Renoir/VanGogh/Cezanne - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller
Connections
1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo
Networking
Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 24.95 x 359 x 259 ( = 0.98 x 14.13 x 10.2 in)
Battery
53 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: 2x 2 W Speaker, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, MSI Center
Weight
2.32 kg ( = 81.84 oz / 5.11 pounds), Power Supply: 490 g ( = 17.28 oz / 1.08 pounds)
Price
900 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Potential Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
78.2 %
04/2022
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
2.3 kg24.95 mm15.60"1920x1080
79.5 %
07/2020
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
R7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
2 kg22 mm15.60"1920x1080
87.2 %
03/2022
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2.1 kg24.95 mm15.60"1920x1080
82.7 %
10/2021
Dell G15 5515
R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
2.4 kg24.9 mm15.60"1920x1080
79.7 %
03/2022
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
2 kg24.2 mm15.60"1920x1080
82.2 %
08/2021
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2.3 kg23.9 mm15.60"2560x1440

Case — Plastic Everywhere

Whereas the 2020 Bravo 15 had a brushed aluminum outer lid and base, the latest Bravo 15 design is conversely mostly matte plastic. It's a duller look as a result akin to the other budget gaming laptops like the Acer Nitro 5 or Gigabyte G5. MSI reserves its sleeker and more luxurious designs for higher-end models from the pricier GE, GT, or GS families.

Chassis rigidity is strong for an inexpensive gaming laptop. Applying pressure on the keyboard center or outer lid will warp their respective surfaces slightly but not by a worrying degree. Attempting to twist the system would not result in any creaking, either. The hinges teeter too much for our liking when adjusting angles, however, which makes the system feel cheap.

In terms of size and weight, the newer Bravo 15 model is larger and heavier (2.3 kg vs. 2.0 kg) than its immediate predecessor as shown by our size comparison below. Competing models like the Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15 or Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM are lighter and smaller overall. 

Base and lid are largely plastic with little to no metal
Base and lid are largely plastic with little to no metal
Hinges are satisfactory but could have been stiffer. The lid still teeters when adjusting angles and rigidity becomes weaker when at wider angles
Hinges are satisfactory but could have been stiffer. The lid still teeters when adjusting angles and rigidity becomes weaker when at wider angles
Outer lid can open the full 180 degrees unlike on most other gaming laptops
Outer lid can open the full 180 degrees unlike on most other gaming laptops
Chassis is actually slightly larger and heavier than the older 2020 Bravo 15 design
Chassis is actually slightly larger and heavier than the older 2020 Bravo 15 design
Outer lid is now matte with new accent marks instead of brushed aluminum
Outer lid is now matte with new accent marks instead of brushed aluminum
Bottom panel is highly stylized with many ventilation grilles
Bottom panel is highly stylized with many ventilation grilles

Size Comparison

363.4 mm / 14.3 inch 255 mm / 10 inch 23.9 mm / 0.941 inch 2.3 kg5.07 lbs359 mm / 14.1 inch 259 mm / 10.2 inch 24.95 mm / 0.982 inch 2.3 kg5.11 lbs359.6 mm / 14.2 inch 251.9 mm / 9.92 inch 24.2 mm / 0.953 inch 2 kg4.51 lbs357.26 mm / 14.1 inch 272.11 mm / 10.7 inch 24.9 mm / 0.98 inch 2.4 kg5.36 lbs359 mm / 14.1 inch 254 mm / 10 inch 22 mm / 0.866 inch 2 kg4.32 lbs354.9 mm / 14 inch 251.9 mm / 9.92 inch 24.95 mm / 0.982 inch 2.1 kg4.58 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity — Just The Basics

Port options and positioning have changed significantly from the 2020 Bravo 15. The Kensington lock, for example, is now gone while one of the USB-C ports has been swapped for a third USB-A port. Most other gaming laptops tend to have multiple USB-C ports instead of just one including on the competing Asus TUF FX507 series.

Keep in mind that the USB-C port on this model does not support DisplayPort-out, Power Delivery, or Thunderbolt.

Front: No ports
Front: No ports
Right: 3.5 mm combo audio, USB-A 3.2 Gen. 1, USB-C 3.2 Gen. 1, HDMI 2.1, Gigabit RJ-45
Right: 3.5 mm combo audio, USB-A 3.2 Gen. 1, USB-C 3.2 Gen. 1, HDMI 2.1, Gigabit RJ-45
Rear: No ports
Rear: No ports
Left: AC adapter, USB-A 3.2 Gen. 1, USB-A 2.0
Left: AC adapter, USB-A 3.2 Gen. 1, USB-A 2.0

Communication

The same removable Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 module included with the 2020 Bravo 15 is back on the 2022 model. We experienced no connectivity or stability issues with our test unit
The same removable Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 module included with the 2020 Bravo 15 is back on the 2022 model. We experienced no connectivity or stability issues with our test unit
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Dell G15 5515
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)
1448 (759min - 1518max) MBit/s +29%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1385 (689min - 1493max) MBit/s +23%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1190 MBit/s +6%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1122 (911min - 1241max) MBit/s
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1045 (936min - 1115max) MBit/s -7%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
MediaTek MT7921
985 (739min - 1077max) MBit/s -12%
iperf3 receive AX12
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1566 (1469min - 1628max) MBit/s +18%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1445 (1383min - 1538max) MBit/s +9%
Dell G15 5515
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)
1437 (1264min - 1567max) MBit/s +8%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1340 MBit/s +1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1330 (1258min - 1404max) MBit/s
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
MediaTek MT7921
90 (35min - 191max) MBit/s -93%
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MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1329 (1258-1404)
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1122 (911-1241)

Webcam

The integrated webcam is the standard 720p with no support for Windows Hello. Users can disable the camera electronically via the F6 key.

ColorChecker
4.7 ∆E
3.5 ∆E
9.4 ∆E
4.1 ∆E
10.1 ∆E
5.8 ∆E
7.5 ∆E
8.5 ∆E
5.9 ∆E
5.7 ∆E
2.8 ∆E
4.5 ∆E
4.9 ∆E
2 ∆E
6.7 ∆E
4.3 ∆E
7.8 ∆E
7.8 ∆E
6.4 ∆E
5.5 ∆E
7.2 ∆E
6.3 ∆E
2.9 ∆E
5.5 ∆E
ColorChecker MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US: 5.83 ∆E min: 2 - max: 10.13 ∆E

Maintenance

The bottom panel is relatively easy to remove with a Philips screwdriver and sharp edge. Note that a 'factory seal' sticker must be broken if you want access to the internals.

Once inside, users will have direct access to 2x SODIMM slots, removable WLAN module, and one M.2 2280 PCIe3 slot which is a downgrade from the two M.2 2280 slots on the 2020 Bravo model. MSI has made several motherboard changes this year as shown by our comparison images below.

MSI Bravo 15 B5DD
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD
2020 Bravo 15 A4DCR. Note that the CPU and GPU have swapped positions
2020 Bravo 15 A4DCR. Note that the CPU and GPU have swapped positions

Accessories and Warranty

There are no extras in the box other than the AC adapter and paperwork. The usual one-year limited warranty applies.

Input Devices — New Keyboard, Old Clickpad

Keyboard

The new red-domed keys are very light in feedback with only shallow-to-moderate travel. Despite the overall thicker chassis year-over-year and the potential for a better keyboard, typing on the Bravo 15 still feels like a typical Ultrabook. The keyboards on an HP Spectre or MSI GT series are deeper and with stronger feedback in comparison. 

Touchpad

The clickpad (10.5 x 6.5 cm) is the same size as the one on the 2020 Bravo 15. It has unfortunately not improved in terms of traction or feedback which we found to also be poor on the older design. Gliding isn't very smooth as the finger sticks too easily while feedback is on the spongy side when pressed. If MSI insists on not increasing the size of the clickpad, then we would like to see dedicated mouse buttons to make clicking and drag-and-drop actions much easier.

There is now a numpad whereas it was completely absent on the 2020 Bravo 15
There is now a numpad whereas it was completely absent on the 2020 Bravo 15
Key cap font and edges are now red much like on the MSI Pulse GL66 series
Key cap font and edges are now red much like on the MSI Pulse GL66 series
Clickpad is small and spongy considering the large screen size
Clickpad is small and spongy considering the large screen size
Keys and clickpad are prone to unsightly fingerprint buildup
Keys and clickpad are prone to unsightly fingerprint buildup

Display — FreeSync with 144 Hz Refresh Rate

Our Bravo 15 test unit comes with the same Chi Mei N156HRA-EA1 IPS panel as found on the Acer Nitro 5 AN515 or Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX506HM. This panel is notable for its native 144 Hz refresh rate and decent black-white and gray-gray response times, but the limited gamut makes it unsuitable for most graphics editing work. Results are a downgrade from the 2020 Bravo 15 which had a higher quality AU Optronics panel with faster response times, better colors, and a brighter backlight.

Relatively thick bottom bezel
Relatively thick bottom bezel
Narrow side bezels
Narrow side bezels
Minimal graininess issues from the matte panel
Minimal graininess issues from the matte panel
Minimal uneven backlight bleeding
Minimal uneven backlight bleeding
243.6
cd/m²
248
cd/m²
241.5
cd/m²
243.1
cd/m²
265.1
cd/m²
237.2
cd/m²
231.1
cd/m²
257.7
cd/m²
234.5
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
Chi Mei N156HRA-EA1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 265.1 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 244.6 cd/m² Minimum: 12.42 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 265.1 cd/m²
Contrast: 757:1 (Black: 0.35 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.68 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 3.7
ΔE Greyscale 4.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
43.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
62.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
42.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.22
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Chi Mei N156HRA-EA1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AU Optronics B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED), IPS-Level, 1920x1080, 15.60
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
TL156VDXP0101, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Dell G15 5515
BOE092A, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
LEN156FHD, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
BOE BOE09B8, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60
Display
43%
56%
-8%
-6%
55%
Display P3 Coverage
42.1
62
47%
66.4
58%
39.1
-7%
39.7
-6%
66.2
57%
sRGB Coverage
62.8
86.8
38%
97
54%
56.9
-9%
59.6
-5%
96.3
53%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
43.6
62.7
44%
68.5
57%
40.4
-7%
41.1
-6%
67.1
54%
Response Times
46%
61%
14%
-68%
55%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
25.6 ?(14, 11.6)
16 ?(7.6, 8.4)
37%
5.6 ?(3.2, 2.4)
78%
25.2 ?(12.4, 12.8)
2%
46.4 ?(21.2, 25.2)
-81%
14 ?(7, 7)
45%
Response Time Black / White *
22.8 ?(13.2, 9.6)
10.4 ?(6, 4.4)
54%
12.8 ?(6.8, 6)
44%
16.8 ?(9.2, 7.6)
26%
35.2 ?(18.8, 16.4)
-54%
8 ?(4, 4)
65%
PWM Frequency
200 ?(99)
Screen
15%
44%
-1%
11%
7%
Brightness middle
265.1
311
17%
353.7
33%
278
5%
307
16%
349
32%
Brightness
245
313
28%
340
39%
262
7%
292
19%
304
24%
Brightness Distribution
87
88
1%
89
2%
83
-5%
88
1%
79
-9%
Black Level *
0.35
0.43
-23%
0.34
3%
0.36
-3%
0.21
40%
0.535
-53%
Contrast
757
723
-4%
1040
37%
772
2%
1462
93%
652
-14%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
4.68
4.5
4%
1.74
63%
5.74
-23%
5.9
-26%
3.11
34%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
19.96
7.97
60%
3.63
82%
19.63
2%
21.6
-8%
9.57
52%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
3.7
2.65
28%
0.5
86%
4.7
-27%
4.8
-30%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
4.5
3.3
27%
2.1
53%
3.1
31%
4.9
-9%
5
-11%
Gamma
2.22 99%
2.129 103%
2.3 96%
2.011 109%
2.26 97%
2.36 93%
CCT
6632 98%
7227 90%
6257 104%
6207 105%
6504 100%
6976 93%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
63
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
86
Total Average (Program / Settings)
35% / 26%
54% / 49%
2% / -0%
-21% / -4%
39% / 25%

* ... smaller is better

Color space is narrow at just 63 percent of sRGB which is a common attribute of budget-oriented panels. Most midrange gaming laptops have options for full sRGB coverage whereas the new Bravo 15 has none. It appears that MSI has removed some higher-end display options this time around.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. DCI-P3
vs. DCI-P3

Average grayscale and color DeltaE values actually aren't bad for a budget gaming laptop as cheap panels tend to be overly cool by default. We're able to improve accuracy even further with our X-Rite colorimeter (Grayscale DeltaE 4.5 -> 1.8, ColorChecker DeltaE 4.68 -> 3.7), but users shouldn't expect anything significant due to the limited gamut mentioned above.

Grayscale before calibration
Grayscale before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
Saturation Sweeps before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
ColorChecker before calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Grayscale after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
Saturation Sweeps after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration
ColorChecker after calibration

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
22.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 13.2 ms rise
↘ 9.6 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 45 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
25.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 14 ms rise
↘ 11.6 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 30 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18099 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoor visibility is below average as most other gaming laptop displays are around 300 nits whereas the display on our Bravo 15 test unit maxes out at around 250 nits on average across nine quadrants. Users may want to disable AMD Vari-Bright which is enabled by default or else the maximum brightness will dip even further when running on battery power.

Outdoors on a bright cloudy day
Outdoors on a bright cloudy day
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors on a bright cloudy day
Outdoors on a bright cloudy day
Wide IPS viewing angles. Colors and contrast degrade if viewing from extreme angles
Wide IPS viewing angles. Colors and contrast degrade if viewing from extreme angles

Performance

 

Testing Conditions

Our unit was set to Extreme Performance mode via the pre-installed MSI Center software prior to running any benchmarks below. It's highly recommended that users become familiar with MSI Center, the AMD Radeon software, and the Nahimic Companion software as key system features are toggled through these specific applications.

The default CPU PL states are set to 45 W according to the Renoir Mobile Tuning tool while the Radeon RX 5500M PPT is set to 65 W according to HWiNFO. The TGP here is in line with the mobile GeForce GTX 1060 that was common on many gaming laptops from 2016.

Processor — Ryzen CPU Is The Highlight

The jump from the Ryzen 5 3550H to the Ryzen 5 4600H was already significant for AMD. Thus, the jump from the Ryzen 5 4600H to the Ryzen 5 5600H as found on our MSI is comparatively minor. The CPU is only about 10 percent and 25 percent faster than its immediate predecessor in single- and multi-threaded loads, respectively, which is still decent nonetheless for a budget-oriented H-series CPU. Raw multi-thread performance is consistently faster than any 10th gen or 11th gen Intel Core i5 series CPU which the Ryzen 5 5600H directly competes with.

Performance sustainability is excellent with no fluctuating clock rates or dips over time when running CineBench R15 xT in a loop.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

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MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US AMD Ryzen 5 5600H: Ø1506 (1493.93-1515.9)
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E AMD Ryzen 5 5600H: Ø1515 (1493.48-1573.63)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2656 (2614.89-2735.42)
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 AMD Ryzen 7 5800H: Ø1973 (1963.86-1985.21)
Gigabyte G5 GD Intel Core i5-11400H: Ø1336 (1316.18-1504.04)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
6754 Points +89%
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
6675 Points +87%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
5731 Points +61%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
5214 Points +46%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
4946 Points +39%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
4808 Points +35%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
4663 Points +31%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4457 Points +25%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (3074 - 4059, n=15)
3690 Points +4%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
3565 Points
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
3271 Points -8%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
2996 Points -16%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
2258 Points -37%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
1728 Points -52%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
735 Points +37%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
690 Points +28%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
680 Points +27%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
580 Points +8%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
574 Points +7%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
558 Points +4%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
554 Points +3%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
537 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (528 - 538, n=14)
533 Points -1%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
494 Points -8%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
490 Points -9%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
450 Points -16%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
436 Points -19%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
344 Points -36%
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
17713 (16651.9min - 17712.9max) Points +92%
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
17667 Points +92%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
14893 (13078min - 14893.1max) Points +61%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
13519 (13222.6min - 13519.5max) Points +47%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
12738 Points +38%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
12535 (10652.7min - 12534.8max) Points +36%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
12083 Points +31%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
11642 Points +26%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (7945 - 10416, n=12)
9496 Points +3%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
9223 (9127.25min - 9223.34max) Points
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
6820 Points -26%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
5604 Points -39%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
1914 Points +39%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
1796 Points +31%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
1771 Points +29%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
1507 Points +10%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1469 Points +7%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1432 Points +4%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1415 Points +3%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1376 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (1316 - 1381, n=12)
1364 Points -1%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
1337 Points -3%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1259 Points -9%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
1161 Points -16%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
2735 (2614.89min - 2735.42max) Points +80%
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
2729 (2493.77min - 2729.26max) Points +80%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
2197 (2157.5min - 2197.2max) Points +45%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
2178 (2061.43min - 2178.41max) Points +44%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
2093 (2069.32min - 2093.04max) Points +38%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1985 (1963.86min - 1985.21max) Points +31%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1933 Points +28%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
1780 (1672.94min - 1779.91max) Points +17%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (1319 - 1723, n=15)
1564 Points +3%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1516 (1493.93min - 1515.9max) Points
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
1418 Points -6%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
1289 (1111.57min - 1288.95max) Points -15%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
960 (926.91min - 959.58max) Points -37%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
769 Points -49%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
277 Points +24%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
258 Points +16%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
253 Points +13%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
234 Points +5%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
231 Points +4%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
229 Points +3%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
226 Points +1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
223 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (218 - 225, n=13)
222 Points 0%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
209 Points -6%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
191 Points -14%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
188 Points -16%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
176 Points -21%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
145 Points -35%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
481 Seconds * -44%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
389 Seconds * -17%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
337.2 Seconds * -1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
333 Seconds *
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (300 - 384, n=13)
325 Seconds * +2%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
259 Seconds * +22%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
257 Seconds * +23%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
252 Seconds * +24%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
241 Seconds * +28%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
240 Seconds * +28%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
226 Seconds * +32%
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
187 Seconds * +44%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
182 Seconds * +45%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
67160 MIPS +49%
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
64918 MIPS +44%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
61936 MIPS +37%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
61422 MIPS +36%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
56348 MIPS +25%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
54228 MIPS +20%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
52459 MIPS +16%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
45906 MIPS +2%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
45162 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (36315 - 46562, n=13)
43653 MIPS -3%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
37625 MIPS -17%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
33075 MIPS -27%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
24721 MIPS -45%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
6033 MIPS +13%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
5726 MIPS +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
5568 MIPS +4%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
5508 MIPS +3%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
5502 MIPS +3%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
5401 MIPS +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
5381 MIPS +1%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (5274 - 5446, n=13)
5360 MIPS 0%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
5348 MIPS
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
4897 MIPS -8%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
4825 MIPS -10%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4743 MIPS -11%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
4414 MIPS -17%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
12434 Points +80%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
12358 Points +79%
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
11794 Points +71%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
8699 Points +26%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8266 Points +20%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8103 Points +17%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
7392 Points +7%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6911 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (4990 - 7253, n=13)
6573 Points -5%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
6332 Points -8%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
6332 Points -8%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
5739 Points -17%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
4509 Points -35%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
3448 Points -50%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
1847 Points +28%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
1758 Points +22%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
1751 Points +21%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
1555 Points +8%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1492 Points +3%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1472 Points +2%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1445 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (1365 - 1445, n=13)
1415 Points -2%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
1394 Points -4%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
1214 Points -16%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
1214 Points -16%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1204 Points -17%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
1116 Points -23%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
892 Points -38%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
20.5 fps +72%
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
19.3 fps +62%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
17.2 fps +45%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
15.6 fps +31%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
15.2 fps +28%
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
15.1 fps +27%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
15 fps +26%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
13.7 fps +15%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (9.92 - 13.3, n=13)
12 fps +1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
11.9 fps
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
10.4 fps -13%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
9.31 fps -22%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
8.05 fps -32%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
73.3 s * -27%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (52.2 - 81.5, n=13)
58.5 s * -2%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
58 s * -1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
57.6 s *
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
56.7 s * +2%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
55.9 s * +3%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
53.4 s * +7%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
52.3 s * +9%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
51.5 s * +11%
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
50.6 s * +12%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
49.9 s * +13%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
48.8 s * +15%
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
41.3 s * +28%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Gigabyte G5 KC
Intel Core i5-10500H
0.645 sec * -20%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H
0.612 sec * -14%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
0.61 sec * -14%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
0.571 sec * -6%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.569 sec * -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (0.526 - 0.596, n=13)
0.54 sec * -1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
0.537 sec *
Medion Erazer Deputy P25
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
0.522 sec * +3%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
0.52 sec * +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
0.4908 sec * +9%
Razer Blade 15 2022
Intel Core i7-12800H
0.4715 sec * +12%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4655 sec * +13%
MSI Pulse GL66 12UEK
Intel Core i9-12900H
0.424 sec * +21%
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1516 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
198 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
98 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
223 Points
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Performance Rating
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
88.6 pt
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
88.3 pt
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
78 pt
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
76.9 pt
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
70.6 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 
69.7 pt
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
48.5 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
14048 KRay/s +32%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
14047 KRay/s +32%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
12240 KRay/s +15%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (9181 - 12636, n=13)
11379 KRay/s +7%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
10654 KRay/s
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9486 KRay/s -11%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
8425 KRay/s -21%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
88179 Points +29%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
88152 Points +29%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (51994 - 78250, n=13)
69208 Points +2%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
68121 Points
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
67835 Points 0%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
41434 Points -39%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
33835 Points -50%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
3288 MB/s +42%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
3025 MB/s +30%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
3016 MB/s +30%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (1587 - 2675, n=13)
2335 MB/s +1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
2319 MB/s
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
2274 MB/s -2%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
2152 MB/s -7%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
99267 Points +32%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
96755 Points +29%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
95816 Points +28%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
95763 Points +27%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
75120 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (66699 - 77213, n=13)
74643 Points -1%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
48506 Points -35%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
13842 Points +51%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
11770 Points +29%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
11768 Points +28%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9852 Points +8%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
9159 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (8340 - 9159, n=13)
8794 Points -4%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
4649 Points -49%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
48648 Points +30%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
48518 Points +29%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (28268 - 43274, n=13)
38090 Points +2%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
37500 Points
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
35725 Points -5%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
26379 Points -30%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
20657 Points -45%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
119460 MB/s +32%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
118674 MB/s +31%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
90741 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (39852 - 98939, n=13)
77823 MB/s -14%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
71465 MB/s -21%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
66712 MB/s -26%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
65872 MB/s -27%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
1164 MB/s +97%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
773 MB/s +31%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
772 MB/s +31%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
732 MB/s +24%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (507 - 649, n=13)
601 MB/s +2%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
590 MB/s
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
390 MB/s -34%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
7447 KRay/s +32%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
7399 KRay/s +31%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
6884 KRay/s +22%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (4811 - 6652, n=13)
5997 KRay/s +6%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
5637 KRay/s
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
5486 KRay/s -3%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
4585 KRay/s -19%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
33509 MPixel/s +65%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
23627 MPixel/s +16%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
20323 MPixel/s
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (7419 - 24746, n=13)
17564 MPixel/s -14%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
15107 MPixel/s -26%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
14995 MPixel/s -26%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
12533 MPixel/s -38%

System Performance

PCMark 10 scores are comparable to other gaming laptops with entry-level GPUs like the Dell G15 5515. Results are an improvement over the 2020 MSI Bravo 15 particularly in the Productivity sub-test.

PCMark 10 / Score
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
7426 Points +19%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
6738 Points +8%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Radeon RX 5500M, R5 5600H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
6228 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
 
6228 Points 0%
Dell G15 5515
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
6098 Points -2%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
5641 Points -9%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Radeon RX 5300M, R7 4800H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
5639 Points -9%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
10499 Points +8%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
10016 Points +3%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Radeon RX 5300M, R7 4800H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
9833 Points +1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Radeon RX 5500M, R5 5600H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
9752 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
 
9752 Points 0%
Dell G15 5515
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
9631 Points -1%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
8524 Points -13%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
9228 Points +5%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
9112 Points +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
9070 Points +3%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Radeon RX 5500M, R5 5600H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
8811 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
 
8811 Points 0%
Dell G15 5515
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
8625 Points -2%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Radeon RX 5300M, R7 4800H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
6893 Points -22%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
11672 Points +53%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
8982 Points +18%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Radeon RX 5500M, R5 5600H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
7632 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
 
7632 Points 0%
Dell G15 5515
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
7408 Points -3%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Radeon RX 5300M, R7 4800H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
7178 Points -6%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
6271 Points -18%
CrossMark / Overall
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1163 Points
CrossMark / Productivity
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1264 Points
CrossMark / Creativity
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1101 Points
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1069 Points
PCMark 10 Score
6228 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
53661 MB/s +27%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
42141 MB/s
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
38595 MB/s -8%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (20549 - 42141, n=13)
38322 MB/s -9%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
37654 MB/s -11%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
33919 MB/s -20%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
20834 MB/s -51%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
59205 MB/s +25%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
47412 MB/s
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
43850 MB/s -8%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (22917 - 47595, n=13)
43659 MB/s -8%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
43642 MB/s -8%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
38629 MB/s -19%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
22870 MB/s -52%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
58758 MB/s +60%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
38034 MB/s +4%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (20226 - 44872, n=13)
37373 MB/s +2%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
36667 MB/s
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
34820 MB/s -5%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
34298 MB/s -6%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
22144 MB/s -40%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M
93.1 ns * -22%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
91.3 ns * -19%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  (75 - 89.1, n=13)
79 ns * -3%
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
78.3 ns * -2%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M
76.6 ns *
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
76.3 ns * -0%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals only minor latency issues and no dropped frames during our 4K video playback test at 60 FPS. 

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Radeon RX 5300M, R7 4800H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
1423 μs * -24%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Radeon RX 5500M, R5 5600H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1144.4 μs *
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
980 μs * +14%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
719 μs * +37%
Dell G15 5515
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
648 μs * +43%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
415.3 μs * +64%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices — Up To One Drive Only

Our unit comes configured with the budget 512 GB Kingston OM8PCP3512F PCIe3 NVMe SSD offering transfer rates of up 2000 MB/s. Though write rates are only about half as fast, they are nonetheless reflective of the budget price point.

CDM 8
CDM 8
AS SSD
AS SSD
Only one internal storage slot available whereas last year's Bravo can hold up to two M.2 SSDs
Only one internal storage slot available whereas last year's Bravo can hold up to two M.2 SSDs
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1986 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 978.8 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 301.3 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 327.4 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 1297 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 979.5 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 42.52 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 143.3 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
94.7 pt
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
87.1 pt
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
57 pt
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
47.9 pt
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH -1!
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
42.5 pt
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
40.4 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2383 (2361.29min - 2382.94max) MB/s +85%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
2373 (2364.33min - 2372.51max) MB/s +84%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
1873 (1707.98min - 1872.94max) MB/s +45%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1352 (1339.29min - 1352.27max) MB/s +5%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1291 (1255.35min - 1291.43max) MB/s
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1248 (1242.35min - 1247.99max) MB/s -3%
seq write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2894 (2651.7min - 2893.78max) MB/s +195%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
2582 (2520.99min - 2582.43max) MB/s +163%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
1620 (1315.87min - 1620.14max) MB/s +65%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1084 (66.14min - 1084.16max) MB/s +11%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
980 (973.35min - 979.79max) MB/s
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
753 (748.08min - 752.71max) MB/s -23%
seq q8 t1 read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3554 (3284.35min - 3554.02max) MB/s +79%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
3529 (3070.23min - 3528.67max) MB/s +78%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
2971 (2662.21min - 2971.11max) MB/s +50%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1983 (1223.9min - 1983.26max) MB/s
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1887 (1377.65min - 1887.23max) MB/s -5%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1620 (884.61min - 1619.54max) MB/s -18%
seq q8 t1 write
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
3013 (1807.54min - 3013.19max) MB/s +208%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2869 (2667.88min - 2869.19max) MB/s +193%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
1745 (1716.18min - 1745.18max) MB/s +78%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
978 (974.19min - 977.55max) MB/s
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
760 (751.44min - 760.06max) MB/s -22%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
86.2 (67.39min - 86.23max) MB/s -91%
4k q1 t1 read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
69.4 (68.09min - 69.4max) MB/s +60%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
63.6 (63.3min - 63.61max) MB/s +46%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
49.8 (48.55min - 49.82max) MB/s +14%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
43.5 (43.27min - 43.5max) MB/s
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
41.9 (40.83min - 41.93max) MB/s -4%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
31.8 (31.43min - 31.77max) MB/s -27%
4k q1 t1 write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
211 (210.13min - 210.73max) MB/s +37%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
169 (168.81min - 169.34max) MB/s +10%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
160 (153.37min - 159.63max) MB/s +4%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
154.2 (152.73min - 154.18max) MB/s
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
135 (118.57min - 134.81max) MB/s -12%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
104 (103.47min - 103.94max) MB/s -33%
4k q32 t16 read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2217 (2210.73min - 2217.07max) MB/s +608%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
1878 (1875.18min - 1877.58max) MB/s +500%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
1362 (1077.22min - 1361.69max) MB/s +335%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
646 (643.83min - 645.9max) MB/s +106%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
505 (499.37min - 504.52max) MB/s +61%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
313 (302.06min - 312.63max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2314 (2299.73min - 2313.93max) MB/s +137%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
1971 (1848.9min - 1971.34max) MB/s +102%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
1078 (929.48min - 1077.95max) MB/s +10%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
978 (971.42min - 978.34max) MB/s
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
646 (501.34min - 645.95max) MB/s -34%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
427 (57.32min - 427.22max) MB/s -56%
AS SSD
Score Total
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
6117 Points +218%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
5518 Points +187%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
3522 Points +83%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
2513 Points +31%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
2271 Points +18%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1923 Points
Score Read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2291 Points +334%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
2114 Points +300%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
1566 Points +197%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
791 Points +50%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
528 Points
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
466 Points -12%
Score Write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2660 Points +131%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
2327 Points +102%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
1192 Points +4%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1151 Points
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1086 Points -6%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
814 Points -29%
Seq Read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
3013 MB/s +71%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
2730 MB/s +55%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
2555 MB/s +45%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
2217 MB/s +26%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1759.09 MB/s
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1473 MB/s -16%
Seq Write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2768 MB/s +196%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
2513 MB/s +169%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1929 MB/s +107%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
1791 MB/s +92%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
933.61 MB/s
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
831 MB/s -11%
4K Read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
66.9 MB/s +64%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
61.4 MB/s +51%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
59 MB/s +45%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
40.72 MB/s
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
37.8 MB/s -7%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
28.71 MB/s -29%
4K Write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
184.8 MB/s +43%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
156.1 MB/s +21%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
146.3 MB/s +13%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
134.7 MB/s +4%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
129.37 MB/s
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
86.7 MB/s -33%
4K-64 Read
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
1923 MB/s +517%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
1780 MB/s +471%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
1273 MB/s +308%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
585 MB/s +88%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
311.72 MB/s
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
215.9 MB/s -31%
4K-64 Write
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
2198 MB/s +137%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
1920 MB/s +107%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1475 MB/s +59%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
928.21 MB/s
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
926 MB/s 0%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
869 MB/s -6%
Access Time Read
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
0.164 ms * -1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
0.163 ms *
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
0.063 ms * +61%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.035 ms * +79%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
0.03 ms * +82%
Access Time Write
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
0.105 ms * -25%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
0.084 ms *
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
0.081 ms * +4%
Dell G15 5515
Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
0.044 ms * +48%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.039 ms * +54%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
0.025 ms * +70%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US: Ø1981 (1766.25-1987.24)

GPU Performance — Old Generation Radeon

Graphics performance is within a few percentage points of the older mobile GeForce GTX 1060. Upgrading to an entry-level Nvidia alternative like the mobile GTX 1660 Ti or mobile RTX 3050 Ti can boost frame rates by as much as 40 to 60 percent. Thankfully, the internal display supports FreeSync which helps immensely for lower-performance GPUs such as our Radeon RX 5500M.

MSI does not offer a Radeon RX 5600M option as of this writing which would have boosted graphics performance by about 40 percent over our RX 5500M.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Time Spy
Time Spy
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
 
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
30811 Points +165%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
25547 Points +120%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
22915 Points +97%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
21876 Points +88%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
19338 Points +66%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, Intel Core i5-10300H
17152 Points +48%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
16498 Points +42%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
16488 Points +42%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-11300H
13739 Points +18%
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
12441 Points +7%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (11621 - 13413, n=6)
12349 Points +6%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
11621 Points
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, Intel Core i7-8750H
11332 Points -2%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Radeon RX 5300M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
10550 Points -9%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
11346 Points +193%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
9382 Points +142%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
9174 Points +137%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
7732 Points +100%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
7200 Points +86%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, Intel Core i5-10300H
6406 Points +65%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
6123 Points +58%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-11300H
5677 Points +47%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
5555 Points +43%
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4298 Points +11%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (3875 - 4376, n=5)
4209 Points +9%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
3875 Points
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, Intel Core i7-8750H
3626 Points -6%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Radeon RX 5300M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
3539 Points -9%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
11030 Points +164%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
9677 Points +132%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
9420 Points +126%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
7878 Points +89%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
7476 Points +79%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
6261 Points +50%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, Intel Core i5-10300H
6013 Points +44%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
5931 Points +42%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-11300H
5512 Points +32%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (4024 - 4738, n=5)
4351 Points +4%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
4174 Points
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4105 Points -2%
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Radeon RX 5300M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
3872 Points -7%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, Intel Core i7-8750H
3795 Points -9%
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
40384 Points +164%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
34878 Points +128%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
30772 Points +102%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
27030 Points +77%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
26413 Points +73%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, Intel Core i5-10300H
23553 Points +54%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Radeon RX 5600M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
22720 Points +49%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
22670 Points +48%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i5-11300H
19255 Points +26%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (15271 - 17668, n=8)
16564 Points +8%
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
16335 Points +7%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
15271 Points
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Radeon RX 5300M, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
14437 Points -5%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, Intel Core i7-8750H
12620 Points -17%
3DMark 11 Performance
14867 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
35220 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
10485 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
4174 points
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Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
162 fps +43%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
161 fps +42%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
151.9 (95min) fps +34%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
137 fps +21%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
129 fps +14%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
113.2 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (90.9 - 113.2, n=2)
102.1 fps -10%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
98.9 fps -13%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
98.4 fps -13%
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
90.9 fps -20%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
136 fps +132%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
122 fps +108%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
116 fps +98%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
99.6 (73min) fps +70%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
87.6 fps +49%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
78 fps +33%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
74 fps +26%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
68.9 fps +18%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
58.6 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (57.7 - 58.6, n=2)
58.2 fps -1%
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
57.7 fps -2%
1920x1080 High Quality
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
91.9 fps +134%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
90.4 fps +131%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
72.6 (31min) fps +85%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
63.9 fps +63%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
60 fps +53%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
51.1 fps +30%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
47.9 fps +22%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 15
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
42 fps +7%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
39.2 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (30.8 - 39.2, n=2)
35 fps -11%
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
30.8 fps -21%
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
1920x1080 Low Preset
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
55 fps +3%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (53.2 - 55.9, n=2)
54.6 fps +3%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
53.2 (33.6min) fps
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
50 fps +20%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (41.5 - 44.9, n=2)
43.2 fps +4%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
41.5 (28.7min) fps
1920x1080 High Preset
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
39 fps +25%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (31.2 - 34.4, n=2)
32.8 fps +5%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
31.2 (15.7min) fps
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
37 fps +18%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
31.3 (19.2min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (27.7 - 31.3, n=2)
29.5 fps -6%
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
395.4 (340min) fps +79%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
388.1 (341min) fps +76%
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
344.8 fps +56%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
288.3 (254min) fps +30%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
286.7 (265min) fps +30%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
221.1 (199min) fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
194 (158min) fps -12%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (165 - 221, n=3)
186.6 fps -16%
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
173.6 fps -21%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
172 fps -22%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
196.5 fps +171%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
186.8 (175min) fps +158%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
177.8 (160min) fps +145%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
135.7 (113min) fps +87%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
117.6 (107min) fps +62%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
111 (96min) fps +53%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
91 fps +26%
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
73.3 fps +1%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
72.5 (70min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (72 - 73.3, n=4)
72.5 fps 0%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 15
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
71.7 fps -1%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
110.2 fps +142%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
96.5 (89min) fps +112%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
91.5 (87min) fps +101%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
72.7 (61min) fps +60%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
65.1 (62min) fps +43%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
63.2 (57min) fps +39%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
61 (50min) fps +34%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
47.1 (45min, 46P1) fps +4%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
45.5 (43min) fps
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK-034
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
44.7 fps -2%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (43.6 - 45.5, n=5)
44.7 fps -2%
SCHENKER XMG Neo 15
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
38.6 fps -15%
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
153 fps +176%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
125 fps +126%
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
121 fps +118%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
101 fps +82%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
87.5 fps +58%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
75.8 fps +37%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
55.4 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (49.4 - 55.4, n=2)
52.4 fps -5%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
49.8 fps -10%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
136 fps +225%
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
107 fps +155%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
104 fps +148%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
89 fps +112%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
72 fps +72%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
63.5 fps +52%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
41.9 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (37.9 - 41.9, n=2)
39.9 fps -5%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
37.1 fps -11%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
107 fps +193%
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
85.7 fps +135%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
82.9 fps +127%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
75.2 fps +106%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
61 fps +67%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
56 fps +53%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
36.5 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (34.1 - 36.5, n=2)
35.3 fps -3%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
33.3 fps -9%
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
172 (152.9min) fps +10%
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
168 (147.1min) fps +7%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
163 (142.2min) fps +4%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
156.4 (125.8min) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
150 (131.2min) fps -4%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (93 - 156.4, n=3)
123.1 fps -21%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
123 (104.9min) fps -21%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
117 (103.4min) fps -25%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
115 (102.9min) fps -26%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
161 (141.3min) fps +14%
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
151 (132.5min) fps +7%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
146 (128.5min) fps +3%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
141.7 (115.5min) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
135 (117.8min) fps -5%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
119 (100.8min) fps -16%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (86 - 141.7, n=3)
113.6 fps -20%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
107 (96.2min) fps -24%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
103 (91.5min) fps -27%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
154 (135.2min) fps +20%
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
143 (125.5min) fps +11%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
137 (119.9min) fps +7%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
128.4 (109.7min) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
124 (107.1min) fps -3%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
108 (93.1min) fps -16%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (81 - 128.4, n=3)
105.1 fps -18%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
94.5 (82.2min) fps -26%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
93.3 (84.6min) fps -27%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
148 (129.6min) fps +24%
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
135 (118.5min) fps +13%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
129 (113.3min) fps +8%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
119.8 (103.7min) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
118 (100.3min) fps -2%
MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5600M
105 (93.1min) fps -12%
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
  (72 - 119.8, n=3)
98.3 fps -18%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
90.6 (79min) fps -24%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
88.3 (79.8min) fps -26%
Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
492 (73.7min, 370P1) fps +108%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
442 (90.8min, 302P1) fps +86%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
345 (206min, 242P1) fps +46%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
311 (91.4min, 250P1) fps +31%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
237 (172.1min, 204P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
 
237 fps 0%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
236 (59.3min, 185P1) fps 0%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
208 (112min, 140P1) fps -12%
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
267 (60.3min, 206P1) fps +165%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
236 (76.4min, 164P1) fps +134%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
232 (74.6min, 191P1) fps +130%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
150 (47.9min, 126P1) fps +49%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
149 (79.8min, 117P1) fps +48%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
129 (74.7min, 88.7P1) fps +28%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
100.9 (84.7min, 86P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
 
100.9 fps 0%
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
223 (101min, 162P1) fps +174%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
193 (67.7min, 125P1) fps +137%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
185 (121min, 137P1) fps +127%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
122 (46.6min, 92.4P1) fps +50%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
122 (68.9min, 95.9P1) fps +50%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
106 (67.6min, 79.3P1) fps +30%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
81.5 (55.5min, 58.5P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
 
81.5 fps 0%
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
197 (45.8min, 145P1) fps +174%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
171 (64min, 105P1) fps +138%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
160 (75.9min, 121P1) fps +123%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
104 (56.1min, 81P1) fps +45%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
104 (63.4min, 82.8P1) fps +45%
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
90 (58min, 66.4P1) fps +25%
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
71.8 (48.5min, 50.8P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX 5500M
 
71.8 fps 0%

Witcher 3 FPS Chart

051015202530354045Tooltip
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US R5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M: Ø42.3 (39-46)
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 173.8 106.6 54.1
The Witcher 3 (2015) 221.1 72.5 45.5
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 156.4 141.7 128.4 119.8
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 113.2 58.6 39.2
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 55.4 41.9 36.5
Strange Brigade (2018) 237 100.9 81.5 71.8
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 53.2 41.5 31.2 31.3

Emissions — Quiet Under The Correct Settings

System Noise

The cooling solution consists of two asymmetric fans and six copper heat pipes that arranged differently than on the older 2020 Bravo 15. Fan noise is highly dependent on the MSI Center power profiles: Super Battery, Silent, Balanced, Extreme Performance, and Cooler Boost. If set to Silent or lower, the fans remain very quiet to be almost inaudible in a typical office setting. If set to Balanced or Extreme Performance, however, the fans tend to hover around 32.8 dB(A) against a silent background of 24.5 dB(A) even during low loads like browsing or video streaming. Silent mode is thus worth considering for noise-sensitive environments.

When gaming on Extreme Performance mode, the fans tend to stabilize at 42.5 dB(A) with infrequent pulses up to 49.4 dB(A). The low 40 dB(A) range is nonetheless quieter than many faster gaming laptops like the Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507 or Acer Nitro 5 AN515. Enabling Cooler Boost mode will bump fan noise to a flat 58.5 dB(A) regardless of the activity.

Larger ~60 mm fan for the GPU
Larger ~60 mm fan for the GPU
Smaller ~50 mm fan for the CPU
Smaller ~50 mm fan for the CPU
Accessible 2x SODIMM slots
Accessible 2x SODIMM slots
No noticeable electronic noise or coil whine from our test unit
No noticeable electronic noise or coil whine from our test unit
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Cooler Boost active)
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Cooler Boost active)

Noise Level

Idle
24.5 / 32.8 / 32.8 dB(A)
Load
34.5 / 58.5 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 24.5 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2041.938.635.338.134.62532.136.234.634.532.53127.229.427.428.730.64029.930.328.425.734.75026.226.325.126.831.86326.32626.426.729.68026.828.528.928.830.410026.326.226.925.430.912525.92523.622.531.516033.630.725.821.733.420025.921.720.820.434.42502621.920.119.435.531525.822.520.820.536.640026.922.620.917.338.7500282220.713.540.263028.323.121.611.840.680026.622.120.810.739.9100027.724.62311.641.5125029.625.724.510.344.1160032.426.224.71046.2200033.923.821.210.146.6250034.223.221.510.249.2315030.520.218.41148.6400031.419.117.111.350500030.416.514.811.348.9630026.613.912.711.446.4800022.512.612.411.644.31000020.612.612.711.741.11250017.113.912.911.537.2160001513.911.610.731.5SPL42.534.532.824.558.5N421.60.612.1median 26.9median 22.1median 20.8median 11.6median 40.6Delta3.444.23.36.2hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseMSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
Radeon RX 5500M, R5 5600H, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
Radeon RX 5300M, R7 4800H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
Dell G15 5515
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i5-11300H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R7 5800H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
Noise
-16%
4%
2%
3%
1%
off / environment *
24.5
30
-22%
23.2
5%
24
2%
23.9
2%
25
-2%
Idle Minimum *
24.5
31
-27%
23.6
4%
25
-2%
23.9
2%
25
-2%
Idle Average *
32.8
32
2%
23.6
28%
26
21%
26.8
18%
25
24%
Idle Maximum *
32.8
40
-22%
25.4
23%
30
9%
26.8
18%
32.2
2%
Load Average *
34.5
48
-39%
38
-10%
44
-28%
43.5
-26%
45.8
-33%
Witcher 3 ultra *
42.5
48
-13%
54.1
-27%
44
-4%
43.5
-2%
Load Maximum *
58.5
54
8%
57.2
2%
48
18%
53.1
9%
49.1
16%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Most of the plastic chassis remains relatively cool to the touch even when under heavy loads as this is not an ultrathin metal design. The palm rests, WASD keys, and numpad area, for example, are only around 30 C when gaming. Hot spots are nearest the keyboard center and rear edge where skin is unlikely to touch for long periods during use. Average temperatures are lower than what we observed on the 2020 Bravo 15 especially around the WASD keys.

Three sets of rear exhaust grilles
Three sets of rear exhaust grilles
AC adapter can reach over 50 C when under high loads for long periods
AC adapter can reach over 50 C when under high loads for long periods
Max. Load
 42 °C
108 F
52.2 °C
126 F
43 °C
109 F
 
 33.2 °C
92 F
48.8 °C
120 F
35 °C
95 F
 
 25 °C
77 F
26.2 °C
79 F
25 °C
77 F
 
Maximum: 52.2 °C = 126 F
Average: 36.7 °C = 98 F
46.2 °C
115 F
48.6 °C
119 F
48 °C
118 F
28 °C
82 F
41 °C
106 F
28 °C
82 F
24.8 °C
77 F
25.2 °C
77 F
25.2 °C
77 F
Maximum: 48.6 °C = 119 F
Average: 35 °C = 95 F
Power Supply (max.)  50 °C = 122 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 36.7 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 52.2 °C / 126 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 48.6 °C / 119 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 30 °C / 86 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 31.9 °C / 89 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 27.6 °C / 81.7 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (+1.3 °C / 2.3 F).
System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, AMD Radeon RX 5500M
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Radeon RX 5300M
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Dell G15 5515
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Heat
3%
-6%
11%
14%
-3%
Maximum Upper Side *
52.2
51
2%
44.4
15%
50
4%
43.2
17%
53.2
-2%
Maximum Bottom *
48.6
50
-3%
48.8
-0%
49
-1%
47.9
1%
58.2
-20%
Idle Upper Side *
38
30
21%
37.8
1%
26
32%
24.9
34%
29.5
22%
Idle Bottom *
28.4
31
-9%
39.6
-39%
26
8%
27
5%
31.2
-10%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

System idle
System idle

CPU clock rates would stabilize at 2.2 GHz and 56 C when running Prime95 on Extreme Performance mode compared to 3.8 GHz and 95 C on the Ryzen 9-powered Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS. CPU and GPU temperatures would stabilize at just 68 C and 75 C, respectively, when running Witcher 3. In comparison, the CPU core and GPU in the 2020 Bravo 15 would stabilize at 77 C and 71 C, respectively. The relatively low temperatures even when under heavy loads are common amongst entry-level gaming laptops such as our Bravo 15 series.

Enabling Cooler Boost (or maximum fan mode) would reduce core temperatures without necessarily increasing CPU or GPU performance as shown by our table below which is consistent with what we've observed on other MSI gaming laptops with the same Cooler Boost feature. Since temperatures are already quite low in the first place, the feature can be disabled in most scenarios.

Running on battery power will limit performance. A Fire Strike run on batteries would return Physics and Graphics scores 16804 and 4552 points, respectively, compared to 21220 and 11621 points when on mains.

Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost off)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost off)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost on)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost on)
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature Tctl/Tdie (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 51 44
Prime95 Stress 2.2 -- 56 42
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 2.0 1331 62 72
Witcher 3 Stress (Cooler Boost off) 0.6 1461 68 75
Witcher 3 Stress (Cooler Boost on) 0.6 1464 52 59

Speakers

Stereo 2 W speakers near front corners
Stereo 2 W speakers near front corners
Pink noise at maximum volume. Speakers are not as loud as on most other laptops where >80 dB(A) is common
Pink noise at maximum volume. Speakers are not as loud as on most other laptops where >80 dB(A) is common
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs204035.3402536.234.636.23128.427.428.44027.428.427.45025.725.125.76325.626.425.68028.328.928.310025.926.925.91252723.62716035.225.835.22004020.84025046.520.146.531549.320.849.34005120.95150056.620.756.663058.521.658.580061.420.861.4100061.42361.4125058.324.558.3160060.624.760.6200058.321.258.3250057.521.557.5315057.118.457.1400058.517.158.5500055.614.855.6630058.812.758.8800060.212.460.21000063.312.763.31250058.212.958.21600056.611.656.6SPL7132.871N28.51.628.5median 57.5median 20.8median 57.5Delta5.84.25.826.325.821.422.12624.925.127.622.532.523.448.72655.818.860.922.167.2267019.372.317.674.217.774.319.575.31571.711.871.311.27410.574.21072.710.17210.67210.97511.374.811.671.71269.71269.612.371.112.669.61270.111.269.824.784.70.666.6median 12median 71.73.42.2hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseMSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010USApple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US audio analysis

(-) | not very loud speakers (71 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 75% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 20% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 56% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 37% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption — Good CPU, Bad GPU

Power consumption when running games or other higher loads is nearly identical to what we recorded on the 2020 Bravo 15 which uses an older generation Ryzen 7 4800H and slower Radeon RX 5300M. Performance-per-watt, however, is a mixed bag. Though our Ryzen 5 5600H CPU can offer 60 percent faster multi-thread performance over the competing Core i5-11300H at a 12 percent lower power draw, our Radeon RX5500M is around 15 to 30 percent slower than the competing GeForce RTX 3050 Ti while consuming 13 percent less power. In short, the AMD CPU has a clear performance-per-watt advantage over Intel while the AMD GPU has a clear disadvantage when compared to the latest GPUs from Nvidia.

We're able to record a maximum consumption of 175 W from the small-medium (~13.6 x 6.6 x 2.9 cm) 150 W AC adapter when both the CPU and GPU are at 100 percent utilization. Since the system can demand more power than what the AC adapter is rated for, it's possible that the model could have benefited from a higher capacity adapter. Expect the charge rate to slow considerably when running such extreme loads. Thankfully, typical gaming loads will consume around 100 W to be well within the rated output range of the AC adapter.

3DMark 06 power consumption
3DMark 06 power consumption
Witcher 3 1080p Ultra power consumption
Witcher 3 1080p Ultra power consumption
Initiating Prime95 causes consumption to spike to 82 W for a split second before stabilizing at 70.5 W
Initiating Prime95 causes consumption to spike to 82 W for a split second before stabilizing at 70.5 W
Power consumption would cycle between ~150 W and ~165 W when running Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously
Power consumption would cycle between ~150 W and ~165 W when running Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.094 / 0.49 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 6.6 / 9.8 / 10.8 Watt
Load midlight 70.5 / 175 Watt
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Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
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MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
R7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR, IPS-Level, 1920x1080, 15.60
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Dell G15 5515
R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Power Consumption
-39%
-51%
-17%
5%
-71%
Idle Minimum *
6.6
11
-67%
6.3
5%
5
24%
4.9
26%
10
-52%
Idle Average *
9.8
14
-43%
9.8
-0%
9
8%
8.3
15%
16.9
-72%
Idle Maximum *
10.8
25
-131%
26.5
-145%
20
-85%
8.9
18%
28.3
-162%
Load Average *
70.5
72
-2%
103.8
-47%
94
-33%
81
-15%
122.7
-74%
Witcher 3 ultra *
103.2
100
3%
189
-83%
123
-19%
119
-15%
143.2
-39%
Load Maximum *
175
163
7%
241.9
-38%
172
2%
172
2%
224.1
-28%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø103.2 (100.2-109.2)
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø160.5 (136-175)

Power Consumption external Monitor

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MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø71.3 (69.1-82.2)
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø73.4 (67.5-85.1)
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø104.9 (102.8-115.7)
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø102.6 (101.3-104)

Battery Life — Decent For A Gaming Laptop

Runtimes are up even though battery capacity hasn't changed significantly from last year's Bravo model. We're able to record just over 6 hours of real-world WLAN usage or about 2 hours longer than on the preceding model.

Charging from empty to full capacity is on the slow side at almost 2.5 hours whereas most other laptops take only 1.5 to 2 hours. The model cannot be recharged via USB-C unlike on the costlier MSI GS or GT series.

Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
9h 9min
WiFi Websurfing
6h 15min
Load (maximum brightness)
0h 58min
MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
R5 5600H, Radeon RX 5500M, 53 Wh
MSI Bravo 15 A4DCR
R7 4800H, Radeon RX 5300M, 51 Wh
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
Dell G15 5515
R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 56 Wh
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15IHU-82K1002RGE
i5-11300H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 45 Wh
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R1JH
R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 57.5 Wh
Battery Runtime
-21%
21%
44%
8%
-0%
Reader / Idle
549
418
-24%
947
72%
807
47%
552
1%
WiFi v1.3
375
268
-29%
285
-24%
478
27%
397
6%
340
-9%
Load
58
53
-9%
66
14%
91
57%
64
10%
62
7%
H.264
529
460
413

Pros

+ 144 Hz, 1080p, IPS, and FreeSync all come standard
+ relatively cool operating temperatures
+ good CPU performance for the price

Cons

- larger and heavier than older design
- no DisplayPort-over-USB-C support
- only one internal storage option
- no other display or GPU options
- aging budget GPU

Verdict — The One To Avoid

In review: MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US
In review: MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US

Paying around $800 USD in 2022 for a gaming laptop that's slower than a GeForce GTX 1060 from 2016 just doesn't sit right. The Zen 3 CPU options may be excellent, but they are paired with such an old Radeon RX 5500M GPU that the system will begin to struggle with newer games sooner than we would like.

The Bravo 15 B5DD is a 2022 gaming laptop with a mid-range GPU from 2016. The fast AMD Ryzen CPU is bottlenecked by the aging Radeon RX 5500M.

As for the rest of the laptop, the manufacturer has actually made some notable downgrades from the 2020 Bravo 15. The newer model now only supports one M.2 SSD instead of two, for example, alongside fewer USB-C ports and no other display options to choose from. The fact that the newer design is heavier and larger than the older one doesn't help, either. 

We can at least appreciate the relatively cool running temperatures and good processor performance for the price. For a better gaming experience, however, you're going to get much more bang for the buck from other budget gaming laptops sporting the GeForce RTX 3050 or even GeForce GTX 1660 Ti instead.

Price and Availability

The MSI Bravo 15 B5DD is now available with the Ryzen 7 5800H CPI at Walmart and Amazon for $700 USD and $900 USD, respectively.

MSI Bravo 15 B5DD-010US - 04/23/2022 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
71 / 98 → 72%
Keyboard
77%
Pointing Device
75%
Connectivity
46 / 80 → 57%
Weight
61 / 10-66 → 91%
Battery
70 / 95 → 74%
Display
80%
Games Performance
89%
Application Performance
92%
Temperature
87 / 95 → 91%
Noise
72 / 90 → 80%
Audio
62%
Camera
46 / 85 → 54%
Average
71%
78%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2022-04-23 (Update: 2022-04-24)