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MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Laptop Review: GeForce RTX 3060 on a Budget

Cheap and lightweight. We test one of the most affordable gaming laptops you can find with GeForce RTX 3060 graphics to see what cut corners, if any, owners may have to contend with. Is MSI hiding anything under the cheap price?

The MSI GF65 is one of the least expensive 15.6-inch gaming laptop laptops you can buy with GeForce RTX 3060 graphics. Our review configuration comes with the 10th gen Core i7-10750H, aforementioned RTX 30 GPU, 32 GB of RAM, and 1 TB Samsung SSD for about $1650 USD from CUKUSA. However, lesser RAM, storage and Core i5 options are available for much lower prices starting at $999.

Externally, the GF65 10UE carries the same chassis design as the 2020 GF65 9SD and so many of our existing comments still apply. We recommend checking out our review on the 2020 version to learn more about the physical features of the laptop.

The MSI GF series competes with other budget gaming laptops like the Lenovo Legion 5, Dell G5, Acer Nitro 5, or the Asus TUF series.

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MSI GF65 Thin 10UE (GF65 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-10750H 6 x 2.6 - 5 GHz, 107 W PL2 / Short Burst, 45 W PL1 / Sustained, Comet Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU - 6 GB VRAM, Core: 1402 MHz, Memory: 1500 MHz, 75 W TDP ( including 5 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, 461.72, Optimus
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR4-3200, Dual-Channel, 21-21-21-47
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, AU Optronics B156HAN08.4, IPS, glossy: no, 144 Hz
Mainboard
Intel HM470
Storage
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR, 1024 GB 
Soundcard
Intel Comet Lake PCH-H - cAVS
Connections
4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo
Networking
Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 21.7 x 359 x 254 ( = 0.85 x 14.13 x 10 in)
Battery
51 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 3-cell
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: HD 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: 2x 2 W, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Dragon Center 2.0, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
1.938 kg ( = 68.36 oz / 4.27 pounds), Power Supply: 567 g ( = 20 oz / 1.25 pounds)
Price
1200 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
80.4 %
03/2021
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
1.9 kg21.7 mm15.60"1920x1080
85 %
02/2021
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2.3 kg27.2 mm15.60"1920x1080
84.9 %
03/2021
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
R7 4800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2 kg22.9 mm15.60"2560x1440
84 %
02/2021
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2.1 kg19.8 mm15.60"1920x1080
86.4 %
02/2021
Aorus 15G XC
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2.1 kg23 mm15.60"1920x1080
86.3 %
12/2020
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
2.4 kg19.9 mm15.60"1920x1080

Case

Surfaces feel thin and they warp more readily when compared to MSI's higher-end models from the GE or GT series. The GF65 doesn't feel as luxurious as a result which is to be expected from an entry-level gaming laptop. The competing Asus TUF models, which are slightly heavier, feel sturdier.

Chassis is mostly plastic as the GF series is MSI's budget lineup
Chassis is mostly plastic as the GF series is MSI's budget lineup
Brushed aluminum outer lid is a huge fingerprint magnet
Brushed aluminum outer lid is a huge fingerprint magnet
Hinges are small and uniform in tautness at all angles. However, there is still some teetering when adjusting angles
Hinges are small and uniform in tautness at all angles. However, there is still some teetering when adjusting angles
Lid opened to maximum angle (~150 degrees)
Lid opened to maximum angle (~150 degrees)
Slightly lighter than most other gaming laptops by at least 100 g
Slightly lighter than most other gaming laptops by at least 100 g
Sharp grille designs all along the bottom panel in contrast to the smoother and flatter GS65 or Razer Blade
Sharp grille designs all along the bottom panel in contrast to the smoother and flatter GS65 or Razer Blade
359.8 mm / 14.2 inch 243 mm / 9.57 inch 22.9 mm / 0.902 inch 2 kg4.45 lbs354 mm / 13.9 inch 259 mm / 10.2 inch 27.2 mm / 1.071 inch 2.3 kg5.04 lbs359 mm / 14.1 inch 254 mm / 10 inch 21.7 mm / 0.854 inch 1.9 kg4.27 lbs357 mm / 14.1 inch 244 mm / 9.61 inch 23 mm / 0.906 inch 2.1 kg4.71 lbs359.34 mm / 14.1 inch 259.04 mm / 10.2 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.4 kg5.25 lbs358 mm / 14.1 inch 248 mm / 9.76 inch 19.8 mm / 0.78 inch 2.1 kg4.63 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity

Port options remain identical except for one notable change: the HDMI 1.4 port on last year's GF65 9SD has been updated to HDMI 2.0 for full 4K60 FPS external monitor support. The USB-C ports continue to be incompatible with external monitors, however.

Front: No connectivity
Front: No connectivity
Right: 3.5 mm combo audio, 2x USB 3.2 Type-A, USB 3.2 Type-C, Gigabit RJ-45, Kensington Lock
Right: 3.5 mm combo audio, 2x USB 3.2 Type-A, USB 3.2 Type-C, Gigabit RJ-45, Kensington Lock
Rear: No connectivity
Rear: No connectivity
Left: AC adapter, HDMI 2.0
Left: AC adapter, HDMI 2.0

Communication

Built-in wired and wireless communication modules, alternative solutions available (UMTS)?, Irregularities (radio reception)?

Removable M.2 WLAN module
Removable M.2 WLAN module
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1510 MBit/s +31%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1444 (777min - 1768max) MBit/s +26%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1190 MBit/s +4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1149 (933min - 1432max) MBit/s
Aorus 15G XC
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1100 MBit/s -4%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1089 (603min - 1196max) MBit/s -5%
iperf3 receive AX12
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1440 MBit/s +8%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1422 (1349min - 1450max) MBit/s +7%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1330 (1014min - 1439max) MBit/s
Aorus 15G XC
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1330 MBit/s 0%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1310 MBit/s -2%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1263 (1093min - 1464max) MBit/s -5%
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MSI GF65 Thin 10UE; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1330 (1014-1439)
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1149 (933-1432)

Webcam

ColorChecker
13.2 ∆E
16.5 ∆E
17.7 ∆E
15 ∆E
16.5 ∆E
13.5 ∆E
13.2 ∆E
14.6 ∆E
20.8 ∆E
7.7 ∆E
10.6 ∆E
10.5 ∆E
4.4 ∆E
4.9 ∆E
23.1 ∆E
8.2 ∆E
18.5 ∆E
8.3 ∆E
5.7 ∆E
8.1 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
5.5 ∆E
4.9 ∆E
10.5 ∆E
ColorChecker MSI GF65 Thin 10UE: 11.69 ∆E min: 4.38 - max: 23.1 ∆E

Maintenance

Servicing requires only a Philips screwdriver for relatively easy upgrades. Owners should be careful when removing the bottom panel as the audio jack can get stuck along the edge.

Internals remain unchanged from the older GF65 9SD
Internals remain unchanged from the older GF65 9SD

Accessories and Warranty

There are no extras in the box beyond the usual AC adapter and paperwork. The standard one-year limited warranty applies while any components installed by CUKUSA, like RAM or storage, will have three-year coverage instead.

Input Devices

Identical keyboard and clickpad to the older GF65 9SD and GF63 series. Note the fingerprint-loving palm rests
Identical keyboard and clickpad to the older GF65 9SD and GF63 series. Note the fingerprint-loving palm rests
The 10.6 x 6.5 cm clickpad is relatively small and its integrated mouse clicks are spongy in feedback
The 10.6 x 6.5 cm clickpad is relatively small and its integrated mouse clicks are spongy in feedback
Single-zone red backlighting. All key symbols are lit including the secondary icons. Users must upgrade to higher-end GE/GS/GT models for RGB options
Single-zone red backlighting. All key symbols are lit including the secondary icons. Users must upgrade to higher-end GE/GS/GT models for RGB options
Full-size arrow keys at the expense of a shorter Ctrl key. The typing experience feels like a typical Ultrabook due to the light and shallow key travel
Full-size arrow keys at the expense of a shorter Ctrl key. The typing experience feels like a typical Ultrabook due to the light and shallow key travel

Display

The GF65 10UE uses a different AU Optronics panel from the older GF65 9SD (AUO B156HAN08.4 vs. AUO B156HAN13.0) with the main difference between them being refresh rate (144 Hz vs. 120 Hz). Other than that, the panels are almost identical including their average black-white response times and below-average gamut. Contrast is quite high at over 1000:1, but the limited color reproduction diminishes this advantage.

Subjectively, the display is buttery smooth for gaming and general usage — just be prepared for a little ghosting and don't expect colors to pop.

Bottom and top bezels are very thick relative to the side bezels
Bottom and top bezels are very thick relative to the side bezels
Narrow side bezels. MSI offers no glass or touchscreen options here
Narrow side bezels. MSI offers no glass or touchscreen options here
Picture is ever-so-slightly grainy due to the matte RGB overlay
Picture is ever-so-slightly grainy due to the matte RGB overlay
Slight uneven backlight bleeding along the edges
Slight uneven backlight bleeding along the edges
271.3
cd/m²
276.7
cd/m²
274.3
cd/m²
254.1
cd/m²
266.5
cd/m²
253.7
cd/m²
251.2
cd/m²
260.5
cd/m²
250.5
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics B156HAN08.4 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 276.7 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 262.1 cd/m² Minimum: 13.41 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 266.5 cd/m²
Contrast: 1481:1 (Black: 0.18 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.33 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.36
ΔE Greyscale 4.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
55.8% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
35.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
38.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
56.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
37.65% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.35
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
AU Optronics B156HAN08.4, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
LQ156M1JW25, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
BOE CQ NE156QHM-NY2, IPS, 15.60, 2560x1440
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
AU Optronics B156HAN12.0, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Aorus 15G XC
Sharp LQ156M1JW03, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
AUO048E, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Display
74%
81%
78%
73%
82%
Display P3 Coverage
37.65
67.7
80%
69.8
85%
67.7
80%
65.6
74%
70.3
87%
sRGB Coverage
56.3
94.3
67%
98.8
75%
98.4
75%
97.5
73%
99.4
77%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
38.9
68.2
75%
70.7
82%
69.1
78%
67.1
72%
71.3
83%
Response Times
75%
64%
62%
72%
77%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
36.8 ?(19.2, 17.6)
8.2 ?(2.6, 5.6)
78%
14.8 ?(7.6, 7.2)
60%
14.4 ?(6.8, 7.6)
61%
9.6 ?(5.2, 4.4)
74%
8 ?(4, 4)
78%
Response Time Black / White *
31.6 ?(18.4, 13.2)
9.2 ?(4.4, 4.8)
71%
10.4 ?(5.2, 5.2)
67%
11.6 ?(7.6, 4)
63%
9.6 ?(4.8, 4.8)
70%
8 ?(4, 4)
75%
PWM Frequency
24040 ?(24)
Screen
27%
40%
29%
37%
47%
Brightness middle
266.5
308
16%
347
30%
259.5
-3%
288
8%
470
76%
Brightness
262
288
10%
328
25%
264
1%
270
3%
468
79%
Brightness Distribution
91
86
-5%
89
-2%
90
-1%
89
-2%
85
-7%
Black Level *
0.18
0.23
-28%
0.27
-50%
0.25
-39%
0.25
-39%
0.21
-17%
Contrast
1481
1339
-10%
1285
-13%
1038
-30%
1152
-22%
2238
51%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
5.33
3.28
38%
1.66
69%
2.52
53%
1.19
78%
3.28
38%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
18.28
8.51
53%
3.03
83%
5.55
70%
3.79
79%
7.31
60%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
4.36
0.83
81%
1.23
72%
1.93
56%
0.71
84%
0.8
82%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
4.5
5
-11%
1.6
64%
1.7
62%
1.6
64%
4.49
-0%
Gamma
2.35 94%
2.057 107%
2.278 97%
2.04 108%
2.229 99%
2.4 92%
CCT
6289 103%
7393 88%
6430 101%
6414 101%
6539 99%
7438 87%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
35.6
68
91%
71
99%
63.3
78%
67
88%
65
83%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
55.8
90
61%
94
68%
98.8
77%
90
61%
99
77%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
59% / 42%
62% / 51%
56% / 43%
61% / 48%
69% / 58%

* ... smaller is better

Color space covers just 56 percent and 36 percent of sRGB and AdobeRGB, respectively, to be indicative of a budget panel despite the high 144 Hz native refresh rate. Most mid-range or better Ultrabooks or gaming laptops cover at least 90 percent of sRGB for deeper colors. The limited colors here aren't an issue when gaming, but graphics editors will want to avoid using this panel.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. AdobeRGB
vs. AdobeRGB

X-Rite colorimeter measurements show an overly warm color temperature out of the box which our own calibration is able to fix for more accurate grayscale levels. Color accuracy, however, remains below average especially when at higher saturation levels due to the narrow color space mentioned above. Blue in particular is represented more inaccurately than every other tested color by a wide margin.

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
31.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 18.4 ms rise
↘ 13.2 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 83 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
36.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 19.2 ms rise
↘ 17.6 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 46 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is similar to 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 18110 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoor visibility is below average as the display isn't any brighter or dimmer than the outgoing GF65 9SD. Maximum brightness is a bit lower than most gaming laptops where 300 nits or greater is more common.

Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Wide IPS viewing angles. Contrast and colors change if viewing from extreme angles
Wide IPS viewing angles. Contrast and colors change if viewing from extreme angles

Performance

MSI has updated the display (120 Hz to 144 Hz) and RAM (2666 MHz to 3200 MHz) from the older GF65 9SD. The CPU and GPU have been updated from Coffee Lake-H to Comet Lake-H and Nvidia Turing to Ampere, respectively.

Lesser Core i5-10200H and i5-10500H SKUs are also available, but the 144 Hz IPS display and GeForce RTX 3060 remain fixed on all configurations as of this writing.

We had set our system to the MSI Extreme Performance mode prior to running any performance benchmarks below.

Processor

Multi-thread CPU performance is slower than the average Core i7-10750H in our database by about 10 to 15 percent. In fact, the older Core i7-9750H in the Maingear Vector 15 is able to consistently outperform our MSI by a few percentage points in multi-threaded loads. For higher performance, users should enable Cooler Boost mode (or maximum fan mode) as detailed in our Stress Test section below.

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MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Intel Core i7-10750H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1090 (1079.56-1097.57)
Aorus 15P WB Intel Core i7-10750H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1227 (1214.14-1343.01)
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW Intel Core i7-10750H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1328 (1277.18-1346.3)
Aorus 5 KB Intel Core i7-10750H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1145 (1045.12-1193.85)
Asus ZenBook UX535-M01440 Intel Core i7-10750H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1158 (1000.2-1343.27)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4457 Points +67%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
4288 Points +60%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
3871 Points +45%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
3721 Points +39%
MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US
Intel Core i9-9880H
3505 Points +31%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
3271 Points +22%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (1749 - 3325, n=43)
2848 Points +7%
Maingear Vector 15
Intel Core i7-9750H
2784 Points +4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
2673 Points
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
2130 Points -20%
MSI GF63 Thin 9SC
Intel Core i5-9300H
1737 Points -35%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
495 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
490 Points +1%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
490 Points +1%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
483 Points
MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US
Intel Core i9-9880H
474 Points -2%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
473 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (431 - 504, n=43)
473 Points -2%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
442 Points -8%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
436 Points -10%
Maingear Vector 15
Intel Core i7-9750H
432 Points -11%
MSI GF63 Thin 9SC
Intel Core i5-9300H
418 Points -13%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1933 Points +76%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
1863 Points +70%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1733 (1604.75min - 1733.1max) Points +58%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
1728 Points +57%
MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US
Intel Core i9-9880H
1623 Points +48%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
1418 Points +29%
Maingear Vector 15
Intel Core i7-9750H
1280 Points +17%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (804 - 1418, n=50)
1263 Points +15%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
1098 (1079.56min - 1097.57max) Points
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
879 (870.4min - 879.37max) Points -20%
MSI GF63 Thin 9SC
Intel Core i5-9300H
797 Points -27%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
211 Points +4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
202 Points
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
200 Points -1%
MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US
Intel Core i9-9880H
198 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (184 - 213, n=45)
196.7 Points -3%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
193 Points -4%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
191 Points -5%
Maingear Vector 15
Intel Core i7-9750H
186 Points -8%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
178 Points -12%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
176 Points -13%
MSI GF63 Thin 9SC
Intel Core i5-9300H
173 Points -14%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
511 Seconds * -27%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
403 Seconds *
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (322 - 587, n=43)
389 Seconds * +3%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
337.2 Seconds * +16%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
297 Seconds * +26%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
292 Seconds * +28%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
279 Seconds * +31%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
252 Seconds * +37%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
5525 MIPS +6%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
5244 MIPS +1%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
5209 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (4504 - 5470, n=43)
5114 MIPS -2%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4743 MIPS -9%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
4634 MIPS -11%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
4545 MIPS -13%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
4414 MIPS -15%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
52459 MIPS +59%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
48577 MIPS +47%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
47806 MIPS +44%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
46431 MIPS +40%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
37625 MIPS +14%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (26040 - 37345, n=43)
33946 MIPS +3%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
33084 MIPS
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
22728 MIPS -31%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1368 Points +4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
1310 Points
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
1285 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (1114 - 1333, n=43)
1263 Points -4%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
1218 Points -7%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1204 Points -8%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
1116 Points -15%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
1067 Points -19%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8586 Points +35%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8103 Points +28%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
7758 Points +22%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
7675 Points +21%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
6355 Points
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (4443 - 6674, n=43)
6135 Points -3%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
5739 Points -10%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
3862 Points -39%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
13.7 fps +47%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
13 fps +39%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
12.9 fps +38%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
12.19 fps +30%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
10.4 fps +11%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (5.54 - 11.6, n=43)
9.61 fps +3%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
9.35 fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
6.86 fps -27%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
73.3 s * -62%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
58 s * -28%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
56 s * -24%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
53.3 s * -18%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (43.1 - 99.2, n=43)
53.3 s * -18%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
48.4 s * -7%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
45.2 s *
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H
0.683 sec * -16%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (0.578 - 0.708, n=42)
0.611 sec * -4%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
0.61 sec * -4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H
0.589 sec *
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H
0.586 sec * +1%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
0.571 sec * +3%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK
0.565 sec * +4%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1098 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
142 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
202 Points
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System Performance

PCMark results are about the same as last year's GF65 despite the GPU upgrade
PCMark results are about the same as last year's GF65 despite the GPU upgrade
PCMark 10
Score
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
6922 Points +28%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
6574 Points +22%
Aorus 15G XC
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
6408 Points +19%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
6121 Points +14%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 4800H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
6110 Points +13%
MSI GF65 9SD
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ
5508 Points +2%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
5390 Points
Essentials
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
9641 Points +6%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
9437 Points +4%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 4800H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
9321 Points +3%
Aorus 15G XC
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
9229 Points +1%
MSI GF65 9SD
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ
9170 Points +1%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
9093 Points
Productivity
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
8785 Points +14%
Aorus 15G XC
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
8741 Points +13%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
7873 Points +2%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 4800H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
7865 Points +2%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
7729 Points
MSI GF65 9SD
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ
7412 Points -4%
Digital Content Creation
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
9105 Points +51%
Aorus 15G XC
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
8853 Points +46%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 4800H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
8445 Points +40%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
8376 Points +39%
MSI GF65 9SD
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ
6673 Points +10%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
6047 Points
PCMark 10 Score
5390 points
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DPC Latency

LatencyMon shows no DPC latency issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage and no dropped frames either when playing 4K60 content on YouTube.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Aorus 15G XC
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
2345 μs * -198%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
1623 μs * -106%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
788 μs *
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
706 μs * +10%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 4800H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
498.2 μs * +37%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
466.9 μs * +41%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Our unit comes with a 1 TB Samsung PM981 NVMe SSD but other sellers will likely have something different depending on the desired capacity and price. We're able to both reach and maintain the theoretical 3200 MB/s sequential read speed of the drive as shown by our DiskSpd loop test below.

CDM 8
CDM 8
AS SSD
AS SSD
Two internal M.2 2280 PCIe x4 slots for RAID configuration. There are no 2.5-inch SATA III bays
Two internal M.2 2280 PCIe x4 slots for RAID configuration. There are no 2.5-inch SATA III bays
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
AS SSD
-7%
10%
-4%
-7%
Seq Read
3002
2881
-4%
2829
-6%
2198
-27%
3088
3%
Seq Write
2420
1570
-35%
2646
9%
2596
7%
2561
6%
4K Read
48.46
52.4
8%
54.8
13%
43.81
-10%
43.01
-11%
4K Write
114.3
124
8%
179.1
57%
115.5
1%
102
-11%
4K-64 Read
1873
1334
-29%
1734
-7%
1692
-10%
1549
-17%
4K-64 Write
1882
2189
16%
2396
27%
2162
15%
1378
-27%
Access Time Read *
0.045
0.055
-22%
0.033
27%
0.056
-24%
0.051
-13%
Access Time Write *
0.101
0.03
70%
0.021
79%
0.098
3%
0.037
63%
Score Read
2221
1675
-25%
2072
-7%
1956
-12%
1901
-14%
Score Write
2238
2470
10%
2839
27%
2537
13%
1737
-22%
Score Total
5565
4943
-11%
5965
7%
5513
-1%
4583
-18%
Copy ISO MB/s
2421
1277
-47%
2119
-12%
2236
-8%
2684
11%
Copy Program MB/s
705
575
-18%
406.1
-42%
690
-2%
544
-23%
Copy Game MB/s
1490
1272
-15%
1086
-27%
1546
4%
1116
-25%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
14%
4%
8%
Write 4K
157.3
139.1
-12%
163.1
4%
110.4
-30%
Read 4K
46.69
47.59
2%
48.97
5%
55.1
18%
Write Seq
2389
2917
22%
2607
9%
Read Seq
2196
2586
18%
2316
5%
Write 4K Q32T1
407.6
511
25%
338
-17%
466.6
14%
Read 4K Q32T1
519
571
10%
475.6
-8%
517
0%
Write Seq Q32T1
2401
3263
36%
3090
29%
3424
43%
Read Seq Q32T1
3344
3567
7%
3421
2%
3519
5%
Write 4K Q8T8
1496
Read 4K Q8T8
1597
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-7% / -7%
12% / 12%
0% / -1%
1% / -2%

* ... smaller is better

Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3344 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2401 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 519 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 407.6 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 2196 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 2389 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 46.69 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 157.3 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

Of the four laptops we've tested thus far with the mobile GeForce RTX 3060, our MSI GF65 is the slowest of the bunch by about 15 percent according to 3DMark benchmarks. Raw performance is still above the mobile RTX 2060 albeit only by about 15 percent. Owners of GeForce RTX 2070 laptops will still enjoy slightly faster graphics performance than this RTX 3060 laptop.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
Time Spy (Turbo Boost off)
Time Spy (Turbo Boost off)
Time Spy (Turbo Boost on)
Time Spy (Turbo Boost on)
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, R9 5950X
28145 Points +53%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
25509 Points +38%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900KS
25497 Points +38%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS
22826 Points +24%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-10750H
21004 Points +14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (16354 - 23109, n=49)
20436 Points +11%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H
18434 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
16488 Points -11%
Aorus 5 KB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
16362 Points -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
  (14768 - 18358, n=43)
16301 Points -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
  (14186 - 16488, n=24)
14867 Points -19%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
11332 Points -39%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R5 5600H
9792 Points -47%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, R9 5950X
11590 Points +65%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
10148 Points +44%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900KS
9854 Points +40%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS
9439 Points +34%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6285 - 9235, n=49)
8057 Points +14%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-10750H
7826 Points +11%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H
7041 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
  (5660 - 6910, n=41)
6206 Points -12%
Aorus 5 KB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
6123 Points -13%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
6123 Points -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
  (5335 - 6123, n=22)
5653 Points -20%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
3626 Points -49%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R5 5600H
3613 Points -49%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, R9 5950X
11520 Points +66%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900KS
10012 Points +44%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
9933 Points +43%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS
9391 Points +35%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6473 - 9677, n=50)
8214 Points +18%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-10750H
7718 Points +11%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H
6946 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
6261 Points -10%
Aorus 5 KB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
6258 Points -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
  (5679 - 6926, n=41)
6254 Points -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
  (4946 - 6261, n=21)
5717 Points -18%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R5 5600H
3887 Points -44%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
3795 Points -45%
2560x1440 Port Royal Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, R9 5950X
6809 Points +63%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HS
5914 Points +41%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900KS
5799 Points +39%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (3724 - 5399, n=25)
4791 Points +14%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H
4185 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
  (3020 - 3859, n=29)
3431 Points -18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
  (1097 - 1540, n=7)
1426 Points -66%
3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, R9 5950X
37941 Points +59%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900KS
34846 Points +46%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
33862 Points +42%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-10750H
27298 Points +15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (13799 - 30772, n=43)
26816 Points +12%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H
23840 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
22670 Points -5%
Aorus 5 KB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
22138 Points -7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
  (19143 - 24662, n=40)
21459 Points -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
  (18610 - 22670, n=24)
20096 Points -16%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
12620 Points -47%
1280x720 Performance Combined
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, R9 5950X
22460 Points +75%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900KS
18934 Points +47%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (10227 - 22387, n=42)
16977 Points +32%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX
14217 Points +10%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H
13061 Points +1%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H
12870 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
  (9500 - 13311, n=23)
12019 Points -7%
Aorus 5 KB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H
11840 Points -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
  (1107 - 14726, n=40)
11688 Points -9%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-10750H
10992 Points -15%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, i7-8750H
6839 Points -47%
3DMark 11 Performance
19718 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
35778 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
16156 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
6946 points
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Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (122.5 - 214, n=33)
157 fps +27%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
151 fps +22%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
151 fps +22%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
145 fps +17%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
141 fps +14%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
137 fps +10%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
124 fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
98.4 fps -21%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
115 fps +28%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
111 fps +24%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
106 fps +18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (70.4 - 133.5, n=37)
105.6 fps +18%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
89.8 fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
87.6 fps -2%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
82.7 fps -8%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
74 fps -18%
1920x1080 High Quality
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
88.9 fps +26%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
87.5 fps +24%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
80.6 fps +15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (55 - 100.9, n=42)
79.4 fps +13%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
70.3 fps
Aorus 5 KB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
66.1 fps -6%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
63.9 fps -9%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
62.4 fps -11%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
60 fps -15%
2560x1440 High Quality
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (41.1 - 73.7, n=25)
59.5 fps +11%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
53.6 fps
3840x2160 High Quality
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (22.9 - 37.8, n=11)
33.2 fps +8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
30.7 fps
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
672 (196min, 214P0.1, 342P1 - 2985max) fps +129%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
479 (428min, 432.06P1 - 528max) fps +63%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
414.3 fps +41%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
368.7 (345min - 388max) fps +25%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
345 (268min - 394max) fps +17%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
335.9 (312min - 379max) fps +14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (221 - 449, n=35)
324 fps +10%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
303.3 (276min - 331max) fps +3%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
294 (260min - 323max) fps
MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US
Intel Core i9-9880H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
290.1 fps -1%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
288.3 (254min - 307max) fps -2%
MSI GF65 9SD
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
287.9 fps -2%
Aorus 15P WB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
275.4 fps -6%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
270.1 (239min - 309max) fps -8%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
267 (238min - 302max) fps -9%
Aorus 15G XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
264.1 fps -10%
Maingear Vector 15
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
253 fps -14%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
232.2 fps -21%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
197.6 fps -33%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
194 (158min - 211max) fps -34%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
189.4 fps -36%
Asus ZenBook UX535-M01440
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
167.9 fps -43%
MSI GF63 Thin 9SC
Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
146 (109min) fps -50%
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Intel Core m3-6Y30, Intel HD Graphics 515
7.4 fps -97%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
342 (290min, 294.27P1 - 388max) fps +53%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
284.2 fps +27%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
265 (58.2min, 86.9P0.1, 159P1 - 459max) fps +19%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
256.5 (233min - 278max) fps +15%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
246.7 (233min - 257max) fps +11%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
245 (191min - 269max) fps +10%
Aorus 15G XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
243 fps +9%
MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US
Intel Core i9-9880H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
241.3 fps +8%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
237.3 (224min - 273max) fps +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (204 - 296, n=33)
237 fps +6%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
227.2 (206min - 239max) fps +2%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
223.2 (209min - 231max) fps
Aorus 15P WB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
222.4 fps 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
193.2 (176min - 205max) fps -13%
MSI GF65 9SD
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
191.6 fps -14%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
179.9 fps -19%
Maingear Vector 15
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
176.3 fps -21%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
168.2 fps -25%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
159.1 (149min - 168max) fps -29%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
129.5 fps -42%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
118.5 fps -47%
Asus ZenBook UX535-M01440
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
100.3 fps -55%
MSI GF63 Thin 9SC
Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
99 (75min) fps -56%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
218 (178min, 182.56P1 - 239max) fps +62%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
176 (55.1min, 73.7P0.1, 105P1 - 360max) fps +31%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
175.9 fps +31%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
168 (155min - 175max) fps +25%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
160 (127min - 178max) fps +19%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
157 (128min - 170max) fps +17%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
155 (7.23min, 58.3P0.1, 107P1 - 365max) fps +15%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
153.5 (142min - 165max) fps +14%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
152.6 (141min - 166max) fps +14%
MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US
Intel Core i9-9880H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
152.3 fps +13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (81 - 186.8, n=41)
144.8 fps +8%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
144.5 (136min - 155max) fps +8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
134.2 (126min - 143max) fps
Aorus 15G XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
133.5 fps -1%
Aorus 15P WB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
129.2 fps -4%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
117.6 (107min - 128max) fps -12%
MSI GF65 9SD
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
116 fps -14%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
111 (96min - 121max) fps -17%
Maingear Vector 15
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
110.7 fps -18%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
100.6 fps -25%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
70.9 fps -47%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
68.9 fps -49%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
62.5 fps -53%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
62.5 (52min - 69max) fps -53%
Asus ZenBook UX535-M01440
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
55 fps -59%
MSI GF63 Thin 9SC
Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
53.2 (44min) fps -60%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
109 (103min, 105P1 - 113max) fps +59%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
101 fps +47%
Eurocom Sky X4C i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
95.5 fps +39%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
92.9 (70min) fps +35%
Aorus 15G XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
92.3 (74min) fps +34%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
90.2 fps +31%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
89.7 (83min - 95max) fps +31%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
88.8 (73min, 83P1 - 93max) fps +29%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
88.5 (77min - 102max) fps +29%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
85.7 (80min - 91max) fps +25%
MSI GE65 Raider 9SF-049US
Intel Core i9-9880H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
78.4 fps +14%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
78.2 (73min - 82max) fps +14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (58.2 - 91.5, n=48)
76.9 fps +12%
Aorus 15P WB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
69.8 (54min) fps +2%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
68.7 (63min - 74max) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
65.1 (62min - 69max) fps -5%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
63.2 (57min - 69max) fps -8%
Maingear Vector 15
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
61.3 fps -11%
MSI GF65 9SD
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
60.6 fps -12%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
58.4 fps -15%
Aorus 5 KB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
57 (47min) fps -17%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
40 fps -42%
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1206ng
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
39.8 (28min) fps -42%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
37.6 fps -45%
Asus ZenBook UX535-M01440
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
30.7 fps -55%
MSI GF63 Thin 9SC
Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
30.4 (24min) fps -56%
GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (164 - 186.8, n=38)
179.5 fps +9%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
178 (3.93min, 111P1 - 272max) fps +9%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
178 (3.64min, 125P1 - 345max) fps +9%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
178 (6.56min, 143P1 - 324max) fps +9%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
177 (2.8min, 111P1 - 357max) fps +8%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
171 (5.5min, 125P1 - 301max) fps +4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
164 (8.06min, 100P1 - 292max) fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
153 (7.3min, 90.9P1 - 292max) fps -7%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
145.5 fps -11%
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (156 - 186.6, n=32)
175.6 fps +13%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
175 (3.43min, 125P1 - 385max) fps +12%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
174 (6.8min, 125P1 - 352max) fps +12%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
173 (6.04min, 111P1 - 234max) fps +11%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
173 (7.63min, 111P1 - 272max) fps +11%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
156 (6.71min, 90.9P1 - 297max) fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
124 (18.1min, 83.3P1 - 195max) fps -21%
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (152 - 183.4, n=36)
174.1 fps +15%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
171 (5.11min, 125P1 - 320max) fps +13%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
170 (5.41min, 125P1 - 255max) fps +12%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
169 (10.6min, 111P1 - 313max) fps +11%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
158 (4.81min, 90.9P1 - 284max) fps +4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
152 (6.7min, 90.9P1 - 267max) fps
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
133.1 fps -12%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
133 (10.5min, 76.9P1 - 279max) fps -12%
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
171 (3.89min, 125P1 - 282max) fps +17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (146 - 183.7, n=33)
170.2 fps +17%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
169 (4.81min, 111P1 - 331max) fps +16%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
167 (4.7min, 111P1 - 302max) fps +14%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
167 (8.5min, 111P1 - 308max) fps +14%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
156 (4.39min, 90.9P1 - 270max) fps +7%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
146 (6.19min, 83.3P1 - 291max) fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
113 (20min, 71.4P1 - 232max) fps -23%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (120 - 179.4, n=42)
154 fps +28%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
152 (50.3min, 100P1 - 254max) fps +27%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
152 (6.18min, 100P1 - 276max) fps +27%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
148 (4.56min, 100P1 - 248max) fps +23%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
140 (3.44min, 90.9P1 - 281max) fps +17%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
130 (21.1min, 90.9P1 - 220max) fps +8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
120 (9.99min, 76.9P1 - 186max) fps
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
97 fps -19%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
94.5 (10.2min, 66.7P1 - 161max) fps -21%
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
90.4 (16.9min, 66.7P1 - 171max) fps +31%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
90 (26.7min, 66.7P1 - 165max) fps +30%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (69.2 - 109.8, n=46)
89.7 fps +30%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
82 (10.7min, 52.6P1 - 165max) fps +18%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
78.6 (10.4min, 55.6P1 - 141max) fps +14%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
76 (7.66min, 45.5P1 - 141max) fps +10%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
69.2 (4.86min, 47.6P1 - 137max) fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
60 (5.51min, 40P1 - 102max) fps -13%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
51 fps -26%
Dota 2 Reborn - 3840x2160 ultra (3/3) best looking
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
94.9 (82.8min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (46.9 - 107, n=11)
89 fps -6%
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
118 fps +41%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (83.6 - 157.1, n=48)
115.1 fps +38%
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
114 fps +36%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
111 fps +33%
Aorus 15G XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
108 fps +29%
Aorus 5 KB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
107 fps +28%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
107 fps +28%
Aorus 15P WB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
106 fps +27%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
105 fps +26%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
103 fps +23%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
101 fps +21%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
97.5 fps +17%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
96 fps +15%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
94.9 fps +14%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
93.7 fps +12%
Asus ZenBook UX535-M01440
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
86.6 fps +4%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
85.5 fps +2%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
83.6 fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
75.8 fps -9%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
104 fps +42%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
103 fps +41%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (73 - 138.3, n=48)
100.9 fps +38%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
96.3 fps +32%
Aorus 15G XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
94.7 fps +30%
Aorus 15P WB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
93.3 fps +28%
Aorus 5 KB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
93.1 fps +28%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
90.5 fps +24%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
90.5 fps +24%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
89 fps +22%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
88 fps +21%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
84 fps +15%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
82.1 fps +12%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
81.9 fps +12%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
79.6 fps +9%
Asus ZenBook UX535-M01440
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
79.4 fps +9%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78.5 fps +8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
73 fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
63.5 fps -13%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
87.6 fps +41%
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
86.5 fps +39%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (61.9 - 109.3, n=48)
82 fps +32%
Aorus 15P XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
79.5 fps +28%
Aorus 15G XC
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
79.3 fps +27%
Aorus 5 KB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
79.1 fps +27%
Aorus 15P WB
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
78.8 fps +27%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
77.5 fps +25%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
76.4 fps +23%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
75.2 fps +21%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
72.4 fps +16%
Asus Zephyrus S GX531GM
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
70.4 fps +13%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
70.1 fps +13%
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
69.7 fps +12%
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R05E
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
67.8 fps +9%
Asus ZenBook UX535-M01440
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
67.5 fps +9%
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
64.4 fps +4%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
62.2 fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
56 fps -10%
3840x2160 high (fps_test=3)
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (58.5 - 92.3, n=12)
69.5 fps +12%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
62.3 fps
Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
347 (101min, 268P1 - 541max) fps +29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (253 - 471, n=37)
347 fps +29%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
313 (60.6min, 246P1 - 481max) fps +16%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
311 (91.4min, 250P1 - 486max) fps +16%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
295 (109min, 234P1 - 434max) fps +10%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
269 (86.1min, 212P1 - 386max) fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
236 (59.3min, 185P1 - 404max) fps -12%
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
213 (99.4min, 171P1 - 321max) fps +24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (154.9 - 242, n=38)
193.8 fps +13%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
183 (139min, 157P1 - 278max) fps +6%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
182 (54min, 137P1 - 307max) fps +6%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
172 (67.8min, 142P1 - 248max) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
150 (47.9min, 126P1 - 222max) fps -13%
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
149 (79.8min, 117P1 - 238max) fps -13%
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
175 (95.6min, 129P1 - 295max) fps +27%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
166 (61.8min, 116P1 - 304max) fps +20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (115.6 - 192.1, n=41)
157 fps +14%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
149 (105min, 114P1 - 277max) fps +8%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
138 (51.7min, 100P1 - 228max) fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
122 (46.6min, 92.4P1 - 215max) fps -12%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
122 (68.9min, 95.9P1 - 191max) fps -12%
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
158 (53.8min, 110P1 - 275max) fps +31%
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
Intel Core i7-10870H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
155 (34.1min, 116P1 - 248max) fps +28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (102.2 - 166.3, n=43)
137.6 fps +14%
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LW
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
125 (73min, 97.8P1 - 200max) fps +3%
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
121 (82.8min, 89.6P1 - 197max) fps
Gateway Creator Series 15.6 GWTN156-3BK
Intel Core i5-10300H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
104 (56.1min, 81P1 - 209max) fps -14%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
104 (63.4min, 82.8P1 - 176max) fps -14%
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MSI GF65 Thin 10UE GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR: Ø65.9 (62-70)
low med. high ultraQHD4K
GTA V (2015) 164 152 120 69.2
The Witcher 3 (2015) 294 223.2 134.2 68.7
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 125 116 109 90.7 94.9
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 124 89.8 70.3 53.6 30.7
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 83.6 73 62.2 62.3
Far Cry 5 (2018) 131 108 103 97
Strange Brigade (2018) 269 172 138 121

Emissions

System Noise

When plugged into an outlet, fan noise will always be present no matter the setting even when set to MSI "Silent" mode. The fans will only truly become silent if running on battery power. Otherwise, the fans will always be audible at 33 dB(A) during low-power activities like web browsing or video streaming which can be a bit annoying.

Fan noise when gaming on Extreme Performance mode will hover around the low 40 dB(A) range to be quieter than what we observed on the GF65 9SD. However, this may ramp up higher during gameplay depending on the CPU load. Enabling Cooler Boost mode mode will bump fan noise up to an ear-screeching 59 dB(A).

Accessible 2x SODIMM slots
Accessible 2x SODIMM slots
We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine on our test unit
We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine on our test unit
Large ~55 mm fan nearest the CPU...
Large ~55 mm fan nearest the CPU...
... and a smaller ~45 mm fan nearest the GPU
... and a smaller ~45 mm fan nearest the GPU
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Orange: 3DMark 06, Blue: Witcher 3, Green: Cooler Boost mode)
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Orange: 3DMark 06, Blue: Witcher 3, Green: Cooler Boost mode)
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R7 4800H, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
Aorus 15G XC
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-10870H, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, i9-10980HK, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0)
MSI GF65 9SD
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ
Noise
4%
6%
-5%
4%
8%
-6%
off / environment *
24.7
24
3%
24
3%
26.2
-6%
25
-1%
24.4
1%
28.7
-16%
Idle Minimum *
33.1
25
24%
26
21%
34
-3%
29
12%
24.4
26%
33.3
-1%
Idle Average *
33.1
31
6%
28
15%
34
-3%
30
9%
24.4
26%
33.9
-2%
Idle Maximum *
33.1
33
-0%
30
9%
34
-3%
31
6%
24.4
26%
33.9
-2%
Load Average *
42.7
45
-5%
42
2%
47.2
-11%
41
4%
49.3
-15%
41
4%
Witcher 3 ultra *
40.6
48
-18%
50
-23%
46.3
-14%
47
-16%
54
-33%
49.5
-22%
Load Maximum *
59.4
50
16%
52
12%
58.2
2%
51
14%
46.6
22%
59.5
-0%

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle
33.1 / 33.1 / 33.1 dB(A)
Load
42.7 / 59.4 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: 24.7 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2035.535.434.54134.32530.729.228.430.628.23125.725.726.72828.34025.723.722.325.127.75026.825.325.525.327.26325.724.824.42330.28029.530.829.629.732.210024.52523.723.934.212530.13028.429.136.516024.225.121.218.638.72002425.719.616.73725024.626.118.815.837.331524.82720.716.539.640026.225.32015.640.450027.326.120.313.841.963026.928.321.912.541.480028.428.922.812.442.610002931.22511.743.5125029.432.824.211.344.5160030.334.624.611.447200031.933.82211.548.4250029.732.319.41248.8315028.732.218.811.950.9400029.128.81811.750.6500025.426.915.411.949630022.922.913.311.947.3800020.519.514.91243.51000020.718.714.412.240.7125003224.912.912381600026.621.413.411.333.5SPL40.642.733.124.759.4N3.53.91.70.613median 26.9median 26.9median 20median 12median 41.9Delta333.72.35hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseMSI GF65 Thin 10UE

Temperature

Surface temperatures are warmest toward the rear quadrants away from the WASD keys and arrow keys. Hot spots can be as warm as 44 C when gaming which is very close to what we recorded on the older GF65 9SD. Much of the bottom surface remains relatively cool when gaming.

Three sets of exhaust vents
Three sets of exhaust vents
AC adapter after gaming for an hour
AC adapter after gaming for an hour
Max. Load
 41.2 °C
106 F
43.4 °C
110 F
38 °C
100 F
 
 35 °C
95 F
36.6 °C
98 F
27.2 °C
81 F
 
 22.6 °C
73 F
22 °C
72 F
23 °C
73 F
 
Maximum: 43.4 °C = 110 F
Average: 32.1 °C = 90 F
30 °C
86 F
41.6 °C
107 F
41.8 °C
107 F
24.6 °C
76 F
34.2 °C
94 F
27.4 °C
81 F
22.6 °C
73 F
25.2 °C
77 F
23.2 °C
74 F
Maximum: 41.8 °C = 107 F
Average: 30.1 °C = 86 F
Power Supply (max.)  48 °C = 118 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 32.1 °C / 90 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 43.4 °C / 110 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 41.8 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.6 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.9 °C / 93 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 27.4 °C / 81.3 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (+1.5 °C / 2.7 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)

Stress Test

When running Prime95 on Extreme Performance mode, CPU clock rates would reach 4.2 GHz for just the first few seconds until hitting a core temperature of 91 C. Clock rates and temperature would then steadily drop and stabilize at 2.8 GHz and 72 C, respectively. If Cooler Boost is enabled, clock rates and temperature will increase to 3.3 GHz and decrease to 69 C, respectively.

Running Witcher 3 causes the CPU and GPU to stabilize at 65 C and 77 C, respectively, which are relatively cool ranges for a gaming laptop. Enabling Cooler Boost would reduce CPU and GPU temperatures even further to just 48 C and 62 C, respectively, while bumping average GPU clock rates just slightly from 1515 MHz to 1590 MHz. The Cooler Boost feature is therefore not vital for gaming, but it may be useful for those who want maximum CPU Turbo Boost performance out of their GF65 systems.

Running on battery power will limit performance. A Fire Strike run on batteries would return Physics and Graphics scores of 10559 and 12438 points, respectively, compared to 17489 and 18434 points when on mains.

Prime95 stress (Cooler Boost off)
Prime95 stress (Cooler Boost off)
Prime95 stress (Cooler Boost on)
Prime95 stress (Cooler Boost on)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost off)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost off)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost on)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost on)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost off)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost off)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost on)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost on)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Cooler Boost off)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Cooler Boost off)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Cooler Boost on)
Prime95+FurMark stress (Cooler Boost on)
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 34 33
Prime95 Stress (Cooler Boost off) 2.8 - 2.9 -- 81 52
Prime95 Stress (Cooler Boost on) 3.3 -- 69 35
Witcher 3 Stress (Cooler Boost off) 2.6 1515 65 77
Witcher 3 Stress (Cooler Boost on) 2.6 1590 48 62
Prime95 + FurMark Stress (Cooler Boost off) 3.3 1612 86 78
Prime95 + FurMark Stress (Cooler Boost on) 3.3 1785 76 66

Speakers

Two 2 W speakers near the front corners. You can feel the palm rests vibrate a bit if the volume is set high
Two 2 W speakers near the front corners. You can feel the palm rests vibrate a bit if the volume is set high
Pink noise at maximum volume. Audio quality is well-balanced for a budget gaming laptop even if bass remains unimpressive
Pink noise at maximum volume. Audio quality is well-balanced for a budget gaming laptop even if bass remains unimpressive
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs203734.5372529.328.429.3313326.733402522.3255027.825.527.86334.724.434.78029.429.629.410024.223.724.212530.128.430.116043.321.243.320056.219.656.225063.218.863.231562.920.762.940063.52063.550066.520.366.563072.921.972.980075.422.875.4100068.72568.7125066.224.266.2160069.524.669.5200066.72266.7250059.119.459.1315060.218.860.2400067.61867.6500063.915.463.9630065.213.365.2800067.514.967.5100007214.4721250073.512.973.51600067.413.467.4SPL80.733.180.7N50.41.750.4median 66.2median 20median 66.2Delta5.63.75.635.335.132.931.831.83236.535.132.428.93328.936.328.848.32761.52752.924.860.92462.822.763.32269.521.267.82174.82075.919.472.718.97117.770.117.86917.671.817.668.117.671.417.673.717.670.417.571.617.671.617.669.617.459.717.583.630.662.51.5median 69.6median 17.84.72.4hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseMSI GF65 Thin 10UEApple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19.6% lower than median
(-) | bass is not linear (16.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.2% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.6% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 51% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 40% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 31% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 61% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

The system consumes slightly less power than on the older GF65 9SD. Running Witcher 3 demands about 116 W compared to 134 W on the older model even though our RTX 3060 is able to provide a 15 percent boost in raw graphics power over the GTX 1660 Ti. The Schenker XMG Core 15 with the same RTX 3060 GPU consumes significantly more power than our MSI likely because it targets higher TGP values and other processor differences.

We're able to measure a maximum consumption of 175.2 W W from the small (~14.4 x 7.5 x 2.3 cm) 180 W AC adapter when running Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously. Battery charging slows significantly when running extreme loads and it may even stall which is what we observed during our stress test above.

3DMark 06 power consumption
3DMark 06 power consumption
Witcher 3 power consumption
Witcher 3 power consumption
Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 136 W for a couple of seconds before eventually falling and stabilizing at 82 W
Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 136 W for a couple of seconds before eventually falling and stabilizing at 82 W
Prime95 and FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Power consumption would continue to spike randomly even after the initial spike
Prime95 and FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Power consumption would continue to spike randomly even after the initial spike
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.09 / 0.7 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 5.4 / 12.8 / 19.5 Watt
Load midlight 86.6 / 175.2 Watt
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Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
R7 4800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60
Aorus 15G XC
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, ESR512GTLCG-EAC-4, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, 2x Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR (RAID 0), IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
MSI GF65 9SD
i7-9750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Power Consumption
-27%
-35%
-48%
-24%
-17%
Idle Minimum *
5.4
4
26%
11
-104%
13
-141%
9
-67%
9.5
-76%
Idle Average *
12.8
9
30%
14
-9%
16
-25%
12.6
2%
12.4
3%
Idle Maximum *
19.5
36
-85%
20
-3%
30
-54%
17
13%
22
-13%
Load Average *
86.6
130
-50%
94
-9%
92
-6%
115
-33%
80.8
7%
Witcher 3 ultra *
115.7
174
-50%
167
-44%
154
-33%
159
-37%
133.9
-16%
Load Maximum *
175.2
227
-30%
251
-43%
223
-27%
216
-23%
187.1
-7%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

Runtimes are average at about 4.5 hours of real-world WLAN use when on the Balanced power profile. Results aren't all that different from last year's GF65 as battery capacity hasn't changed.

Charging from empty to full capacity takes a little over two hours. The system cannot be recharged via USB-C.

Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
11h 07min
WiFi Websurfing
4h 36min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 05min
MSI GF65 Thin 10UE
i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 51 Wh
Asus ROG Strix G15 G513QR
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
SCHENKER XMG Core 15 Ampere
R7 4800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 62 Wh
MSI GS66 Stealth 10UG
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 99.9 Wh
Aorus 15G XC
i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 99 Wh
Lenovo Legion 7 15IMH05-81YT001VGE
i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, 80 Wh
MSI GF65 9SD
i7-9750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, 51 Wh
Battery Runtime
57%
1%
50%
45%
3%
11%
Reader / Idle
667
468
-30%
649
-3%
573
-14%
WiFi v1.3
276
441
60%
348
26%
426
54%
380
38%
204
-26%
305
11%
Load
65
100
54%
69
6%
129
98%
137
111%
85
31%

Pros

+ easy serviceability (2x SODIMM, 2x M.2 2280)
+ respectable core temperatures when gaming
+ relatively lightweight for its category
+ 144 Hz refresh rate standard
+ narrow side bezels
+ high contrast ratio
+ affordable

Cons

- below-average CPU and GPU performance (unless Cooler Boost is active)
- USB-C ports do not support Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, or Power Delivery
- very loud when Cooler Boost is active
- limited color space and brightness
- relatively slow recharge rate

Verdict

In review: MSI GF65 Thin 10UE. Test unit provided by CUKUSA.com
In review: MSI GF65 Thin 10UE. Test unit provided by CUKUSA.com

The mobile GeForce RTX 3060 operates under a wide TGP range between 60 W and 115 W. Laptop makers are free to target whatever TGP values they wish within that range meaning that higher TGP targets will net higher performance. This also means that some laptops with the may prefer marginally slower than others even if they come equipped with the same GPU.

The MSI GF65 10UE is a relatively inexpensive RTX 3060 laptop and, perhaps not coincidentally, it also comes with a slower-than-average RTX 3060 GPU. Other laptops we've tested thus far with the same GPU are about 10 to 15 percent faster. CPU performance is also slightly slower than average unless if users decide to enable Cooler Boost mode. Colors, black-white response times, Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort are either average or completely omitted.

Gamers who want to maximize performance-per-dollar without sacrificing RAM or SSD upgradeability will find the lightweight MSI GF65 attractive. For higher raw performance, most other gaming laptops with the same GeForce RTX 3060 can run it faster.

The easy serviceability, high display refresh rate, and relatively cool core temperatures when gaming are still some of our favorite aspects of the GF65. Even so, potential buyers should be aware of the features they will be missing out on.

Price and availability

Our exact configuration is currently available on Amazon for $1649 USD. A configuration with just 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage is also available for $1299 USD.

MSI GF65 Thin 10UE - 03/08/2021 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
73 / 98 → 74%
Keyboard
79%
Pointing Device
72%
Connectivity
50 / 80 → 62%
Weight
64 / 10-66 → 96%
Battery
61 / 95 → 64%
Display
80%
Games Performance
96%
Application Performance
92%
Temperature
90 / 95 → 94%
Noise
62 / 90 → 69%
Audio
76%
Camera
39 / 85 → 46%
Average
72%
80%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2021-03- 8 (Update: 2021-03- 8)