MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Laptop Review: For Budget Gamers

Budget gamer. According to MSI the GF75 10SDR-253 might become one of this holiday seasons's best-selling notebooks. You get a six-core CPU, a 144 Hz panel, and a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti for less than $1,200. Naturally, we had to take a closer look at this price-performance champ.

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The GF-series is MSI’s series of affordable gaming laptops with an upper mid-range performance rating. At just 2.3 cm (0.9 inches) the GF75, a 17-inch laptop, is not just comparatively thin but of surprisingly high quality (metal surfaces) for a budget gaming laptop.

Several months ago, we already had the chance to review the entry-level model 10SCXR, equipped with a Core i5-10300H, 8 GB of RAM, and a GeForce GTX 1650. In this review, we want to take a closer look at the significantly more powerful yet not much more expensive 10DR-253 SKU. It comes with a Core i7-10750H, 16 GB of dual-channel RAM, a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, and a 512 GB large PCIe SSD. Keep in mind that this particular SKU is only available with FreeDOS in some countries. Thankfully, MSI sent us a review unit with Windows 10 Home preloaded.

Given that the chassis is identical to the previously reviewed 2019 model we are not going to discuss case, connectivity, and input devices in this review. Please refer to our previous GF75 8RD review should you be interested to find out more.

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MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR (GF75 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-10750H 6 x 2.6 - 5 GHz, 200 W PL2 / Short Burst, 200 W PL1 / Sustained, Comet Lake-H

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile - 6 GB VRAM, Core: 1455 MHz, Memory: 1500 MHz, GDDR6, ForceWare 456.38, Optimus

Memory

16 GB

, 2x 8 GB SO-DIMM DDR4-2666, dual-channel, all slots populated, max. 64 GB

Display

17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, B173HAN04.9 (AUO978F), IPS, FHD, glossy: no, 144 Hz

Mainboard

Intel HM470

Storage

Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU, 512 GB

, SSD slots: 1x M.2 2280 & 1x 2.5-inch

Soundcard

Realtek ALC233 @ Intel Comet Point PCH - cAVS

Connections

4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 1x headphones, 1x microphone

Networking

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (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 5.0

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 23 x 397 x 260 ( = 0.91 x 15.63 x 10.24 in)

Battery

51 Wh Lithium-Ion, 3-cell

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: HD (720p)

Additional features

Speakers: 2.0, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 180 W power supply, Dragon Center, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

2.23 kg ( = 78.66 oz / 4.92 pounds), Power Supply: 632 g ( = 22.29 oz / 1.39 pounds)

Price

1265 EUR

Links

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
79.8 %	10/2020	MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	2.2 kg	23 mm	17.30"	1920x1080
78.5 %	04/2020	MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR i5-10300H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	2.2 kg	23.1 mm	17.30"	1920x1080
82.9 %	05/2020	Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 R7 4800H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	2.6 kg	26 mm	17.30"	1920x1080
80.6 %	06/2020	Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	2.2 kg	24.9 mm	17.30"	1920x1080
85.1 %	07/2020	MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	2.6 kg	27.5 mm	17.30"	1920x1080

Size Comparison

Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR ❌

Communication

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1468 (1308^min - 1587^max) MBit/s ∼100% +41%
Average of class Gaming (450 - 1603, n=108, last 2 years)	1164 MBit/s ∼79% +12%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (49.8 - 1775, n=324)	1161 MBit/s ∼79% +12%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1040 MBit/s ∼71%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1030 (722^min - 1235^max) MBit/s ∼70% -1%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	651 (428^min - 683^max) MBit/s ∼44% -37%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	623 (577^min - 656^max) MBit/s ∼42% -40%
iperf3 receive AX12
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1338 (743^min - 1500^max) MBit/s ∼100% +13%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1295 (1184^min - 1487^max) MBit/s ∼97% +10%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (136 - 1743, n=324)	1261 MBit/s ∼94% +7%
Average of class Gaming (90 - 1743, n=108, last 2 years)	1209 MBit/s ∼90% +2%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1180 MBit/s ∼88%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	931 (815^min - 947^max) MBit/s ∼70% -21%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	634 (621^min - 646^max) MBit/s ∼47% -46%

Webcam

ColorChecker MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR: 11.2 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 16.5 ∆E

Display

Despite their similar model numbers, the GF75 10SDR-253 comes with a different panel than the GF75 10SCXR. Instead of a 120 Hz display the new device is equipped with a 144 Hz display with similar specs. This means that in addition to comparatively high response times its maximum brightness was also mediocre at best. An average of 250 nits is barely good enough for indoor use and certainly not meant to be used outdoors.

Thanks to its low black level of just 0.23 nits the 17-inch device offers a decent contrast ratio of 1100:1. As is common in budget gaming laptops color space coverage is very low at just 59 and 41 % for sRGB and AdobeRGB, respectively. Compare that to the more expensive 17-inch GE75 Raider 10SE with almost 100 % sRGB coverage. As expected of an IPS panel we found no faults with the display’s viewing angles.


263 cd/m²	258 cd/m²	258 cd/m²
260 cd/m²	252 cd/m²	248 cd/m²
252 cd/m²	245 cd/m²	241 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

B173HAN04.9 (AUO978F)

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 263 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 253 cd/m² Minimum: 4 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 92 %
Center on Battery: 252 cd/m²
Contrast: 1096:1 (Black: 0.23 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.24 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 3.64
ΔE Greyscale 2.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
59% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
41% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
41.31% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
59.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.98% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.196

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	MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR B173HAN04.9 (AUO978F), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR AU Optronics B173HAN04.7, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 BOE NV173FHM-NX1, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS AU Optronics B173HAN04.7, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30	MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Chi Mei N173HCE-G33, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Display		-2%	1%	-1%	64%
Display P3 Coverage	39.98	39.46 -1%	40.55 1%	39.47 -1%	65.6 64%
sRGB Coverage	59.9	58.4 -3%	59.7 0%	58.9 -2%	98.1 64%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	41.31	40.77 -1%	41.89 1%	40.77 -1%	67.8 64%
Response Times		8%	36%	8%	75%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	38.4 ?(18, 20.4)	34 ?(18, 16) 11%	22.4 ?(11.6, 10.8) 42%	35 ?(17, 18) 9%	6.8 ?(3.4, 3.4) 82%
Response Time Black / White *	27.6 ?(14.8, 12.8)	26.4 ?(15.6, 10.8) 4%	19.2 ?(9.6, 9.6) 30%	26 ?(14, 12) 6%	8.8 ?(4.4, 4.4) 68%
PWM Frequency					25000 ?(18)
Screen		-13%	-3%	-19%	31%
Brightness middle	252	251.2 0%	264.8 5%	263 4%	337.9 34%
Brightness	253	242 -4%	253 0%	246 -3%	305 21%
Brightness Distribution	92	92 0%	90 -2%	85 -8%	81 -12%
Black Level *	0.23	0.34 -48%	0.31 -35%	0.47 -104%	0.29 -26%
Contrast	1096	739 -33%	854 -22%	560 -49%	1165 6%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	4.24	4.5 -6%	4.73 -12%	5.07 -20%	2.18 49%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	21.4	20 7%	18.89 12%	20.5 4%	3.9 82%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	3.64	3.91 -7%	4.64 -27%	4.9 -35%	0.69 81%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	2.8	4 -43%	1.4 50%	2.55 9%	3.1 -11%
Gamma	2.196 ^100%	2.25 ^98%	2.16 ^102%	2.37 ^93%	2.07 ^106%
CCT	7027 ^93%	5882 ^111%	6641 ^98%	6446 ^101%	6882 ^94%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	41	37.3 -9%	38.4 -6%	37 -10%	62 51%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	59	58.1 -2%	59.3 1%	59 0%	98.2 66%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-2% / -8%	11% / 2%	-4% / -13%	57% / 43%

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Display Response Times

ℹ

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
27.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 14.8 ms rise
27.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 12.8 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 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 63 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (22.7 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
38.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 18 ms rise
38.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 20.4 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 47 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (35.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

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 19590 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Test Parameters

MSI’s Dragon Center allows for a huge variety of system settings adjustments. For the course of this review, we had it set to Balanced (see screenshots).

Performance

Despite the fact that the GTX 1660 Ti lacks its bigger brother’s hardware ray tracing capabilities the GF75 10SDR is a full-fledged gaming notebook capable of running almost all current games smoothly at the display’s native resolution of 1920 x 1080 and maximum details. Its hexa-core CPU and 16 GB of RAM should be more than plenty for the foreseeable future. Should you require additional storage there is an empty 2.5-inch slot for an extra drive in addition to the M.2 SSD.

Processor

Intel’s Core i7-10750H is a member of the Comet Lake generation of CPUs and supports up to 12 threads simultaneously thanks to Hyperthreading. Its base clock speed of 2.6 GHz can turbo boost up to 5 GHz under load.

As our CineBench results showed the CPU does not fully utilize its turbo boost potential, at least with Balanced mode enabled. In the single-thread test it ran at between 4.2 to 4.7 GHz, and dropped from its initial 4.2 GHz to 3.5 to 3.6 GHz in the multi-thread test. Its scores placed the GF75 10SDR behind its 10750H-equipped competitors, such as the Acer Nitro 5 or the MSI GE75, albeit the differences were so minor they should be negligible, especially when running games.

MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H, Intel Core i7-10750H: Ø1154 (1143.02-1237.66)

Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H, Intel Core i7-10750H: Ø1205 (1105.06-1307.79)

MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H, Intel Core i7-10750H: Ø1317 (1253.05-1347.16)

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 282, n=221, last 2 years)	236 Points ∼100% +19%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	198 Points ∼84%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (184 - 213, n=45)	196.7 Points ∼83% -1%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	195.8 Points ∼83% -1%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	189 Points ∼80% -5%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	189 Points ∼80% -5%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	180 Points ∼76% -9%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming (400 - 3652, n=227, last 2 years)	2119 Points ∼100% +71%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	1816 (1724.58^min - 1815.79^max) Points ∼86% +47%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	1347 (1253.05^min - 1347.16^max) Points ∼64% +9%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	1308 Points ∼62% +6%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (804 - 1418, n=50)	1263 Points ∼60% +2%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	1238 (1143.02^min - 1237.66^max) Points ∼58%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	839 (755.39^min - 839.42^max) Points ∼40% -32%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	555 Seconds * ∼100% -43%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (322 - 587, n=43)	389 Seconds * ∼70% -0%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	388 Seconds * ∼70%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	379.1 Seconds * ∼68% +2%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	347 Seconds * ∼63% +11%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	271 Seconds * ∼49% +30%
Average of class Gaming (144 - 1259, n=228, last 2 years)	267 Seconds * ∼48% +31%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Gaming (2685 - 6582, n=225, last 2 years)	5554 MIPS ∼100% +9%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (4504 - 5470, n=43)	5114 MIPS ∼92% +1%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	5086 MIPS ∼92% 0%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	5076 MIPS ∼91%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	5026 MIPS ∼90% -1%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	4717 MIPS ∼85% -7%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	4662 MIPS ∼84% -8%
7z b 4
Average of class Gaming (11386 - 88128, n=225, last 2 years)	55039 MIPS ∼100% +65%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	48837 MIPS ∼89% +46%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	36370 MIPS ∼66% +9%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (26040 - 37345, n=43)	33946 MIPS ∼62% +1%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	33456 MIPS ∼61%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	32386 MIPS ∼59% -3%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	22139 MIPS ∼40% -34%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Gaming (169 - 745, n=229, last 2 years)	596 Points ∼100% +28%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	478 Points ∼80% +2%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	477 Points ∼80% +2%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (431 - 504, n=43)	473 Points ∼79% +1%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	467 Points ∼78%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	460 Points ∼77% -1%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	437 Points ∼73% -6%
CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Gaming (930 - 9042, n=229, last 2 years)	5004 Points ∼100% +79%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	4132 Points ∼83% +48%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	3178 Points ∼64% +13%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	2888 Points ∼58% +3%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (1749 - 3325, n=43)	2848 Points ∼57% +2%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	2801 Points ∼56%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	1906 Points ∼38% -32%

Geekbench 5.4
Single-Core
Average of class Gaming (158 - 1949, n=220, last 2 years)	1556 Points ∼100% +20%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	1301 Points ∼84%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (1114 - 1333, n=43)	1263 Points ∼81% -3%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	1227 Points ∼79% -6%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	1219 Points ∼78% -6%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	1189 Points ∼76% -9%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	1143 Points ∼73% -12%
Multi-Core
Average of class Gaming (1946 - 16925, n=220, last 2 years)	9578 Points ∼100% +51%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	7782 Points ∼81% +22%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	6358 Points ∼66%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	6317 Points ∼66% -1%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	6298 Points ∼66% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (4443 - 6674, n=43)	6135 Points ∼64% -4%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	4032 Points ∼42% -37%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Average of class Gaming (3 - 26.6, n=229, last 2 years)	15.4 fps ∼100% +63%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	12.2 fps ∼79% +29%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	10.5 fps ∼68% +11%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (5.54 - 11.6, n=43)	9.61 fps ∼62% +2%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	9.45 fps ∼61%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	9.41 fps ∼61% 0%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	6.34 fps ∼41% -33%

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Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	61.4 s * ∼100% -13%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	58.9 s * ∼96% -9%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	55.3 s * ∼90% -2%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	54.1 s * ∼88%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (43.1 - 99.2, n=43)	53.3 s * ∼87% +1%
Average of class Gaming (33.6 - 332, n=224, last 2 years)	52.2 s * ∼85% +4%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	50.2 s * ∼82% +7%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR Intel Core i5-10300H	0.676 sec * ∼100% -10%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS Intel Core i7-10750H	0.626 sec * ∼93% -2%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Intel Core i7-10750H	0.617 sec * ∼91% -0%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Intel Core i7-10750H	0.615 sec * ∼91%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H (0.578 - 0.708, n=42)	0.611 sec * ∼90% +1%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	0.596 sec * ∼88% +3%
Average of class Gaming (0.412 - 4.47, n=224, last 2 years)	0.536 sec * ∼79% +13%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1238 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

142 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

198 Points

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System Performance

Our system performance benchmarks see the 17-inch device somewhere in the middle of its comparison group. Subjectively, it performed very smoothly and snappy, and should be usable for pretty much any and all use case scenarios.

PCMark 10 - Score
Average of class Gaming (4477 - 8636, n=185, last 2 years)	6959 Points ∼100% +28%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	6268 Points ∼90% +15%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	5617 Points ∼81% +3%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	5441 Points ∼78%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (5241 - 5594, n=3)	5425 Points ∼78% 0%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G	5301 Points ∼76% -3%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00	5201 Points ∼75% -4%

DPC Latencies

Latencies were certainly not one of the device’s strong suits. According to LatencyMon real-time processing of audio and video content can be troublesome, albeit still less so than on some of its significantly worse performing competitors.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	8852 μs * ∼100% -630%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-10300H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G	2952 μs * ∼33% -144%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	1218 μs * ∼14% -0%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	1212 μs * ∼14%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00	675 μs * ∼8% +44%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

The storage device of MSI’s choosing is a 512 GB large Samsung PM991 M.2 SSD. It offers a decent performance and should be more than fast enough for most users.

	MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU	MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G	Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00	MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		9%	23%	16%	36%
Write 4K	138.8	140.7 1%	189.7 37%	140 1%	139.2 0%
Read 4K	50.6	43.18 -15%	62.3 23%	49.04 -3%	53 5%
Write Seq	1032	1829 77%	1681 63%	1963 90%	1950 89%
Read Seq	1199	1095 -9%	1608 34%	1455 21%	2328 94%
Write 4K Q32T1	464.6	431.7 -7%	468.6 1%	398.2 -14%	408.9 -12%
Read 4K Q32T1	550	527 -4%	541 -2%	461.9 -16%	551 0%
Write Seq Q32T1	1216	1831 51%	1770 46%	1969 62%	1938 59%
Read Seq Q32T1	2275	1708 -25%	1898 -17%	1927 -15%	3467 52%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 2275 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1216 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 550 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 464.6 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 1199 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 1032 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 50.6 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 138.8 MB/s

Sustained Read Speed: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

When looking at GPUs purely from a price-performance perspective the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is hard to beat. This particular DirectX 12 Turing-family GPU features 1,536 shaders and 6 GB of GDDR6 video RAM connected via a 192-bit interface.

In our 3DMark benchmarks the GF75 10SDR performed slightly slower than the similarly equipped Asus TUF A17. RTX 2060-equipped notebooks are between 10 to 20 % faster on average while those with GTX 1650 are around 30 % slower.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Gaming (1925 - 45050, n=212, last 2 years)	32432 Points ∼100% +63%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	24617 Points ∼76% +24%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	20793 Points ∼64% +5%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	20511 Points ∼63% +3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (18610 - 22670, n=24)	20096 Points ∼62% +1%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	19893 Points ∼61%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	13168 Points ∼41% -34%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Gaming (1360 - 34993, n=229, last 2 years)	24333 Points ∼100% +63%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	18114 Points ∼74% +21%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	15642 Points ∼64% +5%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	15334 Points ∼63% +3%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	14928 Points ∼61%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (14186 - 16488, n=24)	14867 Points ∼61% 0%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	9621 Points ∼40% -36%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Gaming (429 - 13835, n=229, last 2 years)	9448 Points ∼100% +71%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	6732 Points ∼71% +22%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	5744 Points ∼61% +4%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	5736 Points ∼61% +4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (5335 - 6123, n=22)	5653 Points ∼60% +2%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	5530 Points ∼59%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	3461 Points ∼37% -37%
2560x1440 Port Royal Graphics
Average of class Gaming (280 - 8462, n=141, last 2 years)	5820 Points ∼100% +280%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	3744 Points ∼64% +145%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	3296 Points ∼57% +115%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	1530 Points ∼26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (1097 - 1540, n=7)	1426 Points ∼25% -7%

3DMark 11 Performance		17704 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		13396 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		5677 points
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We ran The Witcher 3 in a 60-minute loop in order to determine the GF75’s sustained 3D load capabilities and are able to report that its GPU clock speeds remained fairly consistent at around 1,600 MHz.

MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HALU: Ø55.9 (52-60)

Gaming Performance

The GTX 1660 Ti offers more than enough performance to run even demanding games in full details at the panel’s native FHD resolution, extremes such as Microsoft’s Flight Simulator excluded. Given that many games are capable of running at more than 60 FPS the 144 Hz display definitely pays off.

The Witcher 3
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average of class Gaming (17.5 - 268, n=168, last 2 years)	167.4 fps ∼100% +58%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H	123.9 (118^min - 129^max) fps ∼74% +17%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H	108.9 fps ∼65% +3%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H	106 (87^min) fps ∼63%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (93 - 120.4, n=17)	104.7 fps ∼63% -1%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H	103 (98^min - 108^max) fps ∼62% -3%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-10300H	70.4 fps ∼42% -34%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Gaming (8.61 - 130.6, n=225, last 2 years)	91.8 fps ∼100% +62%
MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H	65.9 (61^min - 72^max) fps ∼72% +16%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-10750H	63 fps ∼69% +11%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H	56.6 (47^min) fps ∼62%
Average NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (51.6 - 65.1, n=21)	56.2 fps ∼61% -1%
Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, R7 4800H	55.6 (53^min - 60^max) fps ∼61% -2%
MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-10300H	37.7 fps ∼41% -33%

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	178	170	139	73.8
The Witcher 3 (2015)			106	56.6
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	146	133	124	116
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	108	92.1	78.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)			83	73
Battlefield V (2018)			104	95.7
Hunt Showdown (2020)			69.1
Gears Tactics (2020)			90.2	63.6
F1 2020 (2020)			122	87
Death Stranding (2020)			88.3	85.5
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)			75	58
Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)			39.4	26.8
Serious Sam 4 (2020)			67.1	52.3
Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)			66.8
Star Wars Squadrons (2020)			159	156

Emissions

Noise Emissions

Truth be told the fans could have used some extra fine tuning. Even when idle the GF75 10SDR produces a rather annoying soundscape at a very audible 35 to 39 dB(A). Most competitors are significantly quieter under similar conditions. Under load the device played by the rules, and its sound pressure level of between 44 and 46 dB(A) was very similar to that produced by the Acer Nitro 5 AN517, and subsequently placed the 17-inch laptop in the middle of the pack. At the very bottom we find devices such as the Asus TUF A17 and the MSI GE75 producing more than 50 dB(A) when subjected to 3D load.

Noise Level

Idle		35 / 37 / 39 dB(A)
Load		45 / 46 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25 dB(A)

	MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR i5-10300H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 R7 4800H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	Average of class Gaming
Noise		6%	2%	6%	2%	9%
off / environment *	25	28.4 -14%	28.7 -15%	30.2 -21%	28.4 -14%	24.6 ?(21.8 - 30.5, n=173, last 2 years) 2%
Idle Minimum *	35	33 6%	28.7 18%	30.2 14%	30.2 14%	26.3 ?(21.9 - 41.6, n=173, last 2 years) 25%
Idle Average *	37	33 11%	30.5 18%	30.2 18%	30.2 18%	28.1 ?(21.9 - 42.1, n=173, last 2 years) 24%
Idle Maximum *	39	33.1 15%	32.5 17%	30.2 23%	32 18%	32.3 ?(21.9 - 57, n=173, last 2 years) 17%
Load Average *	45	37.7 16%	42.5 6%	41.5 8%	33.2 26%	44.6 ?(26.8 - 63, n=173, last 2 years) 1%
Witcher 3 ultra *	44	39.2 11%	50.1 -14%	44.5 -1%	55 -25%
Load Maximum *	46	46 -0%	53.4 -16%	44.6 3%	55 -20%	53.1 ?(40 - 68.2, n=174, last 2 years) -15%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Considering its powerful hardware, we found the laptop’s surface temperatures to be okay overall. After 60 minutes of maximum load running Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously we were able to measure 51 °C at the top and 53 °C at the bottom of the case. When idle, the entire case remained very cool at just around 25 °C. Looking at its internal temperatures we find that the CPU in particular was struggling hard with its thermals. Despite a disabled turbo boost the Core i7-10750H peaked at more than 90 °C in our stress test, with the GPU following suit at a similarly hot 88 °C.

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


51 °C 124 F	48 °C 118 F	48 °C 118 F
42 °C 108 F	45 °C 113 F	43 °C 109 F
35 °C 95 F	35 °C 95 F	33 °C 91 F

Maximum: 51 °C = 124 F
Average: 42.2 °C = 108 F


49 °C 120 F	53 °C 127 F	49 °C 120 F
37 °C 99 F	43 °C 109 F	38 °C 100 F
30 °C 86 F	32 °C 90 F	30 °C 86 F

Maximum: 53 °C = 127 F
Average: 40.1 °C = 104 F

Power Supply (max.) 43 °C = 109 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


25 °C 77 F	25 °C 77 F	25 °C 77 F
25 °C 77 F	25 °C 77 F	25 °C 77 F
24 °C 75 F	24 °C 75 F	24 °C 75 F

Maximum: 25 °C = 77 F
Average: 24.7 °C = 76 F


25 °C 77 F	25 °C 77 F	25 °C 77 F
25 °C 77 F	25 °C 77 F	24 °C 75 F
24 °C 75 F	24 °C 75 F	24 °C 75 F

Maximum: 25 °C = 77 F
Average: 24.6 °C = 76 F

Power Supply (max.) 27 °C = 81 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


45 °C 113 F	45 °C 113 F	46 °C 115 F
42 °C 108 F	43 °C 109 F	42 °C 108 F
34 °C 93 F	33 °C 91 F	32 °C 90 F

Maximum: 46 °C = 115 F
Average: 40.2 °C = 104 F


46 °C 115 F	50 °C 122 F	46 °C 115 F
37 °C 99 F	40 °C 104 F	32 °C 90 F
30 °C 86 F	32 °C 90 F	28 °C 82 F

Maximum: 50 °C = 122 F
Average: 37.9 °C = 100 F

Power Supply (max.) 44 °C = 111 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 42.2 °C / 108 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 51 °C / 124 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 53 °C / 127 F, compared to the average of 43.3 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.7 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 40.2 °C / 104 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (35 °C / 95 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 29.1 °C / 84.4 F (-5.9 °C / -10.6 F).

	MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	MSI GF75 Thin 10SCXR i5-10300H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	Asus TUF A17 FA706IU-AS76 R7 4800H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-77DS i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	MSI GE75 Raider 10SE-008US i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	Average of class Gaming
Heat		-18%	-9%	-5%	-18%	-14%
Maximum Upper Side *	51	42 18%	47.6 7%	50.6 1%	44.2 13%	47.4 ?(31.3 - 62, n=174, last 2 years) 7%
Maximum Bottom *	53	53.4 -1%	50.8 4%	53.8 -2%	49 8%	51.7 ?(30 - 68, n=174, last 2 years) 2%
Idle Upper Side *	25	34.2 -37%	33 -32%	26.6 -6%	33.6 -34%	32.3 ?(21.2 - 46, n=173, last 2 years) -29%
Idle Bottom *	25	37.4 -50%	29 -16%	27.8 -11%	39.6 -58%	34 ?(24 - 46, n=173, last 2 years) -36%

* ... smaller is better