MSI Modern 14 B11SB review: 14-inch allrounder suffers from heat development

With the Modern 14 B11SB, MSI offers a 14-inch allrounder that brings a lot of computing performance thanks to the Core i7-1165G7 CPU and GeForce MX450 GPU. The competitors include devices such as the Schenker Vision 14, the HP Envy 14, the Honor Magicbook 14, the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05, and the Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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82.2 % | 07/2021 | MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 i7-1165G7, GeForce MX450 | 1.3 kg | 16.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
89.1 % | 06/2021 | Schenker Vision 14 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1 kg | 15.6 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
85.6 % | 12/2020 | Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U R5 4500U, Vega 6 | 1.4 kg | 15.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
86.5 % | 02/2021 | HP Envy 14-eb0010nr i5-1135G7, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q | 1.6 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1200 | |
86.3 % | 05/2021 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.4 kg | 19.1 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
84.1 % | 01/2021 | Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG i7-1165G7, GeForce MX450 | 1.3 kg | 16.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 |
Case and Equipment - The Modern 14 offers Thunderbolt 4
MSI uses an elegant aluminum case in the Modern 14, making it available in colors called Carbon Grey, Beige Mousse, and Bluestone. We are testing the blue model here. While the case shows a good workmanship, it could offer more stability: It is too easy to warp the case and base unit. When the lid is opened, the bottom of the lid serves as a footer, angling the base unit toward the user. The maximum opening angle is 180 degrees.
The B11SB offers two USB-A (USB 3.2 Gen 2) and a single USB-C (Thunderbolt 4) port. The latter supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort via USB-C and also allows using a docking station or external GPU. The 14-inch laptop also includes a total of two video ports (1x DP, 1x HDMI). The built-in microSD storage card reader is a slower representative of its kind (using our AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60 reference storage card).
The WLAN chip (Intel AX201) supports the 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax standards and also offers Bluetooth 5 functionality. The data rates we measure under optimal conditions (no other WLAN devices in close proximity and close distance between laptop and server PC; router: Netgear Nighthawk AX12) turn out very good.
Connection Equipment
SD Card Reader | |
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
Schenker Vision 14 (AV PRO V60) | |
Average of class Multimedia (18.1 - 226, n=59, last 2 years) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 32GB) | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB) | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Schenker Vision 14 (AV PRO V60) | |
Average of class Multimedia (23.2 - 217, n=58, last 2 years) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 32GB) | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB) |
Networking | |
iperf3 Client (transmit) 1 m 4M x10 Netgear AX12 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (49.8 - 1775, n=322) | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
iperf3 Client (receive) 1 m 4M x10 Netgear AX12 | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (136 - 1743, n=322) | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U |







Input Devices - The MSI laptop offers a keyboard illumination
MSI has equipped the 14-inch laptop with an illuminated chiclet keyboard, whose keys offer a short stroke and clear pressure point. The key resistance could be crisper. While typing, the keyboard has some minimal give, but this did not create any annoyance. The three-step illumination is controlled via a function key. Overall, MSI delivers a keyboard suitable for everyday tasks here.
The smooth surface of the multitouch-capable ClickPad (~10.5 x 6.5 cm; ~4.1 x 2.6 in) facilitates sliding of the fingers, and the pad also responds to inputs in the corners. It offers a short stroke and clear pressure point.
Display - IPS onboard
The brightness (310.6 cd/m²) and contrast (2892:1) of the matte 14-inch display (1920 x 1080 pixels) turn out good and very good respectively. At brightness levels of 10% or less, the display shows some flickering at a frequency of 92 Hz. This low frequency can lead to headaches or eye problems for sensitive users.
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Brightness Distribution: 81 %
Center on Battery: 347 cd/m²
Contrast: 2892:1 (Black: 0.12 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.05 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.4
ΔE Greyscale 1.63 | 0.64-98 Ø5.6
58% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
38% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
41.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.3
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 BOE CQ NV140FHM-N4V, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Schenker Vision 14 CSOT T3_MNE007ZA1_1, IPS, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U Chi Mei CMN1404, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | HP Envy 14-eb0010nr AU Optronics AUOF392, IPS, 1920x1200, 14.00 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE AU Optronics B140HAN04.E, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG Au Optronics B140HAN03.2, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | |
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Display | 81% | 14% | 83% | -6% | 53% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 39.9 | 75.4 89% | 45.1 13% | 77.1 93% | 37.47 -6% | 60.9 53% |
sRGB Coverage | 58.8 | 99 68% | 67.8 15% | 99.8 70% | 56 -5% | 90.4 54% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 41.2 | 76.4 85% | 46.59 13% | 76.7 86% | 38.71 -6% | 62.3 51% |
Response Times | -30% | 8973% | -167% | 10717% | -66% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 25 ? | 32.8 ? -31% | 44 ? -76% | 61.2 ? -145% | 41 ? -64% | 39 ? -56% |
Response Time Black / White * | 16 ? | 20.4 ? -28% | 28.8 ? -80% | 46 ? -188% | 28 ? -75% | 28 ? -75% |
PWM Frequency | 92 ? | 25000 ? 27074% | 29800 32291% | |||
Screen | 3% | -28% | 9% | -38% | -31% | |
Brightness middle | 347 | 390 12% | 271 -22% | 412 19% | 357 3% | 323 -7% |
Brightness | 311 | 387 24% | 252 -19% | 392 26% | 315 1% | 313 1% |
Brightness Distribution | 81 | 94 16% | 84 4% | 81 0% | 82 1% | 80 -1% |
Black Level * | 0.12 | 0.29 -142% | 0.18 -50% | 0.32 -167% | 0.455 -279% | 0.36 -200% |
Contrast | 2892 | 1345 -53% | 1506 -48% | 1288 -55% | 785 -73% | 897 -69% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.05 | 2.8 45% | 5.6 -11% | 1.88 63% | 3.98 21% | 4.86 4% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 16.98 | 4.4 74% | 18.9 -11% | 3.06 82% | 6.92 59% | 7.52 56% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.63 | 3.5 -115% | 4.1 -152% | 2.2 -35% | 3.33 -104% | 4.83 -196% |
Gamma | 2.3 96% | 2.24 98% | 2.03 108% | 2.1 105% | 2.47 89% | 2.64 83% |
CCT | 6666 98% | 6174 105% | 7253 90% | 6650 98% | 6138 106% | 7405 88% |
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 38 | 76.4 101% | 43 13% | 68.7 81% | 36 -5% | 57.5 51% |
Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 58 | 99 71% | 67.7 17% | 99.8 72% | 56 -3% | 90.3 56% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.96 | 3.64 | ||
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 18% /
14% | 2986% /
1668% | -25% /
0% | 3558% /
1985% | -15% /
-19% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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16 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 9 ms rise | |
↘ 7 ms fall | ||
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.8 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 24 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (23.4 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
25 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 11 ms rise | |
↘ 14 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 0.692 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 22 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (37 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM detected | 92 Hz | ≤ 10 % brightness setting | |
The display backlight flickers at 92 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 10 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 92 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 21941 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
In the state of delivery, the display demonstrates a decent color reproduction, but at a deviation of almost 5, it barely misses the target (DeltaE smaller than 3). While the display does not suffer from a blue tint, it is unable to cover the AdobeRGB (41%), sRGB (59%), and DCI-P3 (40%) color spaces.
Performance - MSI combines Tiger Lake and Turing
With the Modern 14 B11SB, MSI offers a 14-inch laptop that provides sufficient performance for office and Internet applications, as well as simple computer games.
Test Conditions
Processor
The Core i7-1165G7 quad-core processor (Tiger Lake) runs at a basic clock speed of 2.8 GHz, which can be increased via Turbo up to 4.1 GHz (four cores) and up to 4.7 GHz (single core). Hyperthreading (two threads per core) is supported.
The multithread test of the Cinebench R15 benchmark runs for a short time at 4.1 GHz, before the clock speed drops to between 1.8 and 3.6 GHz. The clock speeds during the single-thread test range between 1.7 and 4.7 GHz. During battery operation, the clock speeds are significantly lower.
We evaluate whether the CPU Turbo is also used constantly in mains operation by running the multithread test of the Cinebench R15 benchmark for at least 30 minutes in a constant loop. On average, it reaches a relatively low Turbo level, but the clock speed can be increased significantly by using the "High Performance" profile.
Cinebench R23 | |
CPU (Single Core) | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1110 - 1539, n=57) | |
Average of class Multimedia (819 - 1940, n=76, last 2 years) | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
CPU (Multi Core) | |
Average of class Multimedia (3121 - 18373, n=82, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (2525 - 6862, n=62) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG |
Cinebench R20 | |
CPU (Single Core) | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (442 - 589, n=79) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Average of class Multimedia (316 - 739, n=100, last 2 years) | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
CPU (Multi Core) | |
Average of class Multimedia (849 - 7040, n=100, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1060 - 2657, n=79) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel |
Cinebench R15 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (115 - 230, n=76) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Average of class Multimedia (119 - 279, n=96, last 2 years) | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Average of class Multimedia (345 - 2786, n=113, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (553 - 1027, n=84) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel |
Blender 2.79 - BMW27 CPU | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (468 - 1138, n=78) | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
Average of class Multimedia (183.3 - 1250, n=98, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE |
7-Zip 18.03 | |
7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (4478 - 5507, n=78) | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
Average of class Multimedia (2898 - 6186, n=97, last 2 years) | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
7z b 4 | |
Average of class Multimedia (9829 - 72912, n=97, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (15347 - 27405, n=78) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel |
Geekbench 5.3 | |
64 Bit Single-Core Score | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1302 - 1595, n=75) | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Average of class Multimedia (843 - 1887, n=98, last 2 years) | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
64 Bit Multi-Core Score | |
Average of class Multimedia (2042 - 13925, n=98, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (3078 - 5926, n=75) | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset | |
Average of class Multimedia (1.39 - 21, n=97, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1.39 - 8.47, n=78) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel |
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Average of class Multimedia (30.2 - 99.2, n=95, last 2 years) | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (21.5 - 88.1, n=76) | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Schenker Vision 14 |
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Average of class Multimedia (0.4155 - 1.002, n=98, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (0.552 - 1.002, n=78) | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 (Hohe Leistung) | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 |
* ... smaller is better
System Performance
The fast and smoothly running system did not run into any problems, and the CPU offers more than enough performance for office and Internet applications. The dedicated graphics core allows using computer games to a limited extent. This is also accompanied by good PC Mark results. Since there is only a single memory slot, the working memory (16 GB, DDR4-3200) can only run in single-channel mode, so MSI is leaving some options for more performance unused.
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 4211 points | |
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2 | 4755 points | |
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 5649 points | |
PCMark 10 Score | 4823 points | |
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PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Average of class Multimedia (7628 - 10945, n=82, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (8088 - 9955, n=9) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (7826 - 9292, n=9) | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Average of class Multimedia (5457 - 10050, n=82, last 2 years) | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
Average of class Multimedia (2679 - 11777, n=82, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (4812 - 5878, n=9) | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel |
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
HP Envy 14-eb0010nr | |
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 | |
Schenker Vision 14 | |
Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE | |
Huawei MateBook 14 2020 Intel | |
Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Solution
A 512-GB NVMe SSD (M.2-2280) from Kingston serves as the system drive. Even though the transfer rates turn out good, the model used here is not one of the top models among SSDs.
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB | Schenker Vision 14 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW | Honor MagicBook 14, Ryzen 5 4500U WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G | HP Envy 14-eb0010nr Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 14ALC05 82LM005YGE Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ | Asus Zenbook 14 UX435EG Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR | Average Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB | Average of class Multimedia | |
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 | 196% | 37% | 45% | 71% | 99% | -1% | 46% | |
Write 4K | 236.2 | 240 2% | 161.1 -32% | 119.7 -49% | 93.3 -60% | 211.8 -10% | 194.5 ? -18% | 148.2 ? -37% |
Read 4K | 47.53 | 90.9 91% | 50 5% | 45.28 -5% | 38.87 -18% | 50.1 5% | 47.3 ? 0% | 52.3 ? 10% |
Write Seq | 974 | 4236 335% | 1814 86% | 1951 100% | 2834 191% | 2938 202% | 978 ? 0% | 1787 ? 83% |
Read Seq | 1043 | 4101 293% | 1983 90% | 2252 116% | 2452 135% | 2639 153% | 1299 ? 25% | 1903 ? 82% |
Write 4K Q32T1 | 603 | 662 10% | 385.3 -36% | 438.1 -27% | 386.6 -36% | 656 9% | 505 ? -16% | 450 ? -25% |
Read 4K Q32T1 | 299.3 | 720 141% | 509 70% | 312.8 5% | 495.5 66% | 723 142% | 301 ? 1% | 498 ? 66% |
Write Seq Q32T1 | 974 | 5222 436% | 1816 86% | 2348 141% | 2981 206% | 3022 210% | 978 ? 0% | 2278 ? 134% |
Read Seq Q32T1 | 1983 | 7102 258% | 2433 23% | 3529 78% | 3566 80% | 3561 80% | 1930 ? -3% | 3093 ? 56% |
AS SSD | 181% | 17% | 24% | 67% | 91% | -18% | 16% | |
Seq Read | 1610 | 4899 204% | 2119 32% | 2127 32% | 2645 64% | 2861 78% | 1570 ? -2% | 2427 ? 51% |
Seq Write | 931 | 3952 324% | 1654 78% | 1427 53% | 2627 182% | 2837 205% | 904 ? -3% | 1660 ? 78% |
4K Read | 36.18 | 83.8 132% | 43.54 20% | 52.5 45% | 55.2 53% | 60.3 67% | 48.2 ? 33% | 49.7 ? 37% |
4K Write | 170.5 | 205 20% | 144.3 -15% | 122.9 -28% | 119.4 -30% | 164.2 -4% | 118.9 ? -30% | 143.1 ? -16% |
4K-64 Read | 457.3 | 2938 542% | 1067 133% | 947 107% | 1308 186% | 1598 249% | 415 ? -9% | 1125 ? 146% |
4K-64 Write | 914 | 2077 127% | 846 -7% | 1598 75% | 1816 99% | 1572 72% | 829 ? -9% | 1331 ? 46% |
Access Time Read * | 0.092 | 0.025 73% | 0.073 21% | 0.072 22% | 0.057 38% | 0.046 50% | 0.1294 ? -41% | 0.06775 ? 26% |
Access Time Write * | 0.019 | 0.02 -5% | 0.061 -221% | 0.09 -374% | 0.031 -63% | 0.021 -11% | 0.0371 ? -95% | 0.1047 ? -451% |
Score Read | 655 | 3512 436% | 1322 102% | 1212 85% | 1628 149% | 1945 197% | 619 ? -5% | 1418 ? 116% |
Score Write | 1178 | 2677 127% | 1156 -2% | 1864 58% | 2198 87% | 2020 71% | 1036 ? -12% | 1640 ? 39% |
Score Total | 2144 | 7939 270% | 3138 46% | 3674 71% | 4667 118% | 4966 132% | 1955 ? -9% | 3753 ? 75% |
Copy ISO MB/s | 1277 | 2100 64% | 1605 26% | 1476 16% | 2414 89% | 977 ? -23% | 1673 ? 31% | |
Copy Program MB/s | 438.4 | 994 127% | 847 93% | 538 23% | 575 31% | 373 ? -15% | 568 ? 30% | |
Copy Game MB/s | 977 | 1859 90% | 1632 67% | 1185 21% | 1408 44% | 610 ? -38% | 1144 ? 17% | |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 189% /
186% | 27% /
25% | 35% /
31% | 69% /
69% | 95% /
94% | -10% /
-12% | 31% /
27% |
* ... smaller is better
Constant Performance Reading: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics Card
The dedicated GeForce MX450 graphics core represents Nvidia's current mid-range model. The GPU is based on the same Turing chip as the GeForce GTX-1650 graphics core. Nvidia offers four versions of the MX450 in its portfolio, and the Modern 14 is equipped with the version 3.
GPU Clock Speed | Storage | Storage Speed | Storage Connection | TGP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Version 1 | 1395 - 1575 MHz | GDDR6 | 5001 MHz | 128 Bit | 28,5 Watt |
Version 2 | 1395 - 1575 MHz | GDDR6 | 5001 MHz | 64 Bit | 25 Watt |
Version 3 | 1395 - 1575 MHz | GDDR5 | 3501 MHz | 64 Bit | 25 Watt |
Version 4 | 720 - 930 MHz | GDDR6 | 5001 MHz | 64 Bit | 12 Watt |
The 3D Mark results can be called "good" overall, ranging above the average of MX450 results we measured so far. The "High Performance" profile has no influence on the graphics performance. The integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7-96EU GPU is active and the laptop uses Nvidia's Optimus graphics switching solution.
3DMark 11 Performance | 8339 points | |
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 67894 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 19094 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 4304 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 2148 points | |
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3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
Average of class Multimedia (1365 - 33856, n=84, last 2 years) | |
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