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MSI WS66 10TMT Workstation Laptop Review: Faster Than The Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition

Gamer-turned-professional. As it turns out, gaming laptops can make for pretty good workstations. The MSI WS66 doesn't sacrifice performance for its compact size, but you'll have to make do without a handful of staple features commonly found on more traditional workstations.

The WS66 is MSI's latest ultra-thin mobile workstation derived from the GS66 gaming laptop to succeed last year's WS63 and WS65. It's a complete redesign when compared to the last generation model to better compete against other sleek Nvidia Studio workstations like the Razer Blade 15 Studio, Asus ProArt series, HP ZBook Studio, or the Dell Precision 5550.

Current SKUs range from the Core i7-10875H CPU, Quadro RTX 3000 GPU, and FHD touchscreen for $2500 up to the Core i9-10980HK, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, and 4K UHD touchscreen for as much as $4000 depending on the RAM or storage.

We recommend checking out our existing reviews on the GS66 for more information on the chassis, keyboard, clickpad, and other physical features as the WS66 shares almost the same external design.

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MSI WS66 10TMT-207US (WS66 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i9-10980HK 8 x 2.4 - 5.3 GHz, Comet Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Core: 600 MHz, Memory: 1500 MHz, GDDR6, 442.94, Optimus
Memory
64 GB 
, DDR4-2666, 19-19-19-43, Dual-Channel
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, 10-point capacitive, AU Optronics B156HAB03.0, IPS, AUOF08A, glossy: yes, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel HM470
Storage
Soundcard
NVIDIA TU104 - High Definition Audio Controller
Connections
3 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: SD reader, 1 Fingerprint Reader
Networking
Intel Ethernet Controller I225-V (10/100/1000/2500MBit/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): 19.8 x 358 x 248 ( = 0.78 x 14.09 x 9.76 in)
Battery
99.99 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: 2 W stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, MSI True Color, Creator Center
Weight
2.264 kg ( = 79.86 oz / 4.99 pounds), Power Supply: 718 g ( = 25.33 oz / 1.58 pounds)
Price
4000 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
83.4 %
08/2020
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
i9-10980HK, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
2.3 kg19.8 mm15.60"1920x1080
87.8 %
08/2020
Dell Precision 7550
W-10885M, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
2.8 kg27.36 mm15.60"3840x2160
86.3 %
08/2020
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
i7-10875H, Quadro T2000 Max-Q
2 kg18 mm15.60"3840x2400
87 %
08/2020
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
i7-10875H, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
2.2 kg13.98 mm15.60"3840x2160
85.6 %
09/2017
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
i7-7700HQ, Quadro P4000 Max-Q
1.9 kg18 mm15.60"3840x2160
82.1 %
06/2020
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
i7-9750H, Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
2.4 kg23.4 mm15.60"1920x1080

Case

The new case feels stronger than the last generation WS63, but it is still a step down from the Razer Blade 15 Studio. Creaking and bending is more noticeable on the MSI system than on the Razer.

Much like the jump from the GS63 to the GS66, the WS66 is both thicker and heavier than the older WS63 due to the gen-to-gen improvements to chassis rigidity and thermals. Despite this, it continues to be one of the slimmest workstations you can get that can be configured with both a Core i9 CPU and Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q GPU.

Chassis follows a number of MIL-STD-810G standards. However, we recommend checking the front corners for any potential chipping before powering on the system for the first time
Chassis follows a number of MIL-STD-810G standards. However, we recommend checking the front corners for any potential chipping before powering on the system for the first time
Smooth dark gray color scheme hides fingerprints well and helps distinguish the workstation from the jet black GS series
Smooth dark gray color scheme hides fingerprints well and helps distinguish the workstation from the jet black GS series
Hinges are rigid enough to prevent teetering when typing or adjusting angles. However, they become slightly weaker if opened past ~150 degrees
Hinges are rigid enough to prevent teetering when typing or adjusting angles. However, they become slightly weaker if opened past ~150 degrees
No fingerprint-enabled Power button option. Instead, the fingerprint reader is on the clickpad
No fingerprint-enabled Power button option. Instead, the fingerprint reader is on the clickpad
Display can open the full 180 degrees
Display can open the full 180 degrees
Lots of ventilation holes on the bottom panel in contrast to the Razer Blade 15 series
Lots of ventilation holes on the bottom panel in contrast to the Razer Blade 15 series
380 mm / 15 inch 249 mm / 9.8 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.9 kg4.23 lbs360 mm / 14.2 inch 242 mm / 9.53 inch 27.36 mm / 1.077 inch 2.8 kg6.23 lbs363 mm / 14.3 inch 254 mm / 10 inch 23.4 mm / 0.921 inch 2.4 kg5.29 lbs358 mm / 14.1 inch 248 mm / 9.76 inch 19.8 mm / 0.78 inch 2.3 kg4.99 lbs355 mm / 14 inch 235 mm / 9.25 inch 13.98 mm / 0.55 inch 2.2 kg4.87 lbs344.72 mm / 13.6 inch 230.14 mm / 9.06 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 2 kg4.4 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity

An easy way to distinguish the WS66 from the GS66 is by looking at their USB-A ports. The WS66 has only one USB-A port whereas the GS66 has three. In return, the WS66 gains a full-size SD card reader.

Front: No connectivity
Front: No connectivity
Right: 3.5 mm combo audio, USB-C 3.2 Gen. 2, SD reader, RJ-45
Right: 3.5 mm combo audio, USB-C 3.2 Gen. 2, SD reader, RJ-45
Rear: No connectivity
Rear: No connectivity
Left: AC adapter, USB-C + Thunderbolt 3, HDMI 2.0, USB-A 3.2 Gen. 2
Left: AC adapter, USB-C + Thunderbolt 3, HDMI 2.0, USB-A 3.2 Gen. 2

SD Card Reader

Transfer rates from the integrated SD reader are extremely fast. Moving 1 GB of pictures from our UHS-II test card to desktop takes less than 5 seconds compared to almost 40 seconds on the MSI WE75.

SD card sits almost flush against the edge
SD card sits almost flush against the edge
SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
219.7 MB/s
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
200.4 MB/s -9%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
193.1 MB/s -12%
Dell Precision 7550
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
188.2 MB/s -14%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
 
151.3 MB/s -31%
MSI WE75 9TK
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
26.5 MB/s -88%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
 
211.7 MB/s 0%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
211.4 MB/s
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
197.2 MB/s -7%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
196.7 MB/s -7%
Dell Precision 7550
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
196.4 MB/s -7%
MSI WE75 9TK
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
31.57 MB/s -85%

Communication

The Intel AX201 comes standard for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity. Interestingly, receive rates top out at about 900 Mbps when we know they are capable of much higher, but we otherwise experienced no issues when connected to our Netgear RAX200 router.

removable M.2 WLAN module
removable M.2 WLAN module
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1595 (1327min - 1824max) MBit/s +8%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1476 (1355min - 1581max) MBit/s
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1037 (976min - 1071max) MBit/s -30%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1011 (507min - 1065max) MBit/s -32%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
646 (628min - 670max) MBit/s -56%
iperf3 receive AX12
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1404 (717min - 1487max) MBit/s +56%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1368 (735min - 1454max) MBit/s +52%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1316 (579min - 1479max) MBit/s +46%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
899 (873min - 913max) MBit/s
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
842 (621min - 927max) MBit/s -6%
050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800850900950100010501100115012001250130013501400145015001550Tooltip
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø898 (873-913)
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1476 (1355-1581)

Webcam

ColorChecker
8.2 ∆E
11.3 ∆E
10.8 ∆E
11.3 ∆E
13.1 ∆E
9.4 ∆E
10.2 ∆E
11.1 ∆E
14 ∆E
9 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
7.8 ∆E
6.2 ∆E
7.1 ∆E
18 ∆E
6.2 ∆E
15.6 ∆E
10.4 ∆E
4.5 ∆E
5.9 ∆E
6.7 ∆E
6.5 ∆E
4.6 ∆E
2.8 ∆E
ColorChecker MSI WS66 10TMT-207US: 9.14 ∆E min: 2.81 - max: 17.95 ∆E

Maintenance

The bottom panel is secured by 9 Philips screws. Removing it is tricky because the sharp edges and corners are latched tightly to the base when compared to the bottom panels on the WS63 or Razer Blade 15 Studio.

Accessories and Warranty

There are no extras in the box other than the AC adapter and paperwork. MSI offers three-year limited warranty with on-site service as standard.

Input Devices

Keyboard

Key layout and feedback are identical to the GS66 for better or worse but with different font styles and secondary functions. The brightness hotkeys, for example, are switched on the WS66. We find the keys to be too shallow with weak feedback especially when compared to the superior keyboards on MSI's own WE or WT series. If you're already accustomed to typing on Ultrabooks, however, then the WS66 won't feel all that different.

Touchpad

The wide Precision clickpad (14 x 6.5 cm) is smooth with only a little sticking when gliding at slow speeds. Unfortunately, the integrated mouse buttons are soft in feedback with shallow travel for an unsatisfying experience. Furthermore, clicking on the right half of the clickpad feels spongier than the left half when it should be uniform from one edge to the other. The extra space is nice for multi-touch inputs, but we prefer the accuracy of dedicated mouse buttons like those on the MSI WT75.

An annoying consequence of the elongated clickpad is that your right palm will almost always be pressing on it while typing. Palm rejection isn't perfect and so you can expect some accidental mouse inputs every now and then.

Familiar layout derived from the GS66. Single-zone white backlight is available instead of per-key RGB
Familiar layout derived from the GS66. Single-zone white backlight is available instead of per-key RGB
Cursor movement is smooth and without issues, but we recommend using a mouse whenever possible especially for clicking
Cursor movement is smooth and without issues, but we recommend using a mouse whenever possible especially for clicking
Keys are shallow in travel with relatively weak feedback
Keys are shallow in travel with relatively weak feedback
Full-size arrow keys with half-sized Fn and Ctrl keys
Full-size arrow keys with half-sized Fn and Ctrl keys

Display

The AU Optronics B156HAB03.0 IPS panel here is the first to appear in our database. Contrast and brightness are both good for the category at about 900:1 and 363 nits, respectively, but some other ultra-thin workstations like the Precision 5550 are brighter, more colorful, and have deeper black levels for superior image quality. Black-white response times are average which is to be expected since this is not a gaming machine.

Edge-to-edge glass protection and touchscreen. There are no OLED or matte options
Edge-to-edge glass protection and touchscreen. There are no OLED or matte options
Very narrow bezels for a workstation
Very narrow bezels for a workstation
Crisp subpixels due to glossy overlay
Crisp subpixels due to glossy overlay
Minimal uneven backlight bleeding along the edges and corners
Minimal uneven backlight bleeding along the edges and corners
345.5
cd/m²
361.4
cd/m²
360.1
cd/m²
363.7
cd/m²
374.5
cd/m²
378.4
cd/m²
359
cd/m²
358.8
cd/m²
369.5
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
AU Optronics B156HAB03.0 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 378.4 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 363.4 cd/m² Minimum: 19.78 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 374.5 cd/m²
Contrast: 892:1 (Black: 0.42 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.05 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.36
ΔE Greyscale 2.6 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
86.3% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
56.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
63.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
86.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
62.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.21
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
AU Optronics B156HAB03.0, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Dell Precision 7550
AU Optronics B156ZAN, IPS, 15.60, 3840x2160
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Sharp LQ156R1, IPS, 15.60, 3840x2400
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Samsung SDCA029, OLED, 15.60, 3840x2160
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
SAMSUNG LƒFL156FL02-101 , IPS, 15.60, 3840x2160
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Chi Mei N156HCE-EN2, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080
Display
33%
38%
42%
-22%
36%
Display P3 Coverage
62.8
82.1
31%
89.9
43%
99.9
59%
47.43
-24%
97.9
56%
sRGB Coverage
86.9
99.6
15%
100
15%
100
15%
71.4
-18%
99.9
15%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
63.6
96.8
52%
99.9
57%
97.3
53%
49
-23%
87.2
37%
Response Times
-16%
-11%
89%
10%
25%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
44.8 ?(21.2, 23.6)
51.2 ?(24.4, 26.8)
-14%
46 ?(24, 22)
-3%
4 ?(2, 2)
91%
36.8 ?(21.2, 15.6)
18%
33 ?(17, 16)
26%
Response Time Black / White *
28.8 ?(17.2, 11.6)
34 ?(20, 14)
-18%
34 ?(17.6, 16.4)
-18%
4 ?(2, 2)
86%
28.4 ?(19.6, 8.8)
1%
22 ?(14, 8)
24%
PWM Frequency
1351 ?(30)
Screen
-2%
1%
212%
-27%
16%
Brightness middle
374.5
473.5
26%
469.8
25%
380
1%
259.4
-31%
343
-8%
Brightness
363
461
27%
464
28%
388
7%
247
-32%
309
-15%
Brightness Distribution
91
90
-1%
85
-7%
93
2%
85
-7%
85
-7%
Black Level *
0.42
0.55
-31%
0.42
-0%
0.018
96%
0.43
-2%
0.22
48%
Contrast
892
861
-3%
1119
25%
21111
2267%
603
-32%
1559
75%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
4.05
4.8
-19%
5.16
-27%
5.47
-35%
5.5
-36%
3.73
8%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
8.17
8.73
-7%
9.33
-14%
8.19
-0%
12.7
-55%
6.51
20%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
4.36
3.08
29%
3.75
14%
3.04
30%
1.43
67%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
2.6
5.6
-115%
5.5
-112%
5.3
-104%
3.6
-38%
4.24
-63%
Gamma
2.21 100%
2.34 94%
2 110%
2.15 102%
2.24 98%
2.2 100%
CCT
7027 93%
7549 86%
6198 105%
6128 106%
7163 91%
6329 103%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
56.4
86.4
53%
89.2
58%
86
52%
45
-20%
78
38%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
86.3
99.7
16%
100
16%
100
16%
71
-18%
100
16%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
5% / 3%
9% / 6%
114% / 165%
-13% / -21%
26% / 21%

* ... smaller is better

Color space covers approximately 86 percent of sRGB to be an improvement over last year's WS63, but it's still smaller than the 100 percent coverage offered on most other mobile workstations. OLED options are not available here which would have granted DCI-P3 coverage.

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

X-Rite colorimeter measurements show a well-calibrated display out of the box as advertised by MSI. Color temperature is slightly on the cool side, but this can be addressed with an end-user calibration.

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
28.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 17.2 ms rise
↘ 11.6 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 72 % 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
44.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 21.2 ms rise
↘ 23.6 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. » 73 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18110 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoor visibility is decent when under shade. Otherwise, bright ambient lighting will overwhelm onscreen content and cause glare. The glossy panel exhibits a slight purple reflection unlike on most other laptops which impacts colors if viewing from an angle.

Outdoors on a bright day
Outdoors on a bright day
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors on a bright day
Outdoors on a bright day
Wide IPS viewing angles
Wide IPS viewing angles

Performance

Unlike the Razer Blade 15 Studio which is fixed at the Core i7-10875H, the WS66 offers Xeon and Core i9 options for ECC RAM support and faster raw computing power, respectively. RAM is configurable up to 64 GB compared to 128 GB on full-size workstations like the Dell Precision 7550. Optimus comes standard for automatic graphics switching.

We used MSI's Ultra Performance power profile with Cooler Boost active to run the performance benchmarks below for the highest scores possible.

Processor

CPU performance is excellent with CineBench Multi-Thread scores that are 25 to 30 percent higher than the under-performing Core i7-10875H in the Razer Blade 15 Studio. Performance sustainability is also respectable with a 10 percent drop over time as shown by our CineBench R15 xT loop graph below. Configuring with an Intel Xeon CPU will result in slightly slower processor performance but with the added benefit of ECC RAM.

See our page on the Core i9-10980HK for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.

CineBench R15
CineBench R15
CineBench R20
CineBench R20
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MSI WS66 10TMT-207US Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1668 (1647.11-1843.74)
Dell Precision 5540 Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK, SK hynix PC400 512 GB; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1288 (1207.8-1407.71)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G532LWS GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile, i9-10980HK, 2x Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8 (RAID 0); CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1622 (1604.75-1733.1)
Dell Precision 7550 Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1606 (1577.91-1652.14)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Single 64Bit | CPU Multi 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)
Intel Core i9-9900KS, Nvidia Titan RTX
Intel Core i9-9900KS
5176 Points +24%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4663 Points +12%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
4161 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (3526 - 4487, n=13)
3933 Points -5%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
3930 Points -6%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
3429 Points -18%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
3256 Points -22%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
3076 Points -26%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK
2974 Points -29%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
2161 Points -48%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Intel Core i9-9900KS, Nvidia Titan RTX
Intel Core i9-9900KS
514 Points +3%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK
505 Points +1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
500 Points
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
492 Points -2%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
489 Points -2%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
488 Points -2%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
488 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (465 - 507, n=13)
488 Points -2%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
440 Points -12%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
431 Points -14%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-9900KS, Nvidia Titan RTX
Intel Core i9-9900KS
217 Points +3%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
210 Points
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
208 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (198 - 219, n=15)
207 Points -1%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
203 Points -3%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
202 Points -4%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK
201 Points -4%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
197 Points -6%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
189 Points -10%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
186 Points -11%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Core i9-9900KS, Nvidia Titan RTX
Intel Core i9-9900KS
2154 Points +26%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1995 (1946.66min - 1995.21max) Points +16%
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (1606 - 1862, n=15)
1739 Points +1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1714 (1647.11min - 1843.74max) Points
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
1652 (1577.91min - 1652.14max) Points -4%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK
1585 Points -8%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
1519 (1188.78min - 1518.72max) Points -11%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
1373 (1323.8min - 1373.01max) Points -20%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
1293 (1270.12min - 1293.49max) Points -25%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
1014 Points -41%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
494.9 Seconds * -81%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
352 Seconds * -29%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
351 Seconds * -29%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
333 Seconds * -22%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
281 Seconds * -3%
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (239 - 299, n=13)
277 Seconds * -1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
273 Seconds *
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
248 Seconds * +9%
Intel Core i9-9900KS, Nvidia Titan RTX
Intel Core i9-9900KS
205.1 Seconds * +25%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Intel Core i9-9900KS, Nvidia Titan RTX
Intel Core i9-9900KS
5794 MIPS +9%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
5495 MIPS +3%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK
5412 MIPS +1%
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (5081 - 5542, n=13)
5386 MIPS +1%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
5379 MIPS +1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
5335 MIPS
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
5285 MIPS -1%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4711 MIPS -12%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
4610 MIPS -14%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
4505 MIPS -16%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Intel Core i9-9900KS, Nvidia Titan RTX
Intel Core i9-9900KS
56406 MIPS +16%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
53883 MIPS +11%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
48730 MIPS
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
48044 MIPS -1%
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (43786 - 49275, n=13)
47126 MIPS -3%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
39599 MIPS -19%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK
39571 MIPS -19%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
38667 MIPS -21%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
31820 MIPS -35%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
28987 MIPS -41%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1341 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (1283 - 1401, n=12)
1339 Points 0%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
1331 Points -1%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
1323 Points -1%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK
1314 Points -2%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
1287 Points -4%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
1275 Points -5%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1207 Points -10%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
1184 Points -12%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8672 Points +4%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
8393 Points +1%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
8378 Points 0%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8347 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (7634 - 8666, n=12)
8175 Points -2%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK
7703 Points -8%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
7345 Points -12%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
6335 Points -24%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
5050 Points -39%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Intel Core i9-9900KS, Nvidia Titan RTX
Intel Core i9-9900KS
17.2 fps +32%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
14.1 fps +8%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
13.1 fps +1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
13 fps
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (12 - 14.6, n=13)
13 fps 0%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
11 fps -15%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
10.4 fps -20%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
10.3 fps -21%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
7.54 fps -42%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
60.7 s * -38%
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK
57.5 s * -31%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
55.7 s * -27%
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (44 - 89, n=13)
53.7 s * -22%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
47.9 s * -9%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
46.5 s * -6%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
46.3 s * -5%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
44 s *
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
43 s * +2%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H
0.695 sec * -21%
HP Envy 15-ep0098nr
Intel Core i7-10750H
0.61 sec * -6%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H
0.589 sec * -3%
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
0.583 sec * -2%
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (0.561 - 0.596, n=13)
0.576 sec * -0%
Eluktronics RP-15
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
0.574 sec * -0%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
0.574 sec *
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
0.57 sec * +1%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1714 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
210 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
210 Points
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System Performance

PCMark benchmarks are consistently ahead of the Razer Blade 15 Studio likely due in part to the overall faster CPU performance mentioned above. We didn't experience any software issues during our time with the test unit, but we recommend becoming familiar with MSI Creator Center as performance and fan noise controls reside here.

PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Home Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
PCMark 8 Work Accelerated
PCMark 10
Score
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
5904 Points +1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
5846 Points
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
5442 Points -7%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
4884 Points -16%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ, Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPU7
4751 Points -19%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
4558 Points -22%
Essentials
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
10829 Points
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
9826 Points -9%
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
9811 Points -9%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
8890 Points -18%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
8802 Points -19%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ, Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPU7
7490 Points -31%
Productivity
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
8877 Points
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
7796 Points -12%
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
7735 Points -13%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
7668 Points -14%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
7467 Points -16%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ, Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPU7
6685 Points -25%
Digital Content Creation
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
7360 Points +30%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ, Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPU7
5813 Points +3%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
5805 Points +3%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
5640 Points
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
4563 Points -19%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
3912 Points -31%
PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
4418 Points
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
4024 Points -9%
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
3781 Points -14%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ, Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPU7
3739 Points -15%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
3729 Points -16%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
3654 Points -17%
Work Score Accelerated v2
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
5629 Points
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
5341 Points -5%
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
4726 Points -16%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
4638 Points -18%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
4515 Points -20%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ, Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPU7
4390 Points -22%
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
4418 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2
5629 points
PCMark 10 Score
5846 points
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DPC Latency

LatencyMon shows DPC latency issues while opening multiple tabs on our homepage which is disappointing to see on a mobile workstation. 4K60 playback is otherwise smooth and with no dropped frames during our minute-long YouTube test video.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
10043 μs * -194%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
3413 μs *
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
1768 μs * +48%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
858 μs * +75%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
716 μs * +79%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
305 μs * +91%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

CDM 5.5
CDM 5.5
AS SSD
AS SSD
Secondary M.2 slot for additional storage. There are no 2.5-inch SATA III options
Secondary M.2 slot for additional storage. There are no 2.5-inch SATA III options
occupied M.2 2280 slot. Our test unit shipped with a fast 1 TB WDC PC SN730 NVMe SSD that rivals the Samsung PM981a
occupied M.2 2280 slot. Our test unit shipped with a fast 1 TB WDC PC SN730 NVMe SSD that rivals the Samsung PM981a
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
Dell Precision 7550
SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPU7
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
AS SSD
-30%
-117%
-18%
-47%
-22%
Seq Read
2321
2028
-13%
2039
-12%
1982
-15%
2133
-8%
2973
28%
Seq Write
2620
1193
-54%
1376
-47%
2252
-14%
1287
-51%
2429
-7%
4K Read
48.57
42.31
-13%
44.11
-9%
47.13
-3%
40.2
-17%
24.7
-49%
4K Write
165.1
105.5
-36%
113.3
-31%
88.2
-47%
114.6
-31%
115.3
-30%
4K-64 Read
1712
1128
-34%
1094
-36%
1481
-13%
710
-59%
1243
-27%
4K-64 Write
2174
1537
-29%
1630
-25%
1842
-15%
314
-86%
835
-62%
Access Time Read *
0.057
0.069
-21%
0.059
-4%
0.087
-53%
0.128
-125%
Access Time Write *
0.068
0.106
-56%
0.99
-1356%
0.04
41%
0.033
51%
0.034
50%
Score Read
1993
1373
-31%
1342
-33%
1726
-13%
962
-52%
1565
-21%
Score Write
2601
1762
-32%
1881
-28%
2155
-17%
557
-79%
1193
-54%
Score Total
5630
3801
-32%
3883
-31%
4781
-15%
1979
-65%
3525
-37%
Copy ISO MB/s
2589
1768
-32%
2489
-4%
1982
-23%
2136
-17%
Copy Program MB/s
791
627
-21%
682
-14%
501
-37%
489.6
-38%
Copy Game MB/s
1625
1477
-9%
1515
-7%
1140
-30%
1163
-28%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
-16%
-17%
-6%
-27%
-19%
Write 4K
185.8
121
-35%
122.6
-34%
132.9
-28%
157.1
-15%
113.2
-39%
Read 4K
47.21
42.16
-11%
42.4
-10%
46.73
-1%
43.82
-7%
31.1
-34%
Write Seq
2874
2150
-25%
2167
-25%
2214
-23%
1110
-61%
2540
-12%
Read Seq
1786
1755
-2%
1747
-2%
2018
13%
1162
-35%
2005
12%
Write 4K Q32T1
466.8
395.3
-15%
388.8
-17%
478.9
3%
361.3
-23%
331.4
-29%
Read 4K Q32T1
563
381.8
-32%
367.3
-35%
540
-4%
563
0%
368.3
-35%
Write Seq Q32T1
3091
2730
-12%
2629
-15%
2975
-4%
1558
-50%
2535
-18%
Read Seq Q32T1
3395
3468
2%
3460
2%
3195
-6%
2635
-22%
3427
1%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-23% / -25%
-67% / -81%
-12% / -14%
-37% / -39%
-21% / -21%

* ... smaller is better

WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3395 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3091 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 563 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 466.8 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 1786 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 2874 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 47.21 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 185.8 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

The Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is performing where we expect it to be relative to other laptops with the same GPU. Upgrading to thicker workstations like the Acer ConceptD 9 Pro or Eurocom Tornado F5W with the full-power Quadro RTX 5000 can give a 30 to 50 percent increase in graphics power.

See our dedicated page on the Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q for more technical information and benchmark comparisons.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Port Royal
Port Royal
Time Spy
Time Spy
Fire Strike (Cooler Boost on)
Fire Strike (Cooler Boost on)
Fire Strike (Cooler Boost off)
Fire Strike (Cooler Boost off)
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK
24354 Points +21%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK
20164 Points
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (18247 - 21115, n=10)
19825 Points -2%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
19338 Points -4%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
17619 Points -13%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
14666 Points -27%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, i7-9750H
13196 Points -35%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8750H
12554 Points -38%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
8727 Points -57%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H
8416 Points -58%
Dell Precision 5540
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK
8107 Points -60%
MSI WP65
NVIDIA Quadro P620, i7-9750H
4745 Points -76%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
3853 Points -81%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200, i7-8565U
3088 Points -85%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK
9956 Points +30%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
7732 Points +1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK
7645 Points
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (6999 - 7977, n=10)
7432 Points -3%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
6851 Points -10%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, i7-9750H
4943 Points -35%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8750H
4356 Points -43%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
3261 Points -57%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H
3122 Points -59%
Dell Precision 5540
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK
3066 Points -60%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
2898 Points -62%
MSI WP65
NVIDIA Quadro P620, i7-9750H
1383 Points -82%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200, i7-8565U
938 Points -88%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
566 Points -93%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK
9779 Points +23%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK
7920 Points
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
7878 Points -1%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (6801 - 7920, n=10)
7289 Points -8%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
6823 Points -14%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, i7-9750H
5070 Points -36%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
4823 Points -39%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8750H
4593 Points -42%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
3474 Points -56%
Dell Precision 5540
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK
3356 Points -58%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H
3348 Points -58%
MSI WP65
NVIDIA Quadro P620, i7-9750H
1572 Points -80%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200, i7-8565U
1039 Points -87%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
643 Points -92%
3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK
32999 Points +21%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK
27290 Points
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (24156 - 28524, n=9)
26602 Points -3%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
26413 Points -3%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
23739 Points -13%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
19569 Points -28%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, i7-9750H
17074 Points -37%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8750H
16805 Points -38%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
12132 Points -56%
Dell Precision 5540
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK
11468 Points -58%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H
11454 Points -58%
MSI WP65
NVIDIA Quadro P620, i7-9750H
5909 Points -78%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
4983 Points -82%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200, i7-8565U
4256 Points -84%
1280x720 Performance Combined
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK
16451 Points
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop), i9-9980HK
16148 Points -2%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X
13742 Points -16%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
13084 Points -20%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (11312 - 16451, n=9)
12752 Points -22%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H
11416 Points -31%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
NVIDIA Quadro P3200, i7-8750H
11292 Points -31%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H
11239 Points -32%
Dell Precision 7720
NVIDIA Quadro P5000, E3-1535M v6
10778 Points -34%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, i7-9750H
10298 Points -37%
Dell Precision 5540
NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i9-9980HK
10098 Points -39%
MSI WP65
NVIDIA Quadro P620, i7-9750H
6289 Points -62%
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged-P85G
AMD Radeon RX 540, i7-8650U
5853 Points -64%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200, i7-8565U
5318 Points -68%
3DMark 11 Performance
23789 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
52005 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
18226 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
7920 points
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SPECviewperf 13
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
232.2 fps +30%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
184.4 fps +3%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
180.9 fps +1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
178.3 fps
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (157.3 - 181.8, n=8)
174.8 fps -2%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
173 fps -3%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
120.3 fps -33%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
107.5 fps -40%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
101.9 fps -43%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
93.3 fps -48%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
88.9 fps -50%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
56.7 fps -68%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
32.36 fps -82%
Catia (catia-05)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
338.9 fps +30%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
259.7 fps
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
225 fps -13%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (186.9 - 260, n=8)
222 fps -15%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
212.6 fps -18%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
190.8 fps -27%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
166.9 fps -36%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
143.9 fps -45%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
138.3 fps -47%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
134.6 fps -48%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
108.2 fps -58%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
78.4 fps -70%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
45.35 fps -83%
Creo (creo-02)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
319.8 fps +34%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
238.4 fps
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
231.9 fps -3%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (181.9 - 238, n=8)
218 fps -9%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
208 fps -13%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
169.8 fps -29%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
158.8 fps -33%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
151.8 fps -36%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
116.8 fps -51%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
116.3 fps -51%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
109.6 fps -54%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
68 fps -71%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
44.68 fps -81%
Energy (energy-02)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
57.3 fps +49%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
38.34 fps
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (35.4 - 39.9, n=8)
37.3 fps -3%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
36.9 fps -4%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
36.03 fps -6%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
25.94 fps -32%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
17.8 fps -54%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
15.66 fps -59%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
14.87 fps -61%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
8.5 fps -78%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
7.62 fps -80%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
7.29 fps -81%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
2.15 fps -94%
Maya (maya-05)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
340.8 fps +47%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
247 fps +7%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
231.3 fps
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
214.3 fps -7%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
207.9 fps -10%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (179.5 - 231, n=8)
206 fps -11%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
168.6 fps -27%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
146.4 fps -37%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
114.6 fps -50%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
110.2 fps -52%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
105.7 fps -54%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
68.8 fps -70%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
45.21 fps -80%
Medical (medical-02)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
133.4 fps +30%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
102.5 fps
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
99.1 fps -3%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (79 - 102.5, n=8)
89.8 fps -12%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
73.2 fps -29%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
67.1 fps -35%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
50.1 fps -51%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
49.1 fps -52%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
48.02 fps -53%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
41.71 fps -59%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
30.91 fps -70%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
13.05 fps -87%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
11.8 fps -88%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
127.1 fps +29%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
101.6 fps +3%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
98.7 fps
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
97.2 fps -2%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (89.2 - 98.7, n=8)
95.2 fps -4%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
94 fps -5%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
67.8 fps -31%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
58.8 fps -40%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
42.39 fps -57%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
40.2 fps -59%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
37.56 fps -62%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
25.23 fps -74%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
19.38 fps -80%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
465.3 fps +52%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
306.1 fps
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
292.9 fps -4%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (244 - 306, n=8)
287 fps -6%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
271.1 fps -11%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
243.5 fps -20%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
179.4 fps -41%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
148.4 fps -52%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
143.8 fps -53%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
139.4 fps -54%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
90.4 fps -70%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
66.1 fps -78%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
14.99 fps -95%
Solidworks (sw-04)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
203.8 fps +28%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
158.9 fps
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
138.3 fps -13%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (119.7 - 158.9, n=8)
135.3 fps -15%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
131.5 fps -17%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
125.4 fps -21%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
110.8 fps -30%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
104.4 fps -34%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
103.9 fps -35%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
97.2 fps -39%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
83.4 fps -48%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
79.8 fps -50%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
44.6 fps -72%
SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
220 fps +42%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
161.9 fps +5%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
154.9 fps
Dell Precision 7720
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6, NVIDIA Quadro P5000
139.9 fps -10%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
133.7 fps -14%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (113.1 - 154.9, n=8)
126.4 fps -18%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
125.4 fps -19%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q
110 fps -29%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
97.4 fps -37%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
93 fps -40%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
92 fps -41%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
88.9 fps -43%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
74.8 fps -52%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
55.1 fps -64%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
32.08 fps -79%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
172.1 fps +19%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
145.1 fps
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
140.7 fps -3%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (114.1 - 145.1, n=8)
127 fps -12%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
122.7 fps -15%
Dell Precision 7720
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6, NVIDIA Quadro P5000
117.2 fps -19%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
109.5 fps -25%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
99.1 fps -32%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q
91.9 fps -37%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
89.6 fps -38%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
88.3 fps -39%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
83.9 fps -42%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
60.3 fps -58%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
44.45 fps -69%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
37.9 fps -74%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
26 fps +75%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
14.82 fps
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (13.3 - 16.1, n=8)
14.5 fps -2%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
14.4 fps -3%
Dell Precision 7720
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6, NVIDIA Quadro P5000
14.22 fps -4%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
13.9 fps -6%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
10.72 fps -28%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q
10.6 fps -28%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
9.99 fps -33%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
9.19 fps -38%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
7.9 fps -47%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
7.79 fps -47%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
6.31 fps -57%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
3.93 fps -73%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
1.69 fps -89%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
179 fps +70%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
144.1 fps +37%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
127.4 fps +21%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
105.4 fps
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
92.7 fps -12%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
90.3 fps -14%
Dell Precision 7720
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6, NVIDIA Quadro P5000
88.8 fps -16%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (70.3 - 105.4, n=8)
83.4 fps -21%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q
73 fps -31%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
65.1 fps -38%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
58.5 fps -44%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
51 fps -52%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
50.4 fps -52%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
40.93 fps -61%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
24.84 fps -76%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
109.3 fps +66%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
66.4 fps +1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
65.8 fps
Dell Precision 7720
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6, NVIDIA Quadro P5000
62.7 fps -5%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (57.8 - 66.4, n=8)
62.6 fps -5%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
62.4 fps -5%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
48.7 fps -26%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q
41.8 fps -36%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
41.02 fps -38%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
35.53 fps -46%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
35.22 fps -46%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
34.8 fps -47%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
28.57 fps -57%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
14.65 fps -78%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
8.83 fps -87%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
126.4 fps +28%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
101 fps +2%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
98.8 fps
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
98 fps -1%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
96.9 fps -2%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (89 - 100.3, n=8)
95.8 fps -3%
Dell Precision 7720
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6, NVIDIA Quadro P5000
68.8 fps -30%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
67.8 fps -31%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q
62.6 fps -37%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
59 fps -40%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
42.75 fps -57%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
40.3 fps -59%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
37.81 fps -62%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
25.23 fps -74%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
19.25 fps -81%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
258.1 fps +56%
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
186 fps +13%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
165 fps
Dell Precision 7720
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6, NVIDIA Quadro P5000
157.4 fps -5%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
152.9 fps -7%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (120.7 - 165, n=8)
139.8 fps -15%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
134.5 fps -18%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q
111.7 fps -32%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
90.5 fps -45%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
82.7 fps -50%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
74.6 fps -55%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
74.5 fps -55%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
50.3 fps -70%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
35.12 fps -79%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
8.35 fps -95%
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
Acer ConceptD 9 Pro
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
230.1 fps +47%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
156.9 fps
MSI WS75 9TL-636
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
149.1 fps -5%
Fujitsu Celsius H980
Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P3200
144.9 fps -8%
Dell Precision 7720
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6, NVIDIA Quadro P5000
142.3 fps -9%
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
135.9 fps -13%
Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
  (106.8 - 156.9, n=8)
125.7 fps -20%
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 Max-Q
119.9 fps -24%
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
113.8 fps -27%
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700G3T
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q
108.6 fps -31%
Dell Precision 5540
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
100.8 fps -36%
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q
94 fps -40%
MSI WP65
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA Quadro P620
78.7 fps -50%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop)
57.6 fps -63%
HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA
Intel Core i7-8565U, AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
41.43 fps -74%
051015202530354045505560657075Tooltip
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00: Ø71.1 (66-77)
low med. high ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015) 353.2 249.8 158.2 81.1
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 161 143 130 122
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 177 103 80.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 113 98.9 82

Emissions

System Noise

The fans are never silent even when set to Silent mode at about 32 dB(A) minimum against a background of 26 dB(A). This is similar to what we observed on last year's WS63 suggesting that fan behavior hasn't really improved between generations despite the chassis redesign. Nonetheless, Silent mode is recommended when web browsing or video streaming as the fans will pulse more frequently when set to other power profiles.

Running demanding loads like Witcher 3 will induce a cycling fan noise between 45.5 dB(A) and 47.4 d(A) when Cooler Boost is off. If Cooler Boost is on, fan noise will jump and stabilize at 59.7 dB(A) to be one of the loudest 15.6-inch workstations we've ever recorded.

Similar cooling solution as found on the GS66
Similar cooling solution as found on the GS66
Unlike on most other laptops, there is a smaller ~40 mm fan to accompany the twin ~50 mm fans for a total of three internal fans
Unlike on most other laptops, there is a smaller ~40 mm fan to accompany the twin ~50 mm fans for a total of three internal fans
We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine from our test unit
We can notice no electronic noise or coil whine from our test unit
Two accessible SODIMM slots sit adjacent to the processors
Two accessible SODIMM slots sit adjacent to the processors
Fan noise profile. Fans are high-pitched and thus very noticeble when they are active (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Cooler Boost on)
Fan noise profile. Fans are high-pitched and thus very noticeble when they are active (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Cooler Boost on)
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
Quadro T2000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
Quadro P4000 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ, Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPU7
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-9750H, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
Noise
6%
13%
4%
4%
7%
off / environment *
26
25.8
1%
26.2
-1%
30.1
-16%
28
-8%
31.2
-20%
Idle Minimum *
32
25.8
19%
26.2
18%
30.1
6%
33.2
-4%
31.2
2%
Idle Average *
32
25.8
19%
26.2
18%
30.1
6%
33.2
-4%
31.2
2%
Idle Maximum *
32
25.9
19%
26.2
18%
30.1
6%
33.2
-4%
31.5
2%
Load Average *
42
51.2
-22%
39.2
7%
42.3
-1%
41.4
1%
38.4
9%
Witcher 3 ultra *
47.4
51.9
-9%
39
18%
48.2
-2%
38.4
19%
36.9
22%
Load Maximum *
59.7
51.9
13%
50.6
15%
42.1
29%
43.5
27%
41.2
31%

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle
32 / 32 / 32 dB(A)
Load
42 / 59.7 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: 26 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2040.535.739.233.433.62540.334.936.335.434.23129.925.627.324.326.24029.129.723.722.626.75029.127.525.325.329.26329.731.130.430.428.88023.22621.422.228.110021.823.418.920.735.212524.724.72120.130.416023.422.71816.729.22002521.21816.734.425027.123.317.416.233.931528.425.219.317.537.240029.623.917.615.939.150030.82618.514.940.863030.525.118.613.939.780030.326.117.7144110003233.321.113.241.3125034.730.125.913.344.1160040.430.918.913.346200036.729.919.513.347.7250036.130.31913.349.1315036.330.819.613.750400038.433.220.713.651.7500035.130.119.913.950.3630032.92917.613.748.9800029.124.214.613.8461000024.922.114.913.843.21250021.619.415.213.7421600018.120.714.312.737.4SPL47.44232.12659.7N5.63.81.50.812.8median 30.3median 25.2median 18.6median 13.8median 41.3Delta5.13.91.51.75.8hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseMSI WS66 10TMT-207US

Temperature

Surface temperatures are warmest toward the center of the keyboard where it can be 44 C to 48 C when under extreme processing loads. Results are cooler than what we recorded on the Razer Blade 15 Studio where hot spots and the palm rests can be as warm as 60 C and 38 C, respectively. The louder fans of the MSI may be partly responsible for the lower surface temperatures overall when compared to the Razer alternative.

Four sets of exhaust grilles
Four sets of exhaust grilles
AC adapter after running Witcher 3 for over an hour
AC adapter after running Witcher 3 for over an hour
Max. Load
 33.2 °C
92 F
34 °C
93 F
33.6 °C
92 F
 
 41 °C
106 F
44.2 °C
112 F
30.2 °C
86 F
 
 29 °C
84 F
25.8 °C
78 F
26.4 °C
80 F
 
Maximum: 44.2 °C = 112 F
Average: 33 °C = 91 F
42.2 °C
108 F
46.2 °C
115 F
42.2 °C
108 F
34 °C
93 F
37.2 °C
99 F
36.8 °C
98 F
30 °C
86 F
31.8 °C
89 F
32.2 °C
90 F
Maximum: 46.2 °C = 115 F
Average: 37 °C = 99 F
Power Supply (max.)  53 °C = 127 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 33 °C / 91 F, compared to the average of 32 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Workstation.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 44.2 °C / 112 F, compared to the average of 38.1 °C / 101 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 46.2 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 41.3 °C / 106 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29 °C / 84 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 36.8 °C / 98 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (32 °C / 89.6 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (-4.2 °C / -7.6 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 to stress the CPU, clock rates would boost to 4.3 GHz for about a minute until hitting a core temperature of 84 C. Clock rates would then dip to 3.9 GHz in order to maintain a cooler core temperature of 74 C. This behavior can also be observed in our Power Consumption section below.

Enabling Cooler Boost will boost both CPU and GPU clock rates slightly while reducing core temperatures as shown by our table below. When running Witcher 3 with the feature disabled, for example, CPU and GPU temperatures would settle at 75 C and 71 C, respectively, compared to 67 C and 60 C when the feature is enabled.

Running on battery power will limit performance. A Fire Strike run on batteries would produce Physics and Graphics scores of 13238 and 5944 points, respectively, compared to 22317 and 20164 points when on mains.

System idle
System idle
Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost off)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost off)
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 on)
Witcher 3 stress (Cooler Boost on)
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle (Cooler Boost on) -- -- 36 31
Prime95 Stress (Cooler Boost on) 3.8 - 3.9 -- 75 38
Prime95 + FurMark Stress (Cooler Boost on) 3.8 - 3.9 ~500 - 1440 82 59
Witcher 3 Stress (Cooler Boost off) 4.3 - 4.4 1275 75 71
Witcher 3 Stress (Cooler Boost on) 4.6 1380 67 60

Speakers

Same 2 W stereo speakers as on the GS66
Same 2 W stereo speakers as on the GS66
Audio quality remains decent at best due to its below average bass reproduction
Audio quality remains decent at best due to its below average bass reproduction
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs203339.2332535.636.335.63123.827.323.84025.323.725.35030.425.330.46332.330.432.3802521.42510027.118.927.112532.42132.416037.21837.220041184125044.917.444.931550.119.350.140058.417.658.450064.518.564.56307118.67180076.217.776.210007421.174125071.625.971.6160067.418.967.4200062.419.562.4250061.41961.4315055.819.655.8400063.820.763.8500064.819.964.8630065.117.665.1800066.214.666.21000057.414.957.41250050.215.250.21600048.514.348.5SPL80.532.180.5N45.11.545.1median 61.4median 18.6median 61.4Delta9.21.59.235.335.132.931.831.83236.535.132.428.93328.936.328.848.32761.52752.924.860.92462.822.763.32269.521.267.82174.82075.919.472.718.97117.770.117.86917.671.817.668.117.671.417.673.717.670.417.571.617.671.617.669.617.459.717.583.630.662.51.5median 69.6median 17.84.72.4hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseMSI WS66 10TMT-207USApple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 22.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.5% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (11.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.4% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (26.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 85% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 8% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 77% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 19% 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

Idling on desktop with the iGPU active and the brightness set to minimum will demand about 14 W. If brightness is set to maximum, this jumps to 19 W. Idling on Ultra Performance Cooler Boost mode will draw 42 W minimum meaning it's not the ideal mode for simple tasks like video streaming or emailing.

Running stressful loads like gaming will draw about 152 W to be similar to what we recorded on the Dell Precision 7550 or Razer Blade 15 Studio each equipped with the same Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q GPU. We're able to record temporary spikes of up to 227 W from the medium-sized (16.4 x 7.5 x 3.4 cm) 230 W AC adapter when both the CPU and GPU are at 100 percent utilization. Average consumption will always be much lower meaning the laptop can still recharge at a decent rate even when running extreme loads unlike on the Precision 5750.

Constant consumption when running 3DMark 06
Constant consumption when running 3DMark 06
Constant consumption when running Witcher 3
Constant consumption when running Witcher 3
Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would jump to 138 W for about 50 seconds before falling and stabilizing at 114.8 W
Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would jump to 138 W for about 50 seconds before falling and stabilizing at 114.8 W
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Consumption exhibits unsteady spikes, but it averages around 165 W to be well below the rated 230 W AC adapter
Prime95+FurMark initiated at 10s mark. Consumption exhibits unsteady spikes, but it averages around 165 W to be well below the rated 230 W AC adapter
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 1.12 / 2.1 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 13.8 / 18.4 / 41.5 Watt
Load midlight 110.5 / 227.1 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 WS66 10TMT-207US
i9-10980HK, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Dell Precision 7550
W-10885M, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
i7-10875H, Quadro T2000 Max-Q, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB, IPS, 3840x2400, 15.60
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
i7-10875H, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR, OLED, 3840x2160, 15.60
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
i7-7700HQ, Quadro P4000 Max-Q, Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPU7, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
i7-9750H, Quadro T1000 (Laptop), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Power Consumption
13%
40%
12%
29%
58%
Idle Minimum *
13.8
8.2
41%
5.6
59%
13.4
3%
13.3
4%
2.9
79%
Idle Average *
18.4
16.8
9%
11.2
39%
18
2%
17.2
7%
5.5
70%
Idle Maximum *
41.5
24.4
41%
18.4
56%
26.1
37%
17.9
57%
10.6
74%
Load Average *
110.5
131
-19%
114
-3%
115
-4%
83.7
24%
86
22%
Witcher 3 ultra *
151.6
156.6
-3%
76.7
49%
145
4%
101.9
33%
83
45%
Load Maximum *
227.1
201.8
11%
134.2
41%
165
27%
114.3
50%
100.7
56%

* ... smaller is better

Battery Life

Runtimes are just shy of 8 hours when browsing the web even when set to MSI's Super Battery power profile. Charging the large 99.99 Wh battery from empty to full takes about 2 hours.

The system can also recharge via the USB-C port along the left edge only.

Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
8h 19min
WiFi Websurfing
7h 49min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 11min
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
i9-10980HK, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, 99.99 Wh
Dell Precision 7550
W-10885M, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, 95 Wh
Dell Precision 5550 P91F
i7-10875H, Quadro T2000 Max-Q, 86 Wh
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition 2020
i7-10875H, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, 80 Wh
MSI WS63VR 7RL-023US
i7-7700HQ, Quadro P4000 Max-Q, 48 Wh
Acer ConceptD 3 Pro CN315-71P-73W1
i7-9750H, Quadro T1000 (Laptop), 58.7 Wh
Battery Runtime
11%
67%
16%
-47%
3%
Reader / Idle
499
666
33%
1354
171%
527
6%
235
-53%
WiFi v1.3
469
534
14%
540
15%
341
-27%
175
-63%
484
3%
Load
71
62
-13%
82
15%
119
68%
54
-24%

Pros

+ much-improved chassis quality over the WS63
+ Xeon and Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q options
+ large battery; respectable battery life
+ excellent Core i9 CPU performance
+ 3-year limited warranty standard
+ sleek professional design
+ 2x SODIMM, 2x RAM slots
+ can recharge via USB-C
+ fast SD card reader
+ roomy clickpad
+ no PWM

Cons

- no Smart Card, WAN, NFC, NumPad, or matte panel options
- integrated clickpad keys could be firmer in feedback
- bottom panel can be a bit difficult to remove
- very loud fans with Cooler Boost active
- larger and heavier than WS63
- no full sRGB coverage options
- fans are always active
- no 10 Gbps RJ-45 port
- only one USB-A port

Verdict

In review: MSI WS66 10TMT-207US. Test unit provided by MSI
In review: MSI WS66 10TMT-207US. Test unit provided by MSI

If you want the fastest performance possible out of a super-thin chassis design, then the MSI WS66 will not disappoint. Its Core i9 CPU is consistently faster than the Razer Blade 15 Studio especially since the latter is limited to a Core i7.

The "performance at all cost" mentality of the WS66 has its fair share of disadvantages. Most notably, fan noise is significantly louder than the aforementioned Razer and most other workstations for that matter. Furthermore, the gaming origins of the ultra-thin WS66 mean that the system excludes a lot of basic features that traditional workstations carry. You're going to have to look at bulkier models like the Dell Precision 7550, Lenovo ThinkPad P53, or HP ZBook 15 if features like Smart Card readers, wide color gamut, mouse buttons, NumPad keys, NFC, SIM, or matte panel options are important for your line of work.

The MSI WS66 is laser-focused at maximizing performance to be faster than what its thin design may otherwise suggest. Auxiliary features get the short end of the stick and fan noise will be very high if you want the most out of the system.

MSI WS66 10TMT-207US - 08/30/2020 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
78 / 98 → 80%
Keyboard
77%
Pointing Device
86%
Connectivity
65 / 80 → 82%
Weight
61 / 10-66 → 92%
Battery
79 / 95 → 83%
Display
82%
Games Performance
95%
Application Performance
93%
Temperature
86 / 95 → 91%
Noise
64 / 90 → 71%
Audio
69%
Camera
41 / 85 → 48%
Average
76%
83%
Workstation - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2020-08-30 (Update: 2020-09- 1)