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Name: MSI GE63VR 7RF Raider
Brand: MSI

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MSI GE63VR 7RF Raider

MSI GE63VR Raider-075 (i7-7700HQ, GTX 1070, Full HD) Laptop Review by Sven Kloevekorn

#387 Intel Core i7-7700HQ

#138 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile

16384 MB

256 GB

SSD

15.60-inch

1920x1080

2422 g

383 x 260 x 27.5

51 Wh

2000 Euro

Specifications

MSI GE63VR 7RF Raider (GE63 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4 x 2.8 - 3.8 GHz, Kaby Lake

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1480 MHz, Memory: 8000 MHz, GDDR5, ForceWare 385.41, Nvidia Optimus

Memory

16 GB

, 2x 8 GB SO-DIMM DDR4, 2400 MHz, Dual-Channel, both slots occupied

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, Chi Mei N156HHE-GA1 (CMN15F4), TN LED, 120 Hz, Full-HD, glossy: no

Mainboard

Intel HM175 (Skylake PCH-H)

Storage

Toshiba HG6 THNSNJ256G8NY, 256 GB

, M.2-SSD + HGST HTS721010A9E630, 1 TB HDD, 7200 rpm

Soundcard

Realtek ALC1220 @ Intel Sunrise Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller

Connections

3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: two 3.5 mm jacks (audio-in and audio-out), Card Reader: SD,SDHC,SDXC, Brightness Sensor

Networking

Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1435 Wireless Network Adapter (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 27.5 x 383 x 260 ( = 1.08 x 15.08 x 10.24 in)

Battery

51 Wh Lithium-Ion, 6 cells

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: 720p

Additional features

Speakers: 2x 2W speakers + 2x 3W woofer, Keyboard: Chiclet by SteelSeries, Keyboard Light: yes, 230-watt power supply, MS Office Trial, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

2.422 kg ( = 85.43 oz / 5.34 pounds), Power Supply: 947 g ( = 33.4 oz / 2.09 pounds)

Price

2000 EUR

Links

MSI homepage
MSI notebook section

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288 cd/m²	297 cd/m²	278 cd/m²
273 cd/m²	285 cd/m²	270 cd/m²
262 cd/m²	250 cd/m²	256 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

Chi Mei N156HHE-GA1 (CMN15F4) tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 297 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 273.2 cd/m² Minimum: 5 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 84 %
Center on Battery: 285 cd/m²
Contrast: 1239:1 (Black: 0.23 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.52 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 3.41 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
100% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
77% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
86.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
91.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.05

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

ERROR no Specs ID specified in element or header and also no heat ID found in element

Noise Level

Idle		33 / 35 / 40 dB(A)
HDD		34 dB(A)
Load		48 / 55 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 30 dB(A)

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.5 / 0.7 Watt
Idle	11 / 16 / 21 Watt
Load	92 / 224 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: 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.

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		5h 23min
WiFi Websurfing		3h 21min
Load (maximum brightness)		0h 42min

MSI GE63VR 7RF Raider - 2017-10-28 10/28/2017 v6^(old)
Redaktion

Chassis

81 / 98 → 83%

Keyboard

83%

Pointing Device

81%

Connectivity

65 / 81 → 80%

Weight

60 / 10-66 → 90%

Battery

71%

Display

88%

Games Performance

96%

Application Performance

93%

Temperature

82 / 95 → 87%

Noise

59 / 90 → 65%

Audio

80%

Camera

50 / 85 → 59%

Average

76%

85%

Gaming - Weighted Average

Pros
+	relatively compact and light-weight
+	solid, well-made case
+	high connectivity
+	fast card-reader
+	very good keyboard
+	120 Hz, fast response times
+	100% sRGB
+	good color accuracy
+	Nvidia Optimus
Cons
-	case shows fingerprints, difficult to clean
-	touchpad has issues
-	TN panel with unstable viewing angles
-	display could be brighter
-	no G-Sync
-	SSD does not have PCIe interface

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k QD32: 190.3 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k QD32: 368.8 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k: 88.9 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k: 21.77 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 512: 409.9 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 512: 411.9 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write Seq: 441.4 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read Seq: 507 MB/s

AS SSD Score Total: 930 Points

AS SSD Score Write: 293 Points

AS SSD Score Read: 420 Points

AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.045 ms*

AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.168 ms*

AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 170.6 MB/s

AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 350.3 MB/s

AS SSD 4K Write: 77.3 MB/s

AS SSD 4K Read: 19.55 MB/s

AS SSD Seq Write: 447 MB/s

AS SSD Seq Read: 506 MB/s

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 160 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 729 Points

3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 8937 Points

3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 8985 Points

3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 23246 Points

3DMark 11 Performance: 16625 Points

3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 10731 Points

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 17793 Points

3DMark Fire Strike Score: 13917 Points

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 7627 Points

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 110219 Points

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 27629 Points

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K: 102.7 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 18.76 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq: 441.7 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq: 511 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 233 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 316.4 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 486.8 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 552 MB/s

PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 5270 Points

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 4406 Points

Far Cry Primal Ultra Preset: 74 fps

Far Cry Primal High Preset: 76 fps

Deus Ex Mankind Divided Ultra Preset: 45.6 fps

Deus Ex Mankind Divided High Preset: 83.1 fps

For Honor Extreme Preset: 113 fps

For Honor High Preset: 144.4 fps

Ghost Recon Wildlands Ultra Preset: 52.2 fps

Ghost Recon Wildlands High Preset: 90.8 fps

The Witcher 3 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+): 62.2 fps

Rise of the Tomb Raider Very High Preset: 102.5 fps

Rise of the Tomb Raider High Preset: 118.8 fps

Battlefield 1 Ultra Preset: 103.2 fps

Battlefield 1 High Preset: 110.5 fps

Temperatures GPU Temperature Witcher 3 ultra: 77 °C

Clock Speed CPU Clock Speed Witcher 3 Ultra: 3500 MHz

Clock Speed GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra: 1670 MHz

SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 178 MB/s

SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 200 MB/s

Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 201 min

Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 9.6 ms*

Response Times Response Time Black / White: 7.2 ms*

Response Times PWM Frequency: 26000 Hz

Emissions Fan Noise The Witcher 3 ultra: 50 dB(A)

Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 93 dB(A)

Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 685 MBit/s

Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 540 MBit/s

Power Consumption Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency: 0.3362 fps per Watt

Power Consumption Witcher 3 ultra: 185 Watt*

Display Display P3 Coverage: 91.3 %

Display sRGB Coverage: 100 %

Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 86.7 %

* Smaller values are better.

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