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MSI GE75 8SG Raider

MSI GE75 8SG Raider (i7-8750H, RTX 2080) Laptop Review by Andreas Osthoff
#288 Intel Core i7-8750H
#73 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
16384 MB
512 GB
SSD
17.30-inch
1920x1080
2646 g
397 x 269 x 27.5
65 Wh
3000 Euro

Specifications

MSI GE75 8SG Raider (GE75 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-8750H 6 x 2.2 - 4.1 GHz, Coffee Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1380 MHz, Memory: 1750 MHz, GDDR6, ForceWare 418.91, Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR4-2666, Dual-Channel, 2 slots, up to 32 GB
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, CMN N173HCE-G33 (CMN175C), AHVA, Full-HD, 144 Hz, glossy: no
Mainboard
Intel Cannon Lake HM370
Storage
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ, 512 GB 
, SSD + Seagate BarraCuda Pro ST1000LM049, 1 TB HDD, 7200 rpm, Slots: 2x M.2 Type 2280 & 1x 2.5"
Soundcard
Realtek ALC1220 @ Intel Cannon Point PCH
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm headphones, 3.5 mm microphone, Card Reader: SD
Networking
Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), Killer Wireless-AC 1550i Wireless Network Adapter (9560NGW) (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 27.5 x 397 x 269 ( = 1.08 x 15.63 x 10.59 in)
Battery
65 Wh Lithium-Ion, 6 cells
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Additional features
Speakers: Dynaudio Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 280W PSU, MSI Software Pack, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.646 kg ( = 93.34 oz / 5.83 pounds), Power Supply: 986 g ( = 34.78 oz / 2.17 pounds)
Price
3000 EUR
Links
MSI homepage
MSI notebook section

 

361
cd/m²		364
cd/m²		330
cd/m²
354
cd/m²		363
cd/m²		322
cd/m²
340
cd/m²		328
cd/m²		314
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
CMN N173HCE-G33 (CMN175C) tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 364 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 341.8 cd/m² Minimum: 19 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 86 %
Center on Battery: 363 cd/m²
Contrast: 1344:1 (Black: 0.27 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.29 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 2.45
ΔE Greyscale 3.02 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
91% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
58% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
62.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
91.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
60.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.38
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Noise Level

Idle
30 / 34 / 37 dB(A)
HDD
33 dB(A)
Load
52 / 54 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
  
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 30 dB(A)
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.1 / 0.1 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 7 / 15 / 22 Watt
Load midlight 92 / 254 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
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Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
7h 48min
Witcher 3 ultra 150cd
0h 50min
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 44.17763.1.0)
4h 41min
Load (maximum brightness)
0h 53min

MSI GE75 8SG Raider - 03/25/2019 v6(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
76 / 98 → 78%
Keyboard
85%
Pointing Device
89%
Connectivity
63 / 81 → 78%
Weight
59 / 10-66 → 87%
Battery
79%
Display
90%
Games Performance
100%
Application Performance
94%
Temperature
84 / 95 → 88%
Noise
61 / 90 → 68%
Audio
86%
Average
81%
88%
Gaming - Weighted Average

Pros

+excellent 144 Hz panel
+compact chassis with slim bezels
+very good GPU performance
+RGB keyboard illumination and illuminated USB ports
+good keyboard
+powerful speakers
+three storage slots
+decent battery runtime
 

Cons

-tricky maintenance
-loud fans when gaming and HDD murmur
-no Thunderbolt 3 or G-Sync
-very slow SD card reader
-CPU Turbo Boost performance could be better
AS SSD Score Total: 2340 Points
AS SSD Score Write: 870 Points
AS SSD Score Read: 972 Points
AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.046 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.117 ms*
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 697 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 861 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Write: 83 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Read: 22.26 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Write: 906 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Read: 888 MB/s
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 176.3 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 1069 Points
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 99.6 %
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 114.4 fps
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 11339 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 11462 Points
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 33741 Points
3DMark 11 Performance: 22658 Points
3DMark Time Spy Stress Test: 99 %
3DMark Time Spy CPU: 6175 Points
3DMark Time Spy Graphics: 9816 Points
3DMark Time Spy Score: 9018 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra Combined: 3168 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra Physics: 15627 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra Graphics: 5722 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra Score: 5802 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Combined: 8752 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 15668 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 25203 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Score: 19661 Points
3DMark Sky Diver Physics: 13805 Points
3DMark Sky Diver Graphics: 84128 Points
3DMark Sky Diver Score: 42748 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 9936 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 126474 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 35054 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics: 58695 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score: 449825 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Score: 180933 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 1104 ms*
Octane V2 Total Score: 33825 Points
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K: 73.4 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K: 73.4 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 31.93 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 31.97 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq: 882 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq: 922 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 310.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 297.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 325.5 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 327.5 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1007 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 929 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1611 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1607 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 625 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 818 MB/s
Geekbench 4.4 Compute OpenCL Score: 36384
Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 22365
Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 5109
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 5574 Points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2: 8493 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 4918 Points
JetStream 1.1 Total Score: 294.5 Points
PCMark 10 Digital Content Creation: 7697 Points
PCMark 10 Productivity: 7759 Points
PCMark 10 Essentials: 8968 Points
PCMark 10 Score: 5816 Points
Blender v2.79 BMW27 CPU: 485.9 Seconds*
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4: 31316 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4 -mmt1: 4630 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 4k Preset: 8.43 fps
X-Plane 11.11 high (fps_test=3): 75 fps
X-Plane 11.11 med (fps_test=2): 89 fps
X-Plane 11.11 low (fps_test=1): 102 fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Highest Preset: 99 fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider High Preset: 106 fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Medium Preset: 111 fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Lowest Preset: 126 fps
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey Ultra High Preset: 65 fps
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey High Preset: 73 fps
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey Medium Preset: 75 fps
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey Low Preset: 86 fps
Far Cry New Dawn Ultra Preset: 82 fps
Far Cry New Dawn High Preset: 90 fps
Far Cry New Dawn Medium Preset: 94 fps
Far Cry New Dawn Low Preset: 109 fps
The Witcher 3 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+): 92.1 fps
The Witcher 3 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off): 162 fps
The Witcher 3 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing: 230 fps
The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 276 fps
Dota 2 Reborn ultra (3/3) best looking: 103.9 fps
Dota 2 Reborn high (2/3): 109 fps
Dota 2 Reborn med (1/3): 125.5 fps
Dota 2 Reborn min (0/3) fastest: 134.8 fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider Very High Preset: 145 fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider High Preset: 155 fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider Medium Preset: 174 fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider Lowest Preset: 236 fps
Battlefield V Ultra Preset: 111 fps
Battlefield V High Preset: 117 fps
Battlefield V Medium Preset: 132 fps
Battlefield V Low Preset: 144 fps
Darksiders III Epic: 121 fps
Darksiders III High: 126 fps
Darksiders III Medium: 129 fps
Darksiders III Low: 195 fps
Just Cause 4 Very High / On: 116 fps
Just Cause 4 High / On: 118 fps
Just Cause 4 Medium / Off: 161 fps
Just Cause 4 Low / Off: 181 fps
Dirt Rally 2.0 Ultra Preset: 96 fps
Dirt Rally 2.0 High Preset: 144 fps
Dirt Rally 2.0 Medium Preset: 159 fps
Dirt Rally 2.0 Ultra Low Preset: 216 fps
Temperatures GPU Temperature Witcher 3 ultra: 75 °C
Clock Speed CPU Clock Speed Witcher 3 Ultra: 3900 MHz
Clock Speed GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra: 1605 MHz
SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 26 MB/s
SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 27 MB/s
Battery Runtime Witcher 3 ultra 150cd: 50 min
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 281 min
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 8 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 9.2 ms*
Response Times PWM Frequency: 26040 Hz
Emissions Fan Noise The Witcher 3 ultra: 53 dB(A)
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 91 dB(A)
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 674 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 683 MBit/s
Power Consumption Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency: 0.4449 fps per Watt
Power Consumption Witcher 3 ultra: 207 Watt*
Display Display P3 Coverage: 60.6 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 91.2 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 62.6 %
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)