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日本MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex)
- Date Published: 03 Sep 2021
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- AMD Radeon RX 6600M
- 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS + FreeSync
- 1000GB SSD
- 2x 8GB DDR4, 3200 MHz
- 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Pros
- Two SODIMM slots, two M.2 PCIe x4 slot
- Rigid structure
- Lacks PWM (AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED))
- 93% sRGB coverage and accurate colors with our Gaming and Web design profile (AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED))
- Fast pixel response times and 144Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED))
- Powerful hardware
- Good battery life
Cons
- No SD card reader and Thunderbolt 4
- Runs hot
Specs
- HDD/SSD
- 1TB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo
- RAM
- 2x 8GB DDR4, 3200 MHz
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Body Material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 359 x 259 x 23.95 mm (14.13" x 10.20" x 0.94")
- Weight
- 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Card Reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- RGB
- Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, Nahimic 3D Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
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DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920x1080, IPS + FreeSync
- Name
- AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED)
- Diagonal
- 15.6"
- Pixel density
- 141.21 ppi
- Brightness
- 335 cd/m2
- sRGB
- 93%
- PWM frequency
- No PWM (Flicker-Free)
- Panel Type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Becomes "Retina" from
- 24 inches (62 cm)
- Contrast
- 1320:1
- dE Color Checker
- 4.7 1.8
- PWM Rating
- 10.0: (safe)
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) in-depth review
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Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options
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CPU Performance: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU Performance: AMD Radeon RX 6600M
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Some games you can play on this laptop
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 174 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 141 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 75 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 45 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 268 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 199 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 139 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 177 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 86 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 67 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 44 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 115 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 63 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 36 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 1549 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 676 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 540 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 314 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 147 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 99 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 85 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 70 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 61 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 233 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 194 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 186 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 157 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 195 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 166 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 151 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 139 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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