MSI Crosshair 15 (12Ux)
- HDD/SSD
- up to 16000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro
- Battery
- 90Wh, 4-cell, 53.5Wh, 3-cell, 53.5Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 359 x 259 x 26.9 mm (14.13" x 10.20" x 1.06")
- Weight
- 2.47 kg (5.4 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)
- 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
- Speakers
- Stereo Speakers by Nahimic Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All MSI Crosshair 15 (12Ux) configurations
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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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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI Crosshair 15 (12Ux) series.
Results are from the Cinebench 20 Multi-core test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the MSI Crosshair 15 (12Ux) series.
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
MSI Crosshair 15 (12Ux) in-depth review
More than anything, MSI is known for using one platform for many of its devices. This is not new, as we've seen it in the past. Also, a lot of car manufacturers do the same thing. In a way, you can think of MSI as VW. For instance, the laptop we're going to review today shares the same platform as the Pulse GL66.This is why we were very intrigued when we saw the specs. These guys managed to fit an RTX 3070 Ti with a 140W TGP inside of the Crosshair 15 (B12Ux). We really hope that they have found a way to cool it down properly because the Pulse series is not really known for its great ther[...]
Pros
- 2x SODIMM + 2x M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4 slots
- Bold design
- Covers 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NE156QHM-NY1 (BOE09C2))
- 165Hz panel with quick response times(BOE NE156QHM-NY1 (BOE09C2))
- PWM-free (BOE NE156QHM-NY1 (BOE09C2))
Cons
- Extremely hot externals when CoolerBoost is not enabled
- No SD card slot and Thunderbolt support
- USB Type-C port only supports data transfer
- Average input devices
Games you can play on this laptop series
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 112 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 104 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 64 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 34 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) | 128 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 84 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 49 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 300 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 269 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 202 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) | 298 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 238 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 168 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) | 182 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 159 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 99 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 68 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 173 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 143 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 89 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 80 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 141 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 122 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 99 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 83 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) | 125 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 101 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 78 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 66 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) | 2170 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 103 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 1417 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 101 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) | 184 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 116 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 93 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 59 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 132 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 131 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 111 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 71 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) | 744 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 500 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 440 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 490 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 387 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 332 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 195 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 168 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 160 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 145 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) | 180 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 148 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 142 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 133 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 667 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 374 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 217 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) | 680 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 346 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 195 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W) | 181 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 164 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 129 FPS PLAY VIDEO |