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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI GF65 Thin
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 790 grams less (around 1.74 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Dell G15 5511
- Around 73% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 25-35% higher FPS
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 56 against 51 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) | 2.65 kg (5.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 254 x 21.7 mm 14.13 x 10 x 0.85 inches |
357.2 x 272.8 x 24.9 mm 14.06 x 10.74 x 0.98 inches |
| Area | 912 cm2 (141.3 inches2) | 974 cm2 (151 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.6% | ~68.9% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 5.9 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Gray, Green |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | - | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 13.2 V |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 180 W | 180 / 240 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.1-2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1455 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1590 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.884 TFLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1536 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 40 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 10.5 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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