MSI GF65 Thin vs HP Omen 15 (2021 AMD)
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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
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 600 grams less (around 1.32 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
Advantages of the HP Omen 15 (2021 AMD)
- Around 92% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~39%) battery – 70.9 against 51 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) | 2.46 kg (5.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 254 x 21.7 mm 14.13 x 10 x 0.85 inches |
357.9 x 239.7 x 22.6 mm 14.09 x 9.44 x 0.89 inches |
| Area | 912 cm2 (141.3 inches2) | 858 cm2 (133 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.6% | ~78.2% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 57.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | - | 948:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 88.1% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 63.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 66.8% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | No |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 180 W | 200 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 691 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1455 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1590 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.884 TFLOPS | 4.884 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1536 | 1536 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 96 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | 78 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| 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 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 11.5 x 7.3 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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