MSI Modern 15 2021 (Ryzen 5000)
- Launched: January 2021
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~80.5%
- Dimensions: 356.8 x 233.7 x 18.9 mm (14.05 x 9.2 x 0.74 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Modern 15 2021 (Ryzen 5000).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Modern 15 2021 (Ryzen 5000)
| Weight |
1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
356.8 x 233.7 x 18.9 mm
14.05 x 9.2 x 0.74 inches |
| Area |
834 cm2 (129.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~80.5% |
| Side bezels |
5.7 mm |
| Colors |
Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
180° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Size |
15.6 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
No |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
65 W |
| Base frequency |
2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4 GHz |
| Cores |
6 |
| Threads |
12 |
| L3 Cache |
8 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process |
7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1109
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
4979
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1186
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
7128
| TGP |
10-45 W |
| Type |
Integrated |
| Fabrication process |
7 nm |
| GPU base clock |
300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1600 MHz |
| FLOPS |
1.108 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
System Shared |
| Memory type |
DDR4 |
| Memory speed |
3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
448 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
28 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
7 |
GPU performance
1.108 TFLOPS
| Channels |
1x8 GB |
| Clock |
3200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x128 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.1 |
| Fingerprint |
No |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt |
No |
| HDMI |
1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
No |
| SD card reader |
Yes |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
No |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1.5 mm |
Touchpad
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
