Product Comparison: MSI GS65 (8RE-011UK) vs Razer Blade 15
General Specifications
Brand
MSI
Razer
Model
GS65 (8RE-011UK)
Blade 15
Origin
China
China
About the Product
GS65 Stealth Thin - An ultraportable 15.6-inch laptop with thin bezel gaming display and its brand new gold-and-black premium design. Sharp, powerful, slim - all forged into one.
Made for Gaming, one of the world’s smallest 15.6 Inch gaming laptop (0.66 - 0.68 x 9.25 x 13.98 Inch) with 15.6 Inch edge-to-edge display (4.9 mm bezels); New 8th Gen Intel Core i7 6 Core processor; 2.2GHz/4.1GHz (base/max turbo); Powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060/1070 Max-Q VR ready graphics; UK-Layout with Razer Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3 Connection, 3 x USB-3 Connection; Full spectrum gaming keyboard powered by Razer Chroma.
Key Specs
Screen Size
15.6 in.
15.6 in.
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor Speed
2.2 GHz
2.2 GHz
System Memory (RAM)
16 GB
16 GB
Storage Capacity
256 GB
512 GB
Battery Life
8 hours
5 hours
Size & Weight
Height
0.7 in.
0.78 in.
Width
14.08 in.
13.98 in.
Depth
9.75 in.
9.25 in.
Weight
4.14 lbs.
4.48 lbs.
Processor
Processor Model
Intel core i7 8750H
Intel Core i7-8750H
Number of Cores
6
6
Graphics
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
What customers say about "Processor"
MSI GS65 (8RE-011UK) Stealth Thin 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop - (Black)
- It performs fantastically well with games and photos coz cpu is monster!
- Nice performing in new videogames at high settings. Videocard and cpu works well.
- CPU works on high speed and it still silent, amazing quality!
- I think with that processor i can play on ultrasettings without lags.
- In my honest opinion the cooling for the CPU is totally inadequate on this laptop, thus I CANNOT recommend this laptop, buy a better and cheaper one instead.
Razer Blade 15 Gaming Laptop (Black)
- 8th gen Intel CPU I knew it would be a pretty good fit.
- Finally i have decent cpu performance. A can play on ultra settings!!
- Such a nice processor, that speed is amazing!
- Love that quality and cpu performance, highly recommended!
- CPU speed provides a huge speed, so happy, good purchase!
Memory
Type of Memory (RAM)
DDR4
DDR4-SDRAM
Type of Storage
SSD
SSD
Card Reader
No
No
What customers say about "Memory"
MSI GS65 (8RE-011UK) Stealth Thin 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop - (Black)
- SSD works fine, fast loading of windows and files.
- Ssd and ram works well, nice to have that laptop for fast working and loading.
- Very fast ssd and cpu, higl level quality!
- I don't like a speed of ssd, i think it should be better.
- I have ram issues, constantly some mistakes.
Razer Blade 15 Gaming Laptop (Black)
- Nice design, huge performance, fast ssd, good purchase!
- High quality ram and ssd, no lags!
- SSD really works fast, very satisfied.
- I have ssd issues, It seems to me that it is overheating and starts to work more slowly.
- Something is wrong with ssd, it can work quickly, but for some reason its work is slowing down
Features
Display Type
FHD IPS
FHD IPS
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
1920x1080
Discrete Graphics
GeForce GTX 1060
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Discrete Graphics Memory
6 GB
6 GB
Extras
144hz 7ms notebook display, Ultra-thin bezel, Steelseries gaming keyboard, Slim adapter, Hi-Res audio, MSI “SHIFT”, Connect 4K, Cooler boost trinity, True color 2.0, VR Ready, Matrix display, Dynaudio, Nahimic 3 audio technology, Nahimic VR, MSI app player, Dragon center 2.0, Steelseries engine 3, Killer E2500 gaming LAN, Killer shield
Razer Chroma RGB, Aluminum unibody, A bespoke heat pipe system, SYNAPSE 3, Made with blade
What customers say about "Features"
MSI GS65 (8RE-011UK) Stealth Thin 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop - (Black)
- I'm impressed how light and wafer thin this laptop is.
- It looks elegant and stylish, and I have no fear of embarrassment taking it meetings with design conscious clients.
- It is totally silent with light usage (web browsing, word processing), with heavier usage (3d gpu/CPU rendering) the fan noise is acceptable and not noticable any louder than previous laptops I have owned.
- I am amazed at how many features there are in this laptop.
- Its one of the quality building laptops, amazing design and nice features.
Razer Blade 15 Gaming Laptop (Black)
- Speakers are decent for a laptop.
- Trackpad feels really nice to use and is a decent size.
- For what's packed inside, it's incredibly light and thin. Not much else packs this much power in this form factor.
- Very nice design and the vapor chamber does its job.
- The screen is very good 144 Hz is just a pleasure to game on.
Connectivity
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Network
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Number of USB Ports
3
3
USB Type C
Yes
Yes
Other Ports
HDMI, RJ-45, Mini DisplayPort
HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit ethernet
What customers say about "Connectivity"
MSI GS65 (8RE-011UK) Stealth Thin 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop - (Black)
- Laptop has a lot of usb and works without issues.
- WiFi provide a stable connection and good speed of downloading, no complains.
- Great quality of ports and cables, its very imroptant thing!
- Wifi connection issues sometimes.
- What is wrong with that wifi? connection to the internet a very slowly.
Razer Blade 15 Gaming Laptop (Black)
- Good connectibility. I can use all of my devices with this laptop.
- Nice wifi connection without lags.
- The laptop has nice design and many ports, cables are good too.
- Another USB C would have been nice, as well as being able to charge through it.
- No SD card reader. would have been nice to have.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year(s)
1 year(s)
Certifications
CE
CE
Other Information
MSRP
1709.47 $
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