MSI recently sent us a mysterious laptop, the latest model in the SUMMIT series. Powered by Intel’s latest 11th generation i7-1185G7, this thin and light laptop is also equipped with Nvidia’s 1650 Ti Max-Q graphics card, which makes this laptop weighing just 1.7kg take care of gaming, office and entertainment.
The highlight of this laptop is that it comes with two USB Type-C ports that support the USB4 spec. Interface, while supporting the latest Intel Thunderbolt 4 schema, bandwidth soars directly to 40Gb/s. Plus, this laptop also supports PCIe Gen4 SSD to enable the maximum speed of the running programme.
Because we got the engineering sample this time, so it is not the final version, all tests are for reference only, please keep focus on the retail version detailed testing in the future.
Product Specification
MSI SUMMIT E15 A11SCS Tech Specs from Official Website
https://www.msi.com/Laptop/Summit-E15-A11X/Specification
Product Unboxing
Package Appearance
The outer packaging is still packed with a yellow recycled carton but the internal packaging is similar to the Creator series
The AC adapter manufactured by Delta has different PD setting with USB Type-C interface output:
5V 3A 15W | 9V 3A 27W | 10V 5A 50W | 12V 5A 60W | 15V 5A 75W | 20V 4.5A 90W
The weight of the AC adapter is 324g around
The pure white internal box
Product Analysis
The main looking of Summit E15
The new MSI logo
The thin-bezel design
The Keyboard single-colour backlight
The touchpad is integrated with a TPM v2 chip to enhance the security
The 720p IR HD camera on the top of the B cover is next to the built-in directional noise reduction microphone
The laptop front side – Smooth design without any indicator
The laptop rear side – Not symmetrical, with new MSI Summit logo style but the opening area is quite narrow
The laptop right side – 2 x Type-A(USB3.2 Gen2), 1 x micro SD Card Reader
The laptop left side – 2 x Type-C(USB4 / DP / Thunderbolt™4) with PD charging, 1 x (4K @ 60Hz) HDMI, 1 x Mic/Headphone combo jack, 1 x power indicator, 1 x battery charging indicator
The opening angle of this laptop is 180 degree
The laptop weight: 1.74KG, around 2.1KG total with AC adapter and power cable
Screen Calibration
MSI SUMMIT E15 is using a FHD Innolux N156HCE-EN1(CMN15E8) IPS-level touch panel.
Frankly, before the calibration, this screen with only 91.5% sRGB coverage is not enough for light-weighted video, photo editing and 3D modelling, 60Hz refresh rate is just enough for working and basic gaming. In the end, we are using the DisplayCAL with Datacolor Spyder 4 Elite to calibrate this panel.
Calibration result: Average △E≈0.12, Maximum △E≈5.99
After calibration, we have a 100.7% of sRGB, 69.4% of Adobe RGB and 71.4% of DCI P3 coverage
Calibration Curves
Gamut
Tone Response Curves
Hardware & Software Introduction
HWiNFO64 System detail – Intel 11th gen i7-1185G7 with Intel iRIS Xe Integrated Graphics
HWiNFO64 System detail – Nvidia GTX 1650Ti Max-Q Graphics
AIDA64 WIFI detail
WIFI Card – Intel Wifi6 AX 201 with Bluetooth v5.1
CPU-Z snapshots
The new MSI Center is designed for business and productivity uses.
MSI Center – Home screen, allows user to register the MSI Member and products
MSI Center – Option screen – Application Optimizer, allows user to turn on/off software acceleration
MSI Center – Option screen – User Scenario, allows user to change the performance profile
MSI Center – Option screen – General Setting, allows user to manage the keyboard and webcam settings
MSI Center – System screen – System Info, allows user to check the laptop serials and other information
MSI Center – System screen – Live Update, allows user to update the latest drivers
MSI Center – System screen – Microsoft APP, allows user to update the latest APPs from Microsoft
MSI Center – Support Screen – System Diagnosis, allows user to check the laptop status
MSI Center – Support Screen – Backup, allows user to create recovery USB or ISO backup
MSI Center – Support Screen – System Restore, allows user to restore from a previous backup point
MSI Center – Settings Screen, allows user to turn on the auto-update and start-up with windows
Disassembling analysis
The main inside look
The 11th Gen INTEL i7-1185G7 CPU with Intel Iris Xe Graphics
The GPU chip from Nvidia, N18P-G62-A1 which is the Nvidia GTX 1650Ti Max-Q with 4GB GDDR6
SSD: 1TB Western Digital PC SN530 NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen3)
Samsung DDR4 3200 1 x 16GB: M471A2G43AB2 – CWE
WIFI & Bluetooth card: Intel AX201NGW, Wifi6 2.4G/5G, 160MHz channels, Bluetooth v5.1
PCIe Gen4 SSD Slot
The 3 heat-Pipes heatsink, 1 pipe is shared by CPU and GPU
The exhausting fans are 2 x BS5005HS-U3I(DC 5V 0.5A) and U3J(DC 5V 0.5A) manufactured by A-power
Battery, 5380mAh manufactured by Getac, 4-cell 80.25Wh
SUMMARY
Ultimately, the MSI Summit E15 is an edgy-looking business laptop designed to look more like some premium gaming models. That doesn’t necessarily mean it looks radical. Some high-end gaming laptops have moved toward more sophisticated-looking designs that want to blend better with professional laptops. The goal is to allow you to use them in a variety of environments and have them come off in higher quality, less toy-like manner.
EPIC PC RATE SCORE: 87/100
MSI SUMMIT E15 A11SCS OFFICIAL WEBSITE: HERE