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