MSI Pulse 15 (2023)

  • Launched: January 2023
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~72.2%
  • Dimensions: 359 x 259 x 26.9 mm (14.13 x 10.2 x 1.06 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MSI Pulse 15 (2023)
Performance
78
Gaming
69
Display
53
Battery Life
66
Connectivity
67
Portability
57
BestCheck Score
65

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Pulse 15 (2023)

Case

Weight 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 259 x 26.9 mm 14.13 x 10.2 x 1.06 inches
Area 930 cm2 (144.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.2%
Side bezels 6.8 mm
Colors Black, Gray
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) 6000 RPM

Display

 
Size 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
PPI 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
sRGB color space 100%
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery No
Charging port position Left
Charge power 240 W

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 16
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2549
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12685
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1882
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
16115

Graphics Card

 
TGP 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
FLOPS 16.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance
16.8 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor 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 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes