If Cooler Boost fan mode (i.e., Turbo fan) is active, core temperature can drop by as much as 10 degrees at the cost of louder fan noise. Running both Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously will induce constant CPU and GPU temperatures of 94 C and 86 C, respectively, when Auto fan mode is engaged.Ĭore temperatures are cooler when running Witcher 3 as shown by the table below. Thereafter, clock rate drops to the 3.5 GHz range in order to maintain a cooler core temperature of ~86 C. When running Prime95, CPU clock rate will boost to 4.0 GHz for about 30 seconds until core temperature reaches 95 C. We subject the system to synthetic stress to identify for any potential throttling or stability issues. Our GF65 9SD test unit can currently be found on for $950 USD. Despite their similar chassis designs, there are some notable internal upgrades to the motherboard of the GF65 that we will detail below.ĭirect competitors to the MSI GF65 are other budget gaming laptops including the 15.6-inch HP Pavilion 15 Gaming, Lenovo Legion Y540, Asus TUF FX505, Acer Nitro 5, and the Dell G3 and G5 series. We therefore recommend checking out our existing review on the GF63 as many of our comments will apply here on the GF65. Visually, the GF65 is identical to the GF63 down to their keyboards, clickpads, ports, and even dimensions.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPU and 1080p resolution remain fixed across all configurations for now. SKUs range from the Core i5-9300H to Core i7-9750H CPU, 1080p 60 Hz, 120 Hz, or 144 Hz display, and up to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM.

Along with the GP series and GL series, the GF series is home to some of MSI's least expensive gaming laptops for consumers on tighter budgets. The entry-level MSI GF65 is an update to last year's GF63.

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