Laptop Review: MSI Prestige 14 A10RAS-076IN

The MSI Prestige 14 A10RAS-076IN is powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core i5 10210U and Nvidia Mx330 2 GB VRAM and Intel UHD Graphics 620. Other key specs include 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD. The Display here is a 14 Inches FHD (1920 x 1080) Panel.

CPU: 10th Generation Intel Core i5-10210U

The i5-10210U is an upper-mid-range processor and can be found in thin and light/2in1 laptops. The quad-core processor comes with 8 Threads and is based on 14 Nm Comet Lake Architecture. The 10210U has a base clock of 1.6 GHz and the clock speed can be turbo boosted to up to 4.2 GHz and 6MB of L3 Cache. Intel has specified a TDP of 15 watts, therefore with the i5 10210U, you can expect a good battery life. However, depending on the use case, TDP can vary between 10 Watts and 25 Watts.

Performance

The i5-10210U is almost as powerful as the 8th gen i7 8565U according to userbenchmark.com. The i5-10210U is based on the same architecture as i5-8265u just with higher clock speeds.

GPU: 2 GB Nvidia MX330

The Mx330 is based on a 16 nm manufacturing process with a TDP between 25 Watts. The 2 GB Graphics Card comes with GDDR5 memory which is clocked at 7 GHz with a 64-bit memory interface. The MX 330 can is entry-level graphics for thin and light laptops. The MX 330 is about 5 percent fast in gaming when compared with Mx250. It is best suited for games that don’t require a lot of graphics performance.

How is the MSI Prestige 14 A10RAS-076IN Gaming?

The MSI Prestige 14 A10RAS-076IN is capable of handling gaming at low to mid settings. The following benchmarks are for Nvidia Geforce Mx330 2GB Graphics.

Gaming Benchmarks

• Below 20 FPS– Unplayable/laggy/stuttery
• 20-30 FPS– Below average, acceptable for some laggy for others.
• 30-45 FPS– Average, acceptable for most people.
• 45-60 FPS– Above Average, Smooth animation/No lag.
• 60-90 FPS– Semi-Professional.
• Above 90 FPS– God tier/Hardcore/Professional.

Fortnite

• Low ( 768p): 60 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 50 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 23 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 16FPS

PUBG ( PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds)

• Low ( 768p): 50 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 24 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 16 FPS

GTA V

• Low ( 768p): 60 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 60 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 26 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 12 FPS

CS:GO (Counter Strike: Global Offesnsive)

• Low (768p): 60 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 60 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 60 FPS

League of Legends 

• Low (768p): 60 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 60 FPS
• High (1080p): 60 FPS

Overwatch

• Low (768p): 60 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 60 FPS
• High (1080p): 44 FPS

Apex Legends

• Low (768p): 55 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 23 FPS
• High (1080p): 20 FPS