APRIL 2020 PCWorld 61THE COMPROMISE
But as we said, there is compromise to all
laptops, and in with Prestige 14, it’s the
cooling. While competitors might use two
fans or beefier heat pipes to keep all of that
hardware cool, MSI tasks a single fan and a
single heat pipe. That results in loud fan
noise when pushed and yes, performance
throttling at times.
For many people, the performance and
weight of the Prestige 14 will be a
godsend. For others, the compromise may
be too much. Keep reading to learn more
about the pros and cons of the Prestige 14.
SPECS
It’s truly impressive that MSI was able to fit so
many high-end parts into such a small and
slender chassis. Here are the main features:
CPU: Our review model came with a
Comet Lake U 6-core Core i7-10710U.
Budget-minded folks can opt for the quad-
core Core i5-10210U.
RAM: 16GB LPDDR3
Storage: Our unit had the
1TB NVMe SSD, and a 512GB
SD is available in the lower-cost
model.
Display: 14-inch 4K UHD
(3840x2160) “IPS-level” LCD
with 100-percent Adobe RGB
color space support. We
measured it at a blazing 565
nits of brightness. The
lower-cost version features an FHD “IPS-level”
panel, rated to hit 100 percent of the sRGB
color space, rather than the wider Adobe
RGB gamut.
GPU: The Turing-based GeForce GTX
1650 Max-Q is a massive step up over the
typical Pascal-based GeForce MX250 chips
we see in laptops this size.
Ports: Two Thunderbolt 3, two USB Type
A, microSD reader, combo audio jack.MSI’s Prestige 14 is arguably the most powerful laptop
in its weight class.The MSI Prestige 14’s single exhaust fan pushes all of the heat out
one side of the laptop.