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MSI Modern 15 (A10X) specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2020 MSI Modern 15 (A10X) including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Released	2020

MSI Modern 15 (A10X) Price
	MSI Modern 15 Laptop: Ryzen 7 7730U, UMA AMD Radeon Graphics, 15.6" FHD, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Pro: Classic Black B7M-223US By MSI $799.99	See at Amazon
	MSI Modern 15 Laptop, 15.6" Full HD Display, Intel Core i7-1255U(10-Core, Upto 4.7 GHz), Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Backlit Keyboard, HDMI, Numeric Pad, Windows 11 Pro, Black(16GB RAM - 512GB SSD) By MSI $794.99	See at Amazon
	MSI Modern 15 Laptop: Ryzen 5 7530U, UMA AMD Radeon Graphics, 15.6" FHD, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Home: Classic Black B7M-224US By MSI $549.99	See at Amazon
	MSI Katana 15 B13VEK-277US 15.6" Gaming Intel Core i7 13620H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type-C, Win11 Home: Black B13VEK-277US By MSI $986.00	See at Amazon
	MSI Modern 15 15.6" Laptop: Intel Core i5-1155G7, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, USB Type-C, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Classic Black B11M-023US By MSI $599.99 $899.00 33% OFF	See at Amazon

Exterior	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Dimensions	12.67” x 8.74” x 0.62” (356.8 x 233.7 x 15.9 mm) MSI Modern 15 A10RAS. 12.67” x 8.74” x 0.66” (356.8 x 233.7 x 16.9 mm) MSI Modern 15 A10M/A10RB.
Weight	3.52 lbs (1.6 kg)
Colors	Onyx Black Space Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White) 1.5mm key travel Touchpad Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.

Display	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Size	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6" FHD (1920x1080), IPS-Level, Wide View Angle, Thin Bezel.

Ports	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Ports	1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 Supports DisplayPort. 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x MicroSD Card Reader 1 x HDMI (4K @ 30Hz) 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U 6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Geekbench 5 Single Core MSI Modern 15 (A10X)1 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U94489.82% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U95791.06% 3 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U1,051100.00% 01,051 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core MSI Modern 15 (A10X)1 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U2,93361.28% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U2,94261.47% 3 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U4,786100.00% 04,786
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	DDR4-2666 Memory Type 2 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot Max 64GB Max Capacity
Discrete Graphics	MSI Modern 15 A10RAS NVIDIA® Geforce® MX330 Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM. MSI Modern 15 A10RB NVIDIA® Geforce® MX250 Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM. MSI Modern 15 A10M No discrete graphics
Storage	2 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)

Connectivity	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Wi-Fi	802.11 AC Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0

Battery	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Size	52 Wh (3-cell Li-Polymer battery)
Battery Life	Up to 9 hours of battery life
Power Supply	MSI Modern 15 A10M 65W compact power adapter Output: [email protected]. MSI Modern 15 A10RB/RAS 90W compact power adapter Output: [email protected].

Software	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	MSI Creator Center

Camera & Audio	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Audio	2 x 2W Speaker Nahimic 3 High-Resolution Audio ready

Misc	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Warranty	1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)

Key Features	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
At Glance	Released in Late 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.52 lb 1.60 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10710U 6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,051 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,786 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce MX330 2GB GDDR5

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MSI Modern 15 (A10X) exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-10210U → Intel Core i7-10710U
4GB RAM	8GB → 64GB
64GB Drive	256GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 6 cores

According to MSI, the MSI Modern 15 (A10X) lasts up to 9 hours of battery life.

Up to 9 hours of battery life

MSI Modern 15 (A10X) comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage. Learn more

Storage Slots	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
M.2	x2
SATA	1

The MSI Modern 15 (A10X) has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory	MSI Modern 15 (A10X)
Slots	x2
Type	DDR4
Speed	2666 MHz

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce MX330 2GB GDDR5