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MSI Raider GE78 HX vs Alienware M17 R5 Comparison

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Subjects of comparisons MSI Raider GE78 HX and Alienware M17 R5, brand, model, release date, color, operative system, ranking and price.

Manufacturer MSI Alienware
Model Raider GE78 HX M17 R5
Series 13VH / 13VI n/a
Photo front view of msi-raider-ge78hx-laptop alienware-m17-r5
Release Date 2023 2023
Type Gaming Gaming
Color Black Dark Side of the Moon
Operating System Win 11 Pro Win 11 Home / Win 11 Pro
Your Rating
4.6/5 - (5 votes)
4.5/5 - (2 votes)
Price

Dimensions

Laptop size, length, width and height.

Length ~298 mm
~29.8 cm
~11.73 in
~298.71 mm
~29.87 cm
~11.76 in
Width ~380 mm
~38 cm
~14.96 in
~397.30 mm
~39.73 cm
~15.64 in
Height ~ 28.75 mm
~2.88 cm
~1.13 in
~26.70 mm
~2.67 cm
~1.05 in

Weight

Laptop weight.

Weight ~3100 g
~3.1 kg
~6.83 lbs
~3430 g
~3.43 kg
~7.56 lbs

Battery

Battery duration, number of cells, recharge time and power consumption comparison.

Battery Capacity 6513 mAh (99 Wh) 6381 mAh (97 Wh)
Battery Cells 6 6
Voltage 15.2 V 15.2 V
Battery Duration 1.5 - 5.28 h 1.5 - 5.75 h
Charge Time 180 minutes 200 minutes
Power Charger Consumption 330 W 240 W

Display

Screen size, resolution, luminosity, contrast and other features.

Size 17.3'' 17.3''
Picture
Resolution 2560 x 1600 (QHD) 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
Format 16 : 10 16 : 9
Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh Rate 240 Hz (4.17ms) 360 Hz (2.7ms) / 480 Hz (2ms)
Luminosity 495 nits 280 nits
Contrast Ratio 1240:1 n/a
Touchscreen No No
Features

100% DCI-P3(Typical),
Nvidia G-Sync

CPU

Producer, model, cache, threads, cores, clock, driver and other info.

Producer Intel AMD
Family i9 13th Gen Ryzen 9
Model 13980HX 6900HX
Cache Memory 36 MB 16 MB
Threads 32 16
Cores 24 8
Performance Cores 8 n.a.
Efficiency Cores 16 n.a.
Base Clock Frequency 2.2 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Frequency 5.60 GHz 4.9 GHz
Max Bandwidth 89.6 GBs 76.8 GBs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 W 45 W
Thermal Max Power 157 W -
Max Temperature (TJUNCTION) 100°C (212°F) 95°C (212°F)
Integrated Graphic Intel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen AMD Radeon™ 680M
Features

Deep Learning Boost,
Adaptix™ Technology,
Speed Shift Technology,
Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0,
Hyper-Threading Technology,
Thermal Monitoring Technologies,
Flex Memory Access,
Volume Management Device

AMD “Zen 3+” Core Architecture,
AMD FreeSync™ Technology,
AMD Precision Boost 2

 

Driver

RAM

RAM amount, frequency, technology, upgrade tutorial

Total Memory 64 / 32 GB 16 / 32 / 64 GB
Unit Slots 2 1/2
Frequency 5600 MHz 4800 Mhz
Technology DDR5 DDR5
Integrated No No
Upgrade Tutorial

GPU

Producer, model, cores, memory and frequency, clock, drivers and other features.

Producer Nvidia Nvidia / AMD
Family Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX / Radeon
Model 4080 / 4090 3060 / 3070 / 3070Ti / 3080 / 6850M XT
Cores 7424 / 9728 Cores 3840 / 5120 / 5888 / 6144 / 2560 Cores
Memory 12 / 16 GB 6 / 8 / 8 / 16 / 12 GB
Memory Technology GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6
Boost Clock 1350 - 2280 / 1455 - 2040 MHz 1283 - 1703 / 1290 - 1620 / 1035 - 1485 / 1245 - 1710 / 2463 MHz
Memory Interface Size 192 / 256 bit 192 / 256 / 256 / 256 / 192 bit
Features

DLSS 3,
3rd Gen Ray Tracing,
4th Gen Tensor Core,
Nvidia Reflex,
Nvidia Broadcast,
Nvidia Ansel,
Nvidia G-Sync,
Microsoft DirectX 12 Ultimate

DLSS (Nvidia),
2nd Gen Ray Tracing (Nvidia),
3rd Gen Tensor Core (Nvidia),
Nvidia Reflex,
Nvidia Broadcast,
Nvidia Ansel,
Nvidia G-Sync,
Microsoft DirectX 12 Ultimate

Price

Driver

Storage

Storage drive, memory amount, technology, frequency.

Total Memory 2 TB 1 / 2 / 4 TB
Units 2 1 / 2
Technology PCIe SSD PCIe SSD
Free Slots 1 1 / 0

Ports

USB, HDMI, Ethernet, Thunderbolt, Audio and other ports.

USB 3.0 Type C 2 (3.2 Gen 2) 1 (3.2 Gen 2)
USB 3.0 Type A 2 (3.2 Gen 1/Gen 2) 3 (3.2 Gen 1)
USB 2.0 No No
HDMI 1 (2.1) 1 (2.1)
HDMI Mini 1 Mini DP No
Ethernet 1 1
Thunderbolt 1 (Gen 4) 1 (Gen 4)
Audio 1 (In/Out) 1 (In/Out)

Connectivity

LAN, Wifi and Bluetooth technologies.

Ethernet LAN RJ-45 (2.5) RJ-45 (2.5)
Wifi Wifi 6 WiFi 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2 / 5.3

Keyboard

Mechanical or Membrane, RGB, numpad and keyboard related info

Type Membrane Membrane / Mechanical
RGB Per Key RGB Backlit Per Key RGB
Numpad Yes Yes
Mousepad Yes Yes
Fingerprint No No
Features

Mystic Light,
Steelseries Keyboard

mSeries Keyboard,
Alien FX SW,
Anti-ghosting

Picture

Webcam

Camera quality, number, position and privacy shutter.

Number 1 1
Quality 1080p (FHD) 720p (HD)
Position Top Top
Microphone Yes Array Microphone
Privacy Shutter Yes No
Features

Speakers

Speakers number, power and features of the Laptops.

Number 6 2
Power 2 W 2.5 W
Features

4 X 2W Stereo Woofer (10W Total),
Dynaudio,
Nahmic

Realtek ALC3254

Price and Warranty

Satisfaction is (not) guaranteed.

Warranty 1 or 2 years 1 or 2 years
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