Compare MSI Creator 17 vs Dell XPS 17 9710 vs MSI Creator 17 2021
Variants
4K
FHD
4K
FHD+
Connectivity
Ports
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 / DP + 1x RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) + 1x microSD + 1x HDMI + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone
4x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x SD + 1x 3.5mm Audio combo
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x SD + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 (Killer AX1650 2x2) + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
82 Wh
97 Wh
99.9 Wh
Camera | Front
HD type (30fps@720p)
HD RGB IR camera
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Space Gray
Core Black
Material
Aluminum
CNC machined aluminum chassis, carbon fiber composite palm rest, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 on touch panels
Aluminum
Microphone
Dual array microphones
Speakers
2x 2W Duo Wave Speaker
2x 1.5W tweeters + 2x 2.5W woofers
2x 2W Duo Wave Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
259.4 mm
248.05 mm / 9.76"
259.4 mm
Size | Height
20.25 mm
19.5 mm / 0.77"
20.25 mm
Size | Width
396.1 mm
374.45 mm / 14.74"
396.1 mm
Weight
2.45 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Brightness
500 nits
Display Backlight
Mini LED (full-array LED)
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
17"
17.3"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
60 or 144Hz
60Hz
Resolution
4K UHD (3840x2160) or FHD (1920x1080)
WUXGA / FHD+ (1920x1200) or 4K WQUXGA / UHD+ (3840x2400)
4K UHD (3840x2160)
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
Waves MaxxAudio Pro, Waves Nx 3D audio
Chipset
Intel HM470
Intel HM570
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 SUPER w/ Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 SUPER w/ Max-Q 8GB GDDR6
Integrated Intel UHD or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6 or RTX 3060 4GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
HDR
HDR1000 with miniLED
HDR1000 with miniLED
Keyboard Backlight
Single-color (white) back-lit
Yes
Single-color (white) back-lit
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
Up to 10th-gen Intel Core i9
11th-gen Intel Core i5-11400H, i7-11800H, i9-11900H, or i9-11980HK Tiger Lake
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
Touch Screen
With 4K panel
Touchpad
Glass surface Precision touchpad
Performance
Battery Life
9 hours
Durability
MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability
Key Travel
1.9 mm
1.9 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x slots, Max 64GB
Up to 64GB (2x SO-DIMMs)
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200 MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200 MHz
Power Supply
180 or 230 W Slim adapter
90 or 130 W USB-C
230 W Slim adapter
Storage
2x M.2 SSD combo (PCIe / SATA)
Up to 512GB PCIe 3 x4 or up to 4TB PCIe 4 SSD
1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 + 1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4
Production
Debut
2020-01 (CES 2020)
2021-05
2021-05
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