Compare MSI Alpha 17 B5E vs MSI Alpha 15 (Late 2020) vs ASUS Strix G17 G713
Variants
300Hz
144Hz
Connectivity
Ports
2x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps) + 1x Audio combo
3x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x miniDP + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x SD + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio combo + 1x RJ45
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
65 Wh
90 Wh
Camera | Front
HD (30fps@720p)
HD (30fps@720p)
Optional camera
Material
Aluminum
Microphone
Array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W speakers
2x 2W speakers
2x 4W speaker with smart AMP technology
Dimensions
Bezels
85% screen-to-body ratio
Size | Depth
273 mm
248 mm
282 mm / 11.1 inch
Size | Height
24.2 mm
26.9 mm
23.4~27.5 mm / 0.92~1.08 inch
Size | Width
398 mm
357.7 mm
395 mm / 15.55 inch
Weight
2.35 kg
2.4 kg
2.7 kg / 5.95 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, matte
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
60 or 144 Hz
144 or 300 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer, High-Resolution Audio
Hi-Res audio
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 6600M with 8GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB or RTX 3070 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
RGB lighting
Per-key RGB lighting
4-zone RGB lighting or Per-key RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10
Aura Sync, Aura Sync Light Bar included
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 H Mobile Processor
Up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Ryzen 7 5800H, or Ryzen 9 5900HX
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync, Aura Sync Light Bar integrated
Variable Framerate
G-SYNC
Weather Resistance
AMD FreeSync Premium
AMD FreeSync Premium
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, up to 64 GB
Up to 64 GB
Up to 32GB, 2x SO-DIMMs
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4-3200
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
180 W
230 W
240 W
Storage
2x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen3 x4
2 x M.2 SSD Slots by NVMe PCIe Gen3
512GB or 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
Production
Debut
2021-07-09
2020-09-07
2021-01-13 (CES 2021)
Model Name
Alpha 17 B5EX
Alpha 15 A4DEK
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