Compare Alienware m16 vs MSI Raider GE78 vs MSI Sword 15 2023
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
FHD+
QHD+
A12V
A13U
A13V
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
86 WHr
4-Cell 99 Wh
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Core Black
White
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
289.9 mm / 11.41"
298 mm
259 mm
Size | Height
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
23 mm
24.9 mm
Size | Width
368.9 mm / 14.5"
380 mm
359 mm
Weight
3.1 kg
2.6 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
17 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
Keyboard Backlight
1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Blue
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
330W
180 W
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
84%
41%
Pros
- High grade of construction
- Quad M.2 storage with RAID
- Optional mechanical keyboard
- No numeric keypad
- Powerful
- Wide range of configurable options
- Superb port selection
- Powerful components
- Good speaker setup
- PCIe 5.0 support
- Great port selection
- Good upgradability
- Up to RTX 4070 + 13th-gen i7
Cons
- Very large, very heavy
- Thick bezels
- Display somewhat dark
- No 4K option
- High price
- Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
- Not the best displays in its class
- Has numeric keypad
- Dated port selection
- Poor display panel
- Available with old GPUs
- Low grade of build
- Has numeric keypad
Remove
Remove
Remove
Add up to 4 products to the comparison using the search bar above
Information on this page is provided on an as-is basis. No warranty on accuracy is implied. This page may contain affiliate links to third-party merchants such as Amazon and eBay. If you make a purchase using the supplied link, we may receive a commission. Neofiliac places the utmost respect for your privacy. We use no cookie whatsoever beyond that needed for the proper functioning of the website.