Compare MSI Titan GT77 2023 vs AORUS 15 2023 vs AORUS 17X 2021

Variants
QHD
UHD
AORUS 15 9KF
AORUS 15 9MF
AORUS 15 9SF
AORUS 15 BKF
AORUS 15 BMF
AORUS 15 BSF

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-Displayport + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Microphone + 1x Headphone + 1x SD + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps)
Wireless Connectivity
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
99 Wh
99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR HD type (30fps@720p)
FHD (1080p ) Webcam / HD (720p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
Camera | Front
HD
Colors
Core Black
Microphone
Dual-Array Microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 2x 2W Woofer
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speakers + 1x 3W Subwoofer

Dimensions

Size | Depth
330 mm
272 mm / 10.7"
293 mm / 11.53 inch
Size | Height
23 mm
20.9 mm / 0.82"
38 mm / 1.49 inch
Size | Width
397 mm
360 mm / 14.2"
396 mm / 15.59 inch
Weight
3.3 kg
2.25 kg / 4.96 lbs
3.75 kg / 8.26 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
15.6 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, matte
Gamut
45% NTSC / 100% DCI-P3 / 100% sRGB / 100% DCI-P3
72% NTSC
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 240 Hz / 360 Hz / 165 Hz
300Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
FHD (1920x1080)

Function

Audio
ESS Sabre HiFi Audio DAC, DTS X:Ultra
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Mobile Intel HM570 Express Chipset
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Cherry Mechanical Per-Key RGB Gaming Keyboard by SteelSeries
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Fusion RGB Per-Key
Misc
N-key Rollover, 100% Anti-Ghosting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 10
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
11th-gen Intel Core i9-11980HK Tiger Lake
Security
Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT)

Performance

Durability
Keyboard: 15 million keystrokes
Key Travel
2.5mm (Mechanical Keyboard w/ OMRON Gaming Switch)
Memory | Capacity
4x SO-DIMMs, Max 128GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
330W
240W
330 W
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
1x M.2 SSD 2280 PCIe Gen3 / SATA + 1x M.2 SSD 2280 PCIe Gen4

Production

Debut
2021-05-11
Made In
Taiwan
Model Name
AORUS 17X YD

Reviews

Neofiliac score
87%
73%
Pros
  • Very powerful components
  • Great display options
  • 4x DDR5 slots
  • PCIe 5 SSD support
  • Great mechanical keyboard
  • Superb port selection
  • Clean styling
  • Decent power
  • Reasonable port selection
  • Upgradable
  • No numeric keypad
  • Powerful gaming performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Excellent keyboard and touchpad
Cons
  • Large bezels
  • Enormous rear section behind the display
  • Mostly made of plastic
  • Average styling
  • Plastic construction
  • Bulky and heavy

Price

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