Compare MSI Raider GE78 vs MSI Cyborg 15 vs MSI Sword 17 2023
Variants
FHD+
QHD+
B12V
B13U
B13V
A12V
A13U
A13V
Connectivity
Ports
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 Gen1 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Core Black
Black
White
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
298 mm
250 mm
273 mm
Size | Height
23 mm
21.9-22.9 mm
25.2 mm
Size | Width
380 mm
359 mm
398 mm
Weight
3.1 kg
1.98 kg
2.6 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17 inch
15.6 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
Function
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Blue
Blue
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
330W
120W
200W
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
27%
40%
Pros
- Powerful components
- Good speaker setup
- PCIe 5.0 support
- Great port selection
- Affordable way to access RTX 40-series GPU
- Rather compact for its class
- Not heavy
- Somewhat clean styling
- Upgradable memory & storage
Cons
- Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
- Not the best displays in its class
- Has numeric keypad
- Often sold with old hardware
- Average port selection
- Not optimized for performance
- Consumer-grade construction
- Available with old GPUs
- Low grade of build
- Poor port selection
- Poor display
- Somewhat bulky
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