Compare MSI Raider GE78 vs Legion Pro 7i GEN 8
Variants
FHD+
QHD+
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 Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Type-C Gen2 + 4x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax ) / 2 x 2 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax ), Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
99.99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Built-in Webcam (1080p / 720p) with E-Shutter and Tobii Horizon Support
Colors
Core Black
Onyx Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
2 x 2W Harman® Super Linear Speaker System and Smart Amp with Nahimic Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
298 mm
262.15 mm / 10.32 inch
Size | Height
23 mm
21.95-25.9 mm / 0.86-1.01 inch
Size | Width
380 mm
363.4 mm / 14.3 inch
Weight
3.1 kg
from 2.8 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
Display Diagonal
17 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
Gamut
100% RGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz VRR
Resolution
WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms w/ OverDrive
Function
AI
LA2-Q AI chip
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Fast Charging
Super Rapid Charge (30min Charge 0~80% Capacity, 60min Charge 0~100% Capacity)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8 GB GDDR6 (140W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12 GB GDDR6 (175W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16 GB GDDR6 (175W)
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR™ 400 Certifie
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-13700HX / i9-13900HX
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA® G-SYNC™ Support / AMD Freesync Premiu
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Up to 64GB (2x 16GB max from factory)
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Overclocked 6000Mhz DDR5
Power Supply
330W
330W Slim Gallium (GaN) Adapter
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
Up to 2 TB PCIe SSD (Gen 4)
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
90%
Pros
- Powerful components
- Good speaker setup
- PCIe 5.0 support
- Great port selection
- Powerful internals
- Neatly packaged
- Checks all the boxes
- HX-series Intel CPU
- Up to RTX 4090
- Large battery
Cons
- Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
- Not the best displays in its class
- Has numeric keypad
- Uninspiring, generic styling and feature set
- Not the best speakers
- Has numeric keypad
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