Compare MSI Sword 17 2023 vs MSI Pulse 17 2023 vs MSI Sword 15 2023

MSI | Computers

Variants

A12V

A13U

A13V

A12V

A13U

A13V

Connectivity

Ports

1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

Wireless Connectivity

802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity

3-Cell 53.5 Wh

4-Cell 90 Wh

3-Cell 53.5 Wh

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

HD type (30fps@720p)

Colors

White

Titanium Gray

White

Speakers

2x 2W Speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth

273 mm

259 mm

Size | Height

25.2 mm

27.2 mm

24.9 mm

Size | Width

398 mm

359 mm

Weight

2.6 kg

2.8 kg

2.6 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Display Diagonal

17.3 inch

15.6 inch

Display Type

IPS

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Resolution

FHD (1920x1080)

Function

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB

Keyboard Backlight

Blue

4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard

Blue

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Processor

Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor

Performance

Memory | Capacity

2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB

Memory | Type

DDR5 4800MHz dual channel

DDR5 5200MHz dual channel

DDR5 4800MHz dual channel

Power Supply

200W

240W

180 W

Storage

2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

Reviews

Neofiliac score

40%

57%

41%

Pros

Somewhat clean styling
Upgradable memory & storage

Reasonable powerful
Affordable package
Less obnoxious than the Crosshair 17

Good upgradability
Up to RTX 4070 + 13th-gen i7

Cons

Available with old GPUs
Low grade of build
Poor port selection
Poor display
Somewhat bulky

Average FHD panel
Rather bulky for the power it offers
Dated port selection
Consumer-grade build of plastic

Dated port selection
Poor display panel
Available with old GPUs
Low grade of build
Has numeric keypad

Price

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