Compare MSI Creator Z17 2023 vs MSI Raider GE78

Variants
FHD+
QHD+

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
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
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 90 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Colors
Lunar Gray
Core Black
Material
Metal, CNC
Speakers
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer

Dimensions

Size | Depth
260 mm
298 mm
Size | Height
19 mm
23 mm
Size | Width
382 mm
380 mm
Weight
2.49 kg
3.1 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Display Diagonal
17 inch
17 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)

Function

Chipset
Intel® HM770
Intel® HM770
Digitizer
MSI Pen
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Touch Screen
Yes

Performance

Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Power Supply
280W
330W
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
84%
84%
Pros
  • Clean, elegant styling
  • Rather powerful components
  • PCIe 5.0 SSD
  • Good port selection
  • Compact for the power it offers
  • CNC chassis
  • Powerful components
  • Good speaker setup
  • PCIe 5.0 support
  • Great port selection
Cons
  • Single SSD slot
  • Only available with glossy touch screen
  • Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
  • Not the best displays in its class
  • Has numeric keypad

Price

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