Compare MSI Creator Z17 2023 vs MSI Raider GE78 vs Legion Pro 7i GEN 8
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
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
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
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 90 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
99.99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Built-in Webcam (1080p / 720p) with E-Shutter and Tobii Horizon Support
Colors
Lunar Gray
Core Black
Onyx Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Metal, CNC
Aluminum
Speakers
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
2 x 2W Harman® Super Linear Speaker System and Smart Amp with Nahimic Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
260 mm
298 mm
262.15 mm / 10.32 inch
Size | Height
19 mm
23 mm
21.95-25.9 mm / 0.86-1.01 inch
Size | Width
382 mm
380 mm
363.4 mm / 14.3 inch
Weight
2.49 kg
3.1 kg
from 2.8 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
Display Diagonal
17 inch
17 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% RGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz VRR
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms w/ OverDrive
Function
AI
LA2-Q AI chip
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Intel® HM770
Digitizer
MSI Pen
Fast Charging
Super Rapid Charge (30min Charge 0~80% Capacity, 60min Charge 0~100% Capacity)
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
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
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-13700HX / i9-13900HX
Touch Screen
Yes
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA® G-SYNC™ Support / AMD Freesync Premiu
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Up to 64GB (2x 16GB max from factory)
Memory | Type
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Overclocked 6000Mhz DDR5
Power Supply
280W
330W
330W Slim Gallium (GaN) Adapter
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)
Up to 2 TB PCIe SSD (Gen 4)
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
84%
90%
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
- Powerful internals
- Neatly packaged
- Checks all the boxes
- HX-series Intel CPU
- Up to RTX 4090
- Large battery
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
- Uninspiring, generic styling and feature set
- Not the best speakers
- Has numeric keypad
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