Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs MSI Raider GE68 vs MSI Sword 17 2023

Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
FHD+
QHD+
UHD+
A12V
A13U
A13V

Connectivity

Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 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 USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Core Black
White
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth
283 mm / 11.1"
284 mm
273 mm
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
22.2-27.85 mm
25.2 mm
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
357 mm
398 mm
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
2.7 kg
2.6 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
16 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
FHD (1920x1080)

Function

Chipset
Intel® HM770
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Blue
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
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 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
240W
280W
200W
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
77%
77%
40%
Pros
  • Reasonably powerful
  • Clean styling
  • Good port selection
  • Great port selection
  • Good choice of displays
  • PCIe 5.0 support
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Somewhat clean styling
  • Upgradable memory & storage
Cons
  • Often sold with dated chips
  • Low-res displays
  • Mostly built of plastic
  • Rather large bezels
  • Rather deep for its class
  • Mostly made of plastic
  • Has numeric keypad
  • Available with old GPUs
  • Low grade of build
  • Poor port selection
  • Poor display
  • Somewhat bulky

Price

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