Compare AORUS 15X 2023 vs AORUS 17 2023 vs MSI Stealth 16 Studio 2023

Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
QHD+
UHD+

Connectivity

Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
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 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x MicroSD Card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
99 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Colors
Pure White / Star Blue
Material
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer

Dimensions

Size | Depth
274 mm / 10.8"
283 mm / 11.1"
259.7 mm
Size | Height
19.7 mm / 0.78"
21.8 mm / 0.86"
19.95 mm
Size | Width
357 mm / 14.1"
398 mm / 15.7"
355.8 mm
Weight
2.6 kg / 5.73 lbs
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
1.99 kg

Display

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

Function

Audio
DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor

Performance

Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz (i7) / 5600MHz (i9) dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Power Supply
330W
240W
240W
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
60%
77%
82%
Pros
  • Reasonably powerful
  • Reasonable port selection
  • Decent display
  • Clean styling
  • Reasonably powerful
  • Clean styling
  • Good port selection
  • Rather powerful components
  • Stylish design
  • Good port selection
  • Upgradable
  • Good display options
  • Great speakers
  • Rather compact
Cons
  • Large bezels
  • Quite bulky for its class
  • Often sold with dated chips
  • Low-res displays
  • Mostly built of plastic
  • Rather large bezels
  • Has numeric keypad
  • Lower bezel a little to large

Price

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