MSI Cyborg 17 vs Gigabyte Aorus 17 (2024)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Cyborg 17
- Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 13% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (159.6 vs 180.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 17 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 144 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 47-65% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~79%) battery – 99 against 55.2 watt-hours
- Around 67% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 56%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Better webcam recording quality
- 34% sharper screen – 170 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399.3 x 258 x 21.2-22.2 mm 15.72 x 10.16 x 0.83-0.87 inches |
398 x 293 x 21.8 mm 15.67 x 11.54 x 0.86 inches |
| Area | 1030 cm2 (159.7 inches2) | 1166 cm2 (180.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.1% | ~70.7% |
| Side bezels | 8.2 mm | 7.5 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 3 |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 170 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync (configurable) |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Bottom |
| Charge power | 120 W | 240 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 12 | 22 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 45 W | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 2295 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2370 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.6 TFLOPS | 16 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 3072 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 96 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 8.6 TFLOPS | 16 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2141 | 3623 |
| Solar Bay | 31154 | 45927 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 2 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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