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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI GE76 Raider
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~16%) battery – 99.9 against 86 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m17 R4
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 25-35% higher FPS
- Around 27% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R20 test
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.9 kg (6.39 lbs) | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| Width | 397 mm (15.63 inches) | 399.8 mm (15.74 inches) |
| Height | 284 mm (11.18 inches) | 294.6 mm (11.6 inches) |
| Thickness | 25.9 mm (1.02 inches) | 16.9-22 mm (0.67-0.87 inches) |
| Area | 1127 cm2 (174.7 inches2) | 1178 cm2 (182.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.2% | ~70% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 8.4 mm |
| Colors | Blue | White, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | No |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 230 / 280 W | 240 / 330 W |
Sound
| Audio chip | Nahimic 3 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 10.4 x 7.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 816-1387 MHz | 780-1215 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1283-1703 MHz | 1290-1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | 10.94 TFLOPS | 15.97 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memoty type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz (Effective - 12000-14000 MHz) | 1500-1750 MHz (Effective - 12000-14000 MHz) |
| Shading units | 3840 | 5120 |
| DirectX support | 12 | 12 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 - 60 Hz | 3840x2160 - 60 Hz |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2933 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 3 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
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