MSI GF65 Thin vs Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-41)
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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 GF65 Thin
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 840 grams less (around 1.85 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (141.4 vs 175.1 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-41)
- Can run popular games at about 73-100% higher FPS
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 57.5 against 51 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) | 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 254 x 21.7 mm 14.13 x 10 x 0.85 inches |
403.5 x 280 x 24.9 mm 15.89 x 11.02 x 0.98 inches |
| Area | 912 cm2 (141.3 inches2) | 1130 cm2 (175.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.6% | ~73% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 10.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 48.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 141 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 | Matte |
| Contrast | - | 1175:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 55.3% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 37.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 36.7% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 16 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 | Left |
| Charge power | 180 W | 180 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 582 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 85 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1455 MHz | 1035 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1590 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.884 TFLOPS | 11.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1536 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC295 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | 75.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Surface | Glass | 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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