MSI Raider GE68 (2023) vs Raider GE67

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Review

Evaluation of MSI Raider GE68 (2023) and Raider GE67 important characteristics
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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22.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
21.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Raider GE68 (2023)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 15% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the MSI Raider GE67
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 144 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 9-12% higher FPS
  • Performs slightly better (up to 17%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs) 2.38 kg (5.25 lbs)
Dimensions 357 x 284 x 22.2-27.8 mm
14.06 x 11.18 x 0.87-1.09 inches
358 x 267 x 23.4 mm
14.09 x 10.51 x 0.92 inches
Area 1014 cm2 (157.2 inches2) 956 cm2 (148.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.2% ~70.2%
Side bezels 6.2 mm 6.3 mm
Colors Black Gray, Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No -
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 60.5 dB 57.4 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 144 Hz 240 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Raider GE68 (2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Raider GE67
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 971:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 62.2% 89.7%
Adobe RGB profile 43% 75.2%
DCI-P3 color gamut 41.6% 71.7%
Response time - 1 ms
Max. brightness
350 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:30 hr 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right, Bottom Bottom
Charge power 280 / 330 W 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 1001 / 1270 grams 1356 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E) 16 (8P + 8E)
Threads 24 24
L3 Cache 30 MB 25 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W 150 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 2295 MHz 1035 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz 1485 MHz
FLOPS 16 TFLOPS 18.5 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 256 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~14 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072 5632
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 176
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 80
GPU performance 16 TFLOPS 18.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
12584
Blender GPU 3463 3416
Solar Bay 51556 49415
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~83.2 dB ~84 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.2
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size 13.0 x 8.3 cm 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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