MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023) vs Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18
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Review
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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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 99.9 against 90 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 14-20% higher FPS
- Around 8% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- 26% sharper screen – 168 versus 133 pixels per inch (PPI)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) | 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 380 x 298 x 23 mm 14.96 x 11.73 x 0.91 inches |
399 x 294 x 23.1 mm 15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91 inches |
| Area | 1132 cm2 (175.5 inches2) | 1173 cm2 (181.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74% | ~80.1% |
| Side bezels | 6.9 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6400 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 59 dB | 55.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 17 inches | 18 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 240 Hz |
| PPI | 133 ppi | 168 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ROG Strix SCAR 18
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Raider GE78 HX (2023)
17″ (16:10 ratio) = 129.9 in2
~12% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 907:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 84.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right, Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 330 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 1260 grams | 968 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.5 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 36 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 R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 175 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1395 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 19.6 TFLOPS | 24.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 4608 | 7424 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 144 | 232 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 80 |
GPU performance
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 | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 6x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~84.4 dB | ~82.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 2 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| 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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