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MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023) vs Gigabyte Aorus 17X

78 out of 100
MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023)
VS
66 out of 100
Gigabyte Aorus 17X
MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023)
Gigabyte Aorus 17X
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Key Differences

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Advantages of the MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023)
  • Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 17X
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 300 versus 165 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port

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Tests and Specifications

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Raider GE78 HX (2023)
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Aorus 17X

Case

Weight 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs)
Dimensions 380 x 298 x 23 mm
14.96 x 11.73 x 0.91 inches		 396 x 293 x 21.8 mm
15.59 x 11.54 x 0.86 inches
Area 1132 cm2 (175.5 inches2) 1160 cm2 (179.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~74% ~71.1%
Side bezels 6.9 mm 6.5 mm
Colors Black, Gray Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 4
Noise level (max. load) 59 dB 57.6 dB

Display

Size 17 inches 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 300 Hz
PPI 133 ppi 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
sRGB color space - 100%
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 15.2 V
Full charging time 2:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right, Bottom Bottom
Charge power 330 W 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 1260 grams 990 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.6-3.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 8
Threads 32 16
L3 Cache 36 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Raider GE78 HX (2023) +64%
18253
Aorus 17X
11145
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Raider GE78 HX (2023) +104%
30007
Aorus 17X
14686
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W 130 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1395 MHz -
FLOPS 19.6 TFLOPS 18 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) 4608 5632
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 144 176
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 80
GPU performance
Raider GE78 HX (2023) +9%
19.6 TFLOPS
Aorus 17X
18 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 2.0
Power 6x2W 2x2.5W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~84.4 dB ~83 dB
Microphones 2 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.2
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
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 3x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 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 Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 2 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.5 cm 12.1 x 7.6 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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