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MSI Raider GE78 HX vs GE68 HX

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MSI Raider GE78 HX
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63 out of 100
MSI Raider GE68 HX
MSI Raider GE78 HX
MSI Raider GE68 HX
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Raider GE68 HX
  • Easier to carry: weighs 350 grams less (around 0.77 lbs)
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (157.2 vs 175.4 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
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Raider GE78 HX
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Raider GE68 HX

Case

Weight 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) 2.75 kg (6.06 lbs)
Dimensions 380 x 298 x 22.85-28.75 mm
14.96 x 11.73 x 0.9-1.13 inches		 357 x 284 x 22.2-27.85 mm
14.06 x 11.18 x 0.87-1.1 inches
Area 1132 cm2 (175.5 inches2) 1014 cm2 (157.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~74% ~73.2%
Side bezels 6.9 mm 6.2 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2

Display

Size 17 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
PPI 133 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Screen space comparison
Raider GE78 HX
17″ (16:10 ratio) = 129.9 in2
Raider GE68 HX
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~12% more screen space

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:30 hr 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right, Bottom Left, Right, Bottom
Charge power 280 / 330 W 280 / 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 1000 / 1261 grams 1000 / 1261 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.8 GHz 5.8 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)
Raider GE78 HX
19264
Raider GE68 HX +3%
19934
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

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

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Raider GE78 HX
11410
Raider GE68 HX +2%
11604
Blender GPU 3669 3756
Solar Bay 51967 49919
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 96 GB 96 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 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 2x2W, 4x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
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 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 3x 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 Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size - 13.0 x 8.3 cm
Surface Plastic 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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