Razer Blade 18 vs MSI Stealth 17 Studio
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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 Razer Blade 18
- Can run popular games at about 52-71% higher FPS
- Around 69% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 25% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Better webcam recording quality
- 32% sharper screen – 168 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (159.2 vs 174.7 square inches)
Advantages of the MSI Stealth 17 Studio
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 240 Hz
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 99.9 against 82 watt-hours
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.75 kg (6.06 lbs) | 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 395 x 260 x 19.9 mm 15.55 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches |
397.6 x 283.5 x 20.1-20.8 mm 15.65 x 11.16 x 0.79-0.82 inches |
| Area | 1027 cm2 (159.2 inches2) | 1127 cm2 (174.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~91.5% | ~73.2% |
| Side bezels | 3.7 mm | 7.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 3 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 53.5 dB | 49.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| PPI | 168 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Blade 18
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Stealth 17 Studio
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
~13% more screen space
| Contrast | 1037:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 85.3% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 6 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 3:05 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Right, Bottom |
| Charge power | 230 / 280 / 330 W | 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 804 / 823 grams | 740 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 32 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| 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 | 105 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| FLOPS | 16.8 TFLOPS | 8.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3072 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5200 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 4.0 (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) | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Power | - | 6x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~85.7 dB | ~82.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 17.0 x 9.7 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Blade 18:
- All configurations come with 32GB DDR5 memory, except for the GeForce RTX 4060 version, which has 16GB. Memory can be upgraded up to 64GB.
- GeForce RTX 4090 models have 2TB solid-state storage, while other models have 1 TB. Storage can be upgraded up to 8TB, with SATA SSD or mechanical hard drive options available.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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