MSI Pulse 17 (2023)
- Launched: January 2023
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~75.9%
- Dimensions: 398 x 273 x 27.2 mm (15.67 x 10.75 x 1.07 inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Pulse 17 (2023)Case
| Weight | 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 398 x 273 x 27.2 mm 15.67 x 10.75 x 1.07 inches |
| Area | 1087 cm2 (168.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.9% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray |
| Material | Plastic |
| Transformer | No |
| Opening angle | 180° |
| Cooling system | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No |
| Liquid metal | No |
| Number of fans | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 6000 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No |
| Sync technology | No |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Coating | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No |
| Contrast | 1814:1 |
| sRGB color space | 57.5% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 39.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 38.4% |
| Response time | 28 ms |
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No |
| Fast charging | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No |
| Charging port position | Left |
| Charge power | 240 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2070 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| GPU performance | 13.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
| Blender GPU | 2742 |
| Solar Bay | 39704 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No |
| Loudness | ~85 dB |
| Microphones | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No |
| Infrared sensor | No |
| Optical drive | No |
| Webcam | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No |
| VGA | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| SD card reader | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island |
| Numpad | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes |