MSI Pulse 17 (2023)

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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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Pulse 17 (2023).
Performance
67
Gaming
37
Display
49
Battery Life
62
Connectivity
60
Portability
42
NanoReview Score
50
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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 solution
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
Display tests
Contrast 1814:1
sRGB color space 57.5%
Adobe RGB profile 39.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 38.4%
Response time 28 ms
Max. brightness
250 nits

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

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2608
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12873
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
116
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
861

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

Steel Nomad Lite Score
8645
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
Ports
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
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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