MSI Pulse 17 AI (2024)

MSI Pulse 17 AI (2024)
  • Launched: January 2024
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~78.2%
  • Dimensions: 383.2 x 279.9 x 22.2-29.7 mm (15.09 x 11.02 x 0.87-1.17 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Pulse 17 AI (2024).
Performance
67
Gaming
45
Display
67
Battery Life
59
Connectivity
61
Portability
46
NanoReview Score
57
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Pulse 17 AI (2024)

Case

Weight 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs)
Dimensions 383.2 x 279.9 x 22.2-29.7 mm
15.09 x 11.02 x 0.87-1.17 inches
Area 1073 cm2 (166.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78.2%
Side bezels 8.5 mm
Colors Black
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

Size 17 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz
PPI 178 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom
Charge power 240 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 22
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2563
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
13333
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
106
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1018

Graphics Card

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

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
11204
Blender GPU 3719
Solar Bay 50991
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

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

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
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
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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