MSI Raider GE78 HX

MSI Raider GE78 HX
  • Launched: January 2024
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~74%
  • Dimensions: 380 x 298 x 22.85-28.75 mm (14.96 x 11.73 x 0.9-1.13 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Raider GE78 HX.
Performance
88
Gaming
48
Display
55
Battery Life
61
Connectivity
82
Portability
39
NanoReview Score
63
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Raider GE78 HX

Case

Weight 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs)
Dimensions 380 x 298 x 22.85-28.75 mm
14.96 x 11.73 x 0.9-1.13 inches
Area 1132 cm2 (175.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~74%
Side bezels 6.9 mm
Colors Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

Size 17 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz
PPI 133 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte

Battery

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

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.8 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 32
L3 Cache 36 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3188
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
19264
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
139
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1863

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
11410
Blender GPU 3669
Solar Bay 51967
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 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7
Bluetooth v5.4
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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