MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023)
- Launched: January 2023
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~74%
- Dimensions: 380 x 298 x 23 mm (14.96 x 11.73 x 0.91 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Raider GE78 HX (2023).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023)
| Weight |
3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
380 x 298 x 23 mm
14.96 x 11.73 x 0.91 inches |
| Area |
1132 cm2 (175.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~74% |
| Side bezels |
6.9 mm |
| Colors |
Black, Gray |
| Transformer |
No |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Liquid metal |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| 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 |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left, Right, Bottom |
| Charge power |
330 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter |
1260 grams |
| Base frequency |
2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
5.5 GHz |
| Cores |
24 (8P + 16E) |
| Threads |
32 |
| L3 Cache |
36 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
2143
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
21214
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2174
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
30007
| TGP |
175 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
MUX |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
4 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1395 MHz |
| FLOPS |
21.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
8 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
128 bit |
| Memory speed |
~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
4608 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
144 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
48 |
GPU performance
21.3 TFLOPS
| Channels |
2x8 GB |
| Clock |
5600 MHz |
| Type |
DDR5 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.4 |
| Power |
6x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6E |
| Bluetooth |
v5.3 |
| 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 |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
Touchpad
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
