MSI Sword 17 HX (2024)

MSI Sword 17 HX (2024)
  • Launched: January 2024
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~78.2%
  • Dimensions: 383.2 x 279.9 x 22.2-27.3 mm (15.09 x 11.02 x 0.87-1.07 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Sword 17 HX (2024).
Performance
78
Gaming
38
Display
55
Battery Life
55
Connectivity
61
Portability
46
NanoReview Score
54
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Sword 17 HX (2024)

Case

Weight 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs)
Dimensions 383.2 x 279.9 x 22.2-27.3 mm
15.09 x 11.02 x 0.87-1.07 inches
Area 1073 cm2 (166.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78.2%
Side bezels 8.5 mm
Colors Gray
Material 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
Ambient light sensor No

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom
Charge power 200 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz
Cores 20 (8P + 12E)
Threads 28
L3 Cache 33 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2833
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
16695
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
125
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1330

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 105 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 1905 MHz
GPU boost clock 2280 MHz
FLOPS 11.7 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 11.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
8377
Blender GPU 2711
Solar Bay 39087
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 2.0
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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