- Launched: July 2021
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~80.3%
- Dimensions: 395 x 260 x 19.9 mm (15.55 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Blade 17 (2021).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Razer Blade 17 (2021)
| Weight |
2.75 kg (6.06 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
395 x 260 x 19.9 mm
15.55 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches |
| Area |
1027 cm2 (159.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~80.3% |
| Side bezels |
6 mm |
| Colors |
Black |
| Transformer |
No |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
Yes |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Noise level (max. load) |
43.5 dB |
| Size |
17.3 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
360 Hz |
| PPI |
127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
Display tests
| Contrast |
980:1 |
| sRGB color space |
100% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
73.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut |
71.7% |
| Response time |
3 ms |
| Full charging time |
1:30 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Po |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
230 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter |
801 grams |
| Base frequency |
1.9-2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.6 GHz |
| Cores |
8 |
| Threads |
16 |
| L3 Cache |
24 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1587
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
9062
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1545
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
12468
| TGP |
110-125 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
MUX |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
8 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1467 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1778 MHz |
| FLOPS |
13.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
6 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
192 bit |
| Memory speed |
14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
48 |
GPU performance
13.6 TFLOPS
| Channels |
2x8 GB |
| Clock |
3200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
4.0 |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Loudness |
86.7 dB |
| Microphones |
4 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.2 |
| Fingerprint |
No |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
2x 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 |
No |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1.1 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
12.9 x 8.1 cm |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
