MSI Alpha 17

  • Launched: May 2023
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~73.2%
  • Dimensions: 397 x 283.9 x 25.9 mm (15.63 x 11.18 x 1.02 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MSI Alpha 17
Performance
96
Gaming
70
Display
61
Battery Life
66
Connectivity
69
Portability
39
BestCheck Score
67

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Alpha 17

Case

Weight 2.79 kg (6.15 lbs)
Dimensions 397 x 283.9 x 25.9 mm 15.63 x 11.18 x 1.02 inches
Area 1127 cm2 (174.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.2%
Side bezels 7 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 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz
PPI 170 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 2560 x 1440 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
350 nits

Battery

Capicity
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 240 W

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.4 GHz
Cores 16
Threads 32
L3 Cache 64 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M
Fabrication process 5 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3000
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
18802
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2072
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
36707

Graphics Card

 
TGP 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
FLOPS 16.8 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) 32
GPU performance
16.8 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7
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 1x v1.4
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes