MSI Crosshair 17

  • Launched: January 2022
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~75.9%
  • Dimensions: 398 x 273 x 27.2 mm (15.67 x 10.75 x 1.07 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MSI Crosshair 17
Performance
77
Gaming
60
Display
51
Battery Life
55
Connectivity
67
Portability
42
BestCheck Score
59

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Crosshair 17

Case

Weight 2.66 kg (5.87 lbs)
Dimensions 398 x 273 x 27.2 mm 15.67 x 10.75 x 1.07 inches
Area 1087 cm2 (168.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.9%
Side bezels 7.5 mm
Colors Black
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 56 dB

Display

 
Size 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
PPI 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No

Battery

Capicity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 200 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 575 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 16
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10509
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1899
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
15296

Graphics Card

 
TGP 140 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1504 MHz
GPU boost clock 1802 MHz
FLOPS 13.8 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
13.8 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 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
Loudness ~85 dB

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.2
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
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes