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 MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023)
Performance
96
Gaming
78
Display
57
Battery Life
66
Connectivity
89
Portability
38
BestCheck Score
71

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Raider GE78 HX (2023)

Case

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
Material Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 130°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 59 dB

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

Capicity
Full charging time 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left, Right, Bottom
Charge power 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 1260 grams

CPU

 
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 6 (Single-Core)
2982
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
18245
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2174
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
30007

Graphics Card

 
TGP 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
GPU base clock 1395 MHz
FLOPS 19.6 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
19.6 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 6x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~84.4 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
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

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes