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MagyarEurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX laptop review: 175 W GPU for maximum performance
The Raptor X17 is one the fastest laptops available from Eurocom. The model this year has been refreshed with newer Raptor Lake-HX options but with otherwise the same GPU and chassis as yesteryear. Thus, we recommend checking out our reviews on the 2023 Raptor X17 and Schenker Key 17 Pro for more information on the physical features of the laptop as our existing comments still apply.
Our 2024 Raptor X17 test unit ships with the Core i9-14900HX, PCIe5 SSD, and 4K 144 Hz display to contrast the Core i9-13900HX, PCIe4 SSD, and 2K 240 Hz display on our 2023 model. The 175 W GeForce RTX 4090 remains the same.
Alternatives to the Raptor X17 include other high-performance gaming laptops like the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17, MSI Titan 18 HX, or Alienware m18 R2. It's worth noting that the Raptor X17 is one of the few RTX 4090 gaming laptops in the market with a 17.3-inch 16:9 display.
More Eurocom reviews:
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85.2 % | 03/2024 | Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 3.4 kg | 24.9 mm | 17.30" | 3840x2160 | |
| 82.8 % | 05/2023 | Eurocom Raptor X17 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 3.5 kg | 24.9 mm | 17.30" | 2560x1440 | |
| 85.6 % | 01/2024 | Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 R9 7940HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 25.4 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 88.3 % | 04/2023 | Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 R9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 2.9 kg | 28.3 mm | 17.30" | 2560x1440 | |
| MSI Raider GE78 HX 13VI i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 17.30" | 2560x1600 | |||||
| 88.8 % | 01/2024 | MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 3.6 kg | 32.1 mm | 18.00" | 3840x2400 |
Communication
Webcam
Display
When compared to the 2K 240 Hz display on our 2023 configuration, our 2024 configuration utilizes a 4K 144 Hz panel but with otherwise similar color coverages, contrast ratios, and response times. Our higher resolution panel is also noticeably brighter at about 500 nits on average.
A key drawback to the display is its somewhat grainy matte panel, noticeable backlight bleeding in dark scenes, and lack of HDR support. OLED alternatives look much crisper and more vibrant than what the Raptor X17 has to offer in that regard.
The BOE NE173QUM-NY1 panel can also be found on other models like the Schenker Key 17 Pro.
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Brightness Distribution: 77 %
Center on Battery: 544.6 cd/m²
Contrast: 1135:1 (Black: 0.48 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.38 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1.03
ΔE Greyscale 4.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
84.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
95.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.42
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX BOE CQ NE173QUM-NY1, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30 | Eurocom Raptor X17 BOE NE173QHM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30 | Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 AU Optronics B173HAN04.9, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 NE173QHM-NZ2, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30 | MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US AU Optronics B170QAN01.2, IPS, 2560x1600, 17.00 | MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG AU Optronics B180ZAN01.0, Mini-LED, 3840x2400, 18.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 1% | -50% | 1% | 2% | 1% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 95.9 | 97.8 2% | 39.7 -59% | 98 2% | 97.6 2% | 98.1 2% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.8 | 99.9 0% | 59.1 -41% | 100 0% | 99.9 0% | 99.8 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 84.2 | 85.4 1% | 41 -51% | 85.6 2% | 86.5 3% | 86.2 2% |
| Response Times | 11% | -150% | 29% | 58% | -288% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 14.8 ? | 13.3 ? 10% | 39 ? -164% | 6.2 ? 58% | 4.2 ? 72% | 8.6 ? 42% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 11.4 ? | 10 ? 12% | 26.9 ? -136% | 11.4 ? -0% | 6.4 ? 44% | 81.8 ? -618% |
| PWM Frequency | 2592 ? | |||||
| Screen | -4% | -33% | 22% | -16% | -23% | |
| Brightness middle | 544.6 | 312.6 -43% | 255.9 -53% | 322.5 -41% | 398.6 -27% | 467.5 -14% |
| Brightness | 507 | 292 -42% | 248 -51% | 317 -37% | 384 -24% | 459 -9% |
| Brightness Distribution | 77 | 75 -3% | 91 18% | 86 12% | 89 16% | 90 17% |
| Black Level * | 0.48 | 0.26 46% | 0.21 56% | 0.29 40% | 0.46 4% | |
| Contrast | 1135 | 1202 6% | 1219 7% | 1112 -2% | 867 -24% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.38 | 3.43 -1% | 4.51 -33% | 1.15 66% | 4.05 -20% | 3.77 -12% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.13 | 8.31 -17% | 20.77 -191% | 3.03 58% | 8.68 -22% | 6.12 14% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.03 | 0.74 28% | 1.82 -77% | 0.56 46% | 1.02 1% | 2.94 -185% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.3 | 4.8 -12% | 3.2 26% | 1.7 60% | 6.5 -51% | 3.2 26% |
| Gamma | 2.42 91% | 2.12 104% | 2.08 106% | 2.27 97% | 2.11 104% | 2.43 91% |
| CCT | 7356 88% | 7082 92% | 6054 107% | 6299 103% | 7518 86% | 6478 100% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 3% /
-1% | -78% /
-54% | 17% /
19% | 15% /
-2% | -103% /
-61% |
* ... smaller is better
While the P3 standard is supported, color accuracy could have been better. Color temperature is too cool which impacts grayscale and color deltaE values. Calibration with our X-Rite colorimeter addresses this concern. Our ICM profile is available to download above for free.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.1 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 5.3 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 26 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 14.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 7.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 23 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance — Raptor Lake-HX Refresh
Testing Conditions
We set Windows and Control Center to Performance mode with Maximum Fan active prior to running the benchmarks below. The manual GPU switch can also be found within Control Center, but it is inconveniently hidden behind a scroll bar. G-Sync is supported while Advanced Optimus is not meaning a reboot is required when switching between the iGPU and dGPU.
The "Entertainment" and "Performance" modes in Control Center can be somewhat confusing. Perhaps renaming "Entertainment" mode to something like "Balanced" would be more appropriate.
Processor
The Raptor Lake-HX series has been refreshed for 2024, but the performance benefits are marginal at best when compared to the 2023 series. Jumping from the Core i9-13900HX in last year's Raptor X17 to the Core i9-14900HX in this newer configuration improves performance by just 5 to 10 percent. The chipset does not feature an integrated NPU unlike on the Meteor Lake platform.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.2: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 Super SG -6! | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 -2! | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US -2! | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI Raider GE78 HX 13VI | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 -2! | |
| Alienware x16 R1 -3! | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Dell XPS 17 9730 RTX 4070 -2! | |
| Medion Erazer Defender P40 -2! | |
| Eurocom Nightsky TXi317 -4! | |
| Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN | |
| Alienware m17 R5 (R9 6900HX, RX 6850M XT) -2! | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (287 - 320, n=23) | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| MSI Raider GE78 HX 13VI | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Alienware x16 R1 | |
| Dell XPS 17 9730 RTX 4070 | |
| Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN | |
| Alienware m17 R5 (R9 6900HX, RX 6850M XT) | |
| Medion Erazer Defender P40 | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Multi-Core | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 Super SG | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI Raider GE78 HX 13VI | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (15849 - 18643, n=22) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Single-Core | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 Super SG | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (2800 - 3095, n=22) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| MSI Raider GE78 HX 13VI | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN | |
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.2: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (17244 - 29351, n=21) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (88537 - 148888, n=21) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (4267 - 7229, n=21) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (118405 - 148773, n=21) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (12217 - 18256, n=21) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (43302 - 72594, n=21) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (86964 - 241777, n=21) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (1265 - 2149, n=21) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (9170 - 16128, n=21) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (33960 - 51118, n=21) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
Stress Test
Core temperature when running Prime95 stress is slightly cooler this time at 91 C compared to 97 C on last year's model to suggest minor efficiency gains.
Running Witcher 3 to represent typical gaming loads with Maximum Fan mode toggled on and off shows no major performance differences between them. The results complement our Fire Strike results in the GPU Performance section below. Enabling Maximum Fan mode merely runs the fans at their maximum RPM regardless of onscreen load; it does not actually raise the maximum fan ceiling. Thus, fan noise when gaming is going to be the same between the two modes.
GPU board power draw when gaming is stable at 169 W which nearly reaches the 175 W target maximum. Dropping to Entertainment mode lowers the board power draw to 148 W for slightly slower graphics performance.
| CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | Average GPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 51 | 41 |
| Prime95 Stress | 3.1 | -- | 91 | 52 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | 3.1 | 1000 - 2300 | 96 | 71 |
| Witcher 3 Stress (Entertainment mode) | ~1.3 | 2085 | 91 | 74 |
| Witcher 3 Stress (Performance mode w/ Maximum Fan off) | 1.2 | 2250 | 99 | 78 |
| Witcher 3 Stress (Performance mode w/ Maximum Fan on) | 1.2 | 2205 | 97 | 78 |
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (56992 - 83392, n=21) | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (54443 - 87507, n=21) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (51387 - 78199, n=21) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (79.7 - 105, n=21) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Eurocom is one of the few sellers to configure with a Corsair MP700 Pro PCI5 x4 NVMe SSD for sequential read rates of up to 13000 MB/s to be almost 2x faster than the fastest PCIe4 drives. In order to sustain such high transfer rates, however, a heat spreader is required. Our DiskSpd loop results below show the performance differences with and without the heat spreader. If one is not installed, maximum transfer rates would only be attainable during the first minute or so before throttling to the 3500 MB/s to 6500 MB/s range. Installing the heat spreader allows the drive to run much faster for longer.
| Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Our 175 W GeForce RTX 4090 GPU is about 5 percent faster than what we recorded on last year's Raptor X17. It more or less rivals the MSI Titan 18 HX which is larger and more expensive than our Eurocom unit.
Keep in mind that enabling Maximum Fan mode does not increase performance by any noticeable degree as shown by our Fire Strike results table below. The mode is therefore not essential for maximizing performance on stock settings. Dropping down to Entertainment mode, however, impacts performance more greatly.
| Power Profile | Graphics Score | Physics Score | Combined Score |
| Performance Mode w/ Maximum Fan On | 46191 | 43767 | 12362 |
| Performance Mode w/ Maximum Fan Off | 45538 (-1%) | 42964 (-2%) | 12266 (-1%) |
| Windows Balanced Mode | 45892 (-1%) | 42567 (-3%) | 13382 (-0%) |
| Entertainment Mode | 44593 (-4%) | 36839 (-16%) | 9640 (-22%) |
| Battery Power | 7324 (-84%) | 14932 (-66%) | 1901 (-85%) |
We nonetheless experienced several issues worth mentioning. Ubisoft Connect would fail to launch each time, Final Fantasy XV would crash on High settings, and PCMark 10 would crash as well even after updating to the latest version.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 46970 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 36031 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 21496 points | |
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* ... smaller is better
| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX -1! | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 -1! | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 -1! | |
| The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 | |
| MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 | |
Witcher 3 FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
| GTA V (2015) | 187.6 | 186.9 | 185.8 | 152.2 | 145.7 | 178.8 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 688.1 | 591.6 | 423.9 | 200 | 149.7 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 254 | 224 | 212 | 195.2 | 195 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 221 | 193.1 | 150.2 | 126.7 | ||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 222 | 195 | 186 | 174 | 171 | 113 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 567 | 459 | 433 | 402 | 309 | 156.8 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 360 | 331 | 116.3 | 87.8 | 44.2 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 244.1 | 217.9 | 203.8 | 200.4 | 148.9 | 75.6 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 195.2 | 185.2 | 164.5 | 144.7 | 93.8 | 41.4 |
Emissions
System Noise — Louder Than Many Other Gaming Laptops
The fans do not pulse nearly as frequently as what we experienced on last year's model. When launching 3DMark 06, for example, the fans would remain quieter for longer periods before slowly ramping up whereas the the 2023 model would spike to almost 60 dB(A). Otherwise, fan noise would stabilize at around the same values between the two models when running demanding loads like games.
Gaming on Entertainment mode is slightly quieter than gaming on Performance mode (58.3 dB(A) vs. 61.4 dB(A)). Just remember that Entertainment mode entails a performance cost as noted above.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 31.7 / 31.7 / 32.9 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 34 / 61.6 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.7 dB(A) | ||
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, Corsair MP700 Pro 2TB | Eurocom Raptor X17 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, 3x Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB (RAID 0) | Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 | Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N | MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB | MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -15% | 3% | 14% | 5% | 9% | |
| off / environment * | 23.7 | 23.3 2% | 27.9 -18% | 22.7 4% | 23.4 1% | 22.8 4% |
| Idle Minimum * | 31.7 | 33.1 -4% | 28.5 10% | 23.5 26% | 24.2 24% | 23.8 25% |
| Idle Average * | 31.7 | 33.1 -4% | 29.8 6% | 27.7 13% | 25.6 19% | 23.8 25% |
| Idle Maximum * | 32.9 | 40.7 -24% | 29.8 9% | 27.7 16% | 31 6% | 28 15% |
| Load Average * | 34 | 59.9 -76% | 34.8 -2% | 30.5 10% | 43.3 -27% | 38 -12% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 61.6 | 60.8 1% | 57.1 7% | 51.4 17% | 56.3 9% | 57.3 7% |
| Load Maximum * | 61.6 | 61 1% | 57.3 7% | 54.1 12% | 59.1 4% | 62.8 -2% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Surface temperature hot spots are noticeably warmer than on other gaming laptops. In particular, certain areas of the keyboard can be as warm as 53 C when gaming compared to just 37 C or 40 C on the MSI GE78HX or Asus TUF Gaming A17.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 52.2 °C / 126 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 53.2 °C / 128 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.8 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 36.7 °C / 98 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.8 °C / 83.8 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (+0.1 °C / 0.2 F).
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | Eurocom Raptor X17 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -7% | 21% | 18% | 8% | 4% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 52.2 | 49.4 5% | 40 23% | 34.6 34% | 37.4 28% | 37.8 28% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 53.2 | 55.2 -4% | 33.6 37% | 35.6 33% | 45 15% | 37.6 29% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 28.6 | 33.4 -17% | 26.6 7% | 27.2 5% | 29.8 -4% | 34.8 -22% |
| Idle Bottom * | 29.8 | 33.4 -12% | 24.4 18% | 30 -1% | 32.4 -9% | 36 -21% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (74.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.6% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (24% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 84% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 11% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 68% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 25% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy Management
Power Consumption
Running Witcher 3 demands slightly more power than before at about 325 W to be nearly as much as the Titan 18 HX. The higher consumption when compared to our 2023 model can likely be attributed to the brighter and higher resolution 4K panel of our newer configuration.
The large 330 W AC adapter remains the same as before. Since gaming already demands almost the entire output of the adapter, attempting to charge the battery while gaming will take much, much longer.
(Editor's note: This section will be updated when repairs on our Metrahit Energy multimeter are completed. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Corsair MP700 Pro 2TB, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30 | Eurocom Raptor X17 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 3x Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB (RAID 0), IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30 | Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 R9 7940HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 R9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30 | MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, IPS, 2560x1600, 17.00 | MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0), Mini-LED, 3840x2400, 18.00 | |
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| Power Consumption | ||||||
| Idle Minimum * | 13.4 | 6.2 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 13.2 | |
| Idle Average * | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.1 | 24 | 25.4 | |
| Idle Maximum * | 42.4 | 22 | 42.8 | 34 | 53.5 | |
| Load Average * | 132.8 | 59.2 | 116.7 | 123.6 | 151.4 | |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 304 | 189.7 | 278 | 286 | 336 | |
| Load Maximum * | 319.8 | 247.8 | 279.6 | 285.7 | 395.2 |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Runtimes are just slightly shorter than on last year's configuration likely due to the more demanding 4K resolution.
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99 Wh | Eurocom Raptor X17 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99 Wh | Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA707XI-NS94 R9 7940HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 R9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | MSI GE78HX 13VH-070US i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, 99 Wh | MSI Titan 18 HX A14VIG i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99.9 Wh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | 5% | 93% | -13% | 28% | -11% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 284 | 299 5% | 548 93% | 248 -13% | 363 28% | 252 -11% |
| Reader / Idle | 612 | 1180 | 439 | 353 | ||
| Load | 91 | 103 | 89 | 72 |
Pros
Cons
Verdict — New Processor, Same Looks
Since the Core i9-14900HX is largely a rebrand of yesteryear's Core i9-13900HX, the 2024 Eurocom Raptor X17 doesn't offer very much over the 2023 version. Processor performance may be slightly faster, but most everything else remains unchanged. Overall performance is nonetheless still comparable to some of the fastest laptops available including the MSI Titan HX or Asus ROG Strix Scar 18. Eurocom does not offer mini-LED or OLED for this model, but such options cater to multimedia users while the Raptor X17 is designed more towards high-performance professional spaces.
Fan noise may be a bit steadier, but don't expect significant performance gains over the already super-fast previous generation options.
Power users who decide to configure with a PCIe5 SSD should absolutely consider ordering the heat spreader as well. Otherwise, the PCIe5 drive will behave more like a PCIe4 drive after just a few minutes of heavy use.
Price and Availability
Eurocom is now shipping the 2024 Raptor X17 starting at $3500 for the RTX 4080 and 2K display. Configuring with the RTX 4090 and 4K display like in our review unit will increase the price to over $4200.
Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX
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03/15/2024 v7
Allen Ngo
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Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
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