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MSI Creator Z17 Series

MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGT, i7-13700HXProcessor: Intel Alder Lake-P i9-12900H, Intel Alder Lake-S i7-12700H, Intel Raptor Lake-HX i7-13700HX, Intel Raptor Lake-HX i9-13950HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU
Display: 17.00 inch, 17.30 inch
Weight: 2.49kg, 2.498kg, 2.5kg
Price: 1350, 2900, 4099, 4200, 5150 euro
Average Score: 85.8% - good
Average of 11 scores (from 15 reviews)
performance: 97%, features: 69%, display: 87%, mobility: 66%, workmanship: 92%, ergonomy: 83%, emissions: 68%

 

MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST-049

Specifications

MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST-049Notebook: MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST-049
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-S i7-12700H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 2900 euro
Links: MSI homepage
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Average Score: 77.5% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)

 

Reviews

70% MSI Creator Z17 review: One-upping the MacBook Pro?
Source: Digital Trends English
The MSI Creator Z17 is a fast performer given its CPU and GPU, proving that the company is leveraging its gaming background to squeeze out every ounce of performance. It’s well-built and attractive and sports an excellent keyboard (with per-key RGB lighting) and touchpad. All of that is great. At the same time, the display isn’t at the same level as some of its competition, particularly in its narrower AdobeRGB gamut and its accuracy, which is good but not up to professional creative standards. Where the Creator Z17 is most challenged is in its pricing. It’s a very expensive laptop, in line with laptops produced by manufacturers like Apple and Razer, which are well known for making expensive machines. Is it good enough to compete at this level? Yes, but with a strong caveat. The best laptop for creators who don’t care about gaming is the MacBook Pro 16, and it’s not even close. But if you want a fast Windows laptop that can do some serious gaming as well, then the Creator Z17 manages to sneak into a recommendation.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/14/2022
Rating: Total score: 70%

Foreign Reviews

85% Test du MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST : Le PC portable destiné aux créateurs
Source: Charles Tech French FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/01/2022
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 100% display: 90% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80%

 

MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST-054

Specifications

MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST-054Notebook: MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST-054
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-P i9-12900H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.498kg
Price: 4099 euro
Links: MSI homepage
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Reviews

83.8% MSI Creator Z17 Laptop review: What are creatives and gamers getting for around 4,000 Euro? | Notebookcheck
MSI wants consumers to fork out over 4,000 Euro (US$3,875) for its Creator Z17. But what makes the laptop so special for creatives that justifies the price? The Core i9-12900H and RTX 3070 Ti don't deliver the full answer. So let us examine this question in our in-depth review.

 

MSI Creator Z17 A12UHST-052

Specifications

MSI Creator Z17 A12UHST-052Notebook: MSI Creator Z17 A12UHST-052
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-P i9-12900H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU 16384 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 5150 euro
Links: MSI homepage
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Average Score: 87% - good

Average of 5 scores (from 5 reviews)

 

Reviews

80% MSI Creator Z17 review: looks good, works good, drains battery bad
Source: Creative Bloq English
There's no denying that the Creator Z17 is an expensive laptop. We’re in 16in Macbook Pro territory here, and while the MSI is no slouch in the performance department, it’s heavy and doesn’t last very long on batteries. Getting this kind of power into a laptop chassis is no mean feat, however. The cooling system alone consists of three fans and five heatpipes, and MSI has to be congratulated for the engineering that’s gone on here. That’s not a reason to buy it, though – the Creator Z17 is for you if you want a whole lot of computing power that you can pick up and carry with you. Just don’t travel too far away from a charger.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
100% MSI Z17 Creator review: A big-screen creative powerhouse
Source: It Pro English
The Z17 is one of the more successful efforts to combine desktop performance with a laptop form factor which makes it a highly recommendable workstation despite the high price tag. The display is arguably the Z17's star attraction, it really is very good indeed while the potent chipset can produce performance stronger than anything other than a very high-end gaming laptop. MSI could have made better use of the expansive deck for a bigger keyboard while adding more storage or RAM really shouldn't involve taking your laptop apart and the fact that you don't get a pen or a LAN adapter in the box seems parsimonious. But those are ultimately minor criticisms of what is a very impressive creative tool.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 100%
80% MSI Creator Z17 review
Source: Techradar English
The MSI Creator Z17 is a slight vertical side-step forward for the Taiwanese manufacturer’s creative- and gaming-leaning line of high performance laptops. From the start, there’s a lot of improvement from what we saw in our MSI Creator Z16 review. The well-received 16:10 display with a 165Hz refresh rate gets stylus pen support which enhances its task capability (MSI touts the Creator Z17 as the world’s first 17-inch touch screen laptop with stylus support). Meanwhile, the laptop has some seriously powerful specs. A 12th-Gen Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, 64 GB of DDR5 RAM and 2TB storage are all packed into this military-grade chassis weighing a bit under 8 pounds.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/23/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

92% MSI Creator Z17 A12UHST, análisis y opinión
Source: Computerhoy Spanish ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/22/2022
Rating: Total score: 92%
83% TEST MSI Creator Z17 A12UHT-036NEU
Source: Lyd og Billede DA→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/09/2022
Rating: Total score: 83%

 

MSI Creator Pro Z17 A12UMST

Specifications

MSI Creator Pro Z17 A12UMSTNotebook: MSI Creator Pro Z17 A12UMST
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-P i9-12900H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU 16384 MB
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Links: MSI homepage
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Average Score: 100% - very good

Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

100% MSI Creator Pro Z17 A12UMST-200ES Review con RTX A5500
Source: Geeknetic Spanish ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/15/2022
Rating: Total score: 100%
MSI CreatorPro Z17 è il notebook potente per i content creator
Source: Quotidiano Hardware Upgrade Italian IT→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; high performance; excellent display; premium design; metal case. Negative: Expensive.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/18/2022

 

MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGT

Specifications

MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGTNotebook: MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGT
Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-HX i9-13950HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.49kg
Price: 4200 euro
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Average Score: 85% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Reviews

MSI Creator Z17HX Review: Fast, Color Accurate, Fatally Flawed
Source: Petapixel English
If the upgradability issue doesn’t bother you, then I can highly recommend the MSI Creator Z17HX for creative workflows. It’s built like a tank, it’s surprisingly fast for its size, and it features one of the best out-of-the-box color-accurate displays and color-management systems we’ve ever tested. For many creative professionals, that covers everything they need from their work laptop. But if upgradability is a priority, if you’re fine with calibrating your own display, and/or the $3,600 price tag is just too rich for your blood, there are at least three excellent alternatives, including MSI’s own Z16HX Studio, that are worth a closer look.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/18/2023
This $3,600 laptop is a feature away from being my dream machine
Source: Zdnet.com English
You can either manually enable the battery-saver mode or set it to automatically kick in when your laptop's power reaches a certain percentage (20% by default). Letting you manually enable the battery-saver mode is a great option for extending battery life when a wall outlet isn't available for charging, like on flights to events or on the floor at conventions. By tweaking the power settings, I was able to squeeze about 6 hours out of the battery. All of this power and performance comes at a cost. The MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio will set you back about $3,599. But with premium-grade components and plenty of room for user upgrades later on, it's a worthwhile investment for established content creators and creative professionals looking to upgrade their work rig.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/20/2023
70% MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio review: large and in charge
Source: Digital Trends English
There’s a lot to like about the Creator Z17 HX Studio. It’s well-built, nicely sized for a 17-inch laptop, and it provides solid performance for creators and gamers. But its display is just a bit less colorful than the most demanding creators want to see, and its RTX 4070 GPU can’t keep up with some of the faster machines available. Even so, it’s a competitive laptop at its $3,60o price, and it will satisfy most people with its performance and display quality. I’ll give it a recommendation, but suggest you look closely at the competition before pulling the trigger.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/11/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%

Foreign Reviews

100% Špičková technika se snoubí s estetikou. Otestovali jsme laptop MSI Creator Z17HX
Source: CZC CZ→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/28/2023
Rating: Total score: 100%

 

MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGT, i7-13700HX

Specifications

MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGT, i7-13700HXNotebook: MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGT, i7-13700HX
Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-HX i7-13700HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.49kg
Price: 1350 euro
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Foreign Reviews

Обзор ноутбука MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGT-039RU: профессиональный инструмент для работы в творческих приложениях
Source: Ixbt RU→EN
Positive: Bright display; powerful hardware; high performance; 1TB SSD storage. Negative: No Thunderbolt port.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/28/2023

 

Comment

MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI) was founded in 1986 in Taiwan. MSI is especially known as a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards for PCs, but also offers computer accessories, complete systems, motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors and other components. However, the Microstar brand name in Germany belongs to the Medion company. MSI is known for its gaming products and has developed a wide range of gaming laptops and desktop PCs. The company is also active in workstations, servers and industrial automation. MSI has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.


These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU: High-End laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA104 chip. Available in different versions with a TDP from 80 to 125 Watt and different maximum Boost clock speeds of 1035 - 1485 MHz.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: High-End laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA103S chip. At the time of the launch in early 2022, the 3080 Ti is the fastest laptop graphics card on the market.

NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU: High-End professional laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA103S chip. Based on the consumer GeForce GTX 3080 Ti with certified drivers. Available in different performance variants ranging from 80 - 165 W TGP (max. power consumption).

NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost). 

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Alder Lake-S:

i7-12700H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 1.7 to 4.7 GHz and supports vPro.

Intel Alder Lake-P:

i9-12900H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 1.8 to 5 GHz and supports vPro.

Intel Raptor Lake-HX:

i9-13950HX: Mobile CPU based on the Raptor Lake series that offers 24 cores (8 performance, 16 efficiency cores) with a Boost core of up to 5.8 GHz for the P-cores. Similar to the Desktop i9-139000K but with reduced clock speeds and TDP.

i7-13700HX: Mobile CPU based on the Raptor Lake series that offers 16 cores (8 performance, 8 efficiency cores). Similar to the Desktop Core i7-13700K but with reduced clock speeds.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


17.00: This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


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85.8%: This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.

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Current Prices
MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGT, i7-13700HX
MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio A13VGT
MSI Creator Pro Z17 A12UMST
MSI Creator Pro Z17 A12UMST
MSI Creator Z17 A12UHST-052
MSI Creator Z17 A12UHST-052
MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST-049
MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST-049
Stefan Hinum, 2022-09- 7 (Update: 2022-09- 7)