MSI Sword 17 Series
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-S i7-12700H, Intel Raptor Lake-HX i7-14700HXGraphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Display: 17.00 inch, 17.30 inch
Weight: 2.6kg
Average of 1 scores (from 6 reviews)
MSI Sword 17 A12UD
Specifications
Notebook: MSI Sword 17 A12UDProcessor: Intel Alder Lake-S i7-12700H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Laptop Media
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/05/2023
Source: Laptop Media
As an affordable gaming notebook, the Sword 17 (A12UD) has some shortcomings, which are expected. Some of them are disappointing – like the short battery life (only 4 hours of light use at once). Others are surprisingly negligible – all plastic feels good to the touch, and frankly doesn’t compromise the structural integrity of the device.MSI Sword 17 (A12UD)’s IPS panel has a Full HD resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and a good contrast ratio. The display doesn’t use PWM for brightness adjustment, but unfortunately – covers only 53% of the sRGB color gamut. It is good that it has a 144Hz refresh rate, but we measured a rather slow pixel response time. However, there is one feature that could have been better without the need of spending more money – the keyboard. While its key travel is decently long, the feedback is too soft for comfortable typing and gaming. On the bright side, the cooling is quite capable. Well, that’s true only when you use the CoolerBoost option, which not only blows the heat away but also your eardrums. Plus, the upgrade options are on point – two SODIMM memory slots(albeit for DDR4 RAM), and one M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4 slot for storage. Again, unfortunately, there is very little insulation between the motherboard and the keyboard, which leads to excessive heat in the center part of the keyboard. Add to that the lack of an SD card reader, and the neutered USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, and you can easily be disappointed. The good thing is that the Sword 17 (A12UD) supports Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. So, if you are into gaming, but you don’t have a huge budget for the best on the market, the Sword 17 (A12UD) will surely have popped on your radar. However, the Nitro 5 (AN517-55) is arguably a better option.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/15/2023
Foreign Reviews
Source: Hi-Tech Mail
RU→ENPositive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; big screen; excellent display.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/02/2023
MSI Sword 17 HX B14VGKG
Specifications
Notebook: MSI Sword 17 HX B14VGKGProcessor: Intel Raptor Lake-HX i7-14700HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 05/22/2024
Source: Laptop Media
The MSI Sword 17 HX B14V isn’t perfect but it delivers a strong gaming performance alongside good comfort under full loads (for such a device). Also, the chassis may be made of plastic but it’s solid for the most part. The RGB Gaming keyboard is great for both typing and gaming. The optional 17″ 1600p 240Hz display (AUO B170QAN01.2 (AUO84A6)) is perhaps the main event here. This snappy IPS unit impresses with a 452 cd/m2 max brightness and full sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage. The panel is an unpolished gem in terms of color accuracy. With the aid of our “Design and Gaming” profile, the default average dE score is enhanced from a 2.9 to 0.9 result which is a notable improvement.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/21/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Tabletowo
PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/06/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
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.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU: Mid-range gaming laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA107 chip.
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 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 Raptor Lake-HX:
i7-14700HX: High-end mobile hybrid processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture with 20 cores (8 performance and 12 efficiency cores) and 28 threads.
» 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.
2.6 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
2.6 kg:
80%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
