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MagyarSchenker Key 17 Pro (Early 23) review: 4k gaming notebook with Core i9 and RTX 4090
The powerful Key 17 Pro is targeted at creatives and gamers. Raptor Lake and Ada Lovelace provide the necessary computing power in the laptop, which features a Core i9-13900HX and a GeForce RTX 4090 and is based on a Clevo barebone (X370SNW-G). It is competing against devices such as the MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY, the Aorus 17X AZF and the Medion Erazer Beast X40.
Comparison with possible competitors
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85.5 % | 06/2023 | SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 3.4 kg | 24.9 mm | 17.30" | 3840x2160 | |
| 89.2 % | 04/2023 | MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | 3 kg | 21.3 mm | 17.30" | 3840x2160 | |
| 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 | |
| 86 % | 04/2023 | Aorus 17X AZF i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 2.9 kg | 21.8 mm | 17.30" | 2560x1440 | |
| 88.4 % | 03/2023 | Medion Erazer Beast X40 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 2.9 kg | 33 mm | 17.00" | 2560x1600 |
Case and specifications - Clevo barebone offering Thunderbolt 4
The subtle, matt-black metal chassis on our review unit doesn’t exhibit any workmanship issues. The base hardly flexes at all, and the lid has a small but very much acceptable amount of give. The laptop's battery (screwed down, not glued in) and other internals are accessible once you remove the two-piece bottom cover.
The Key has two USB-A (USB 3.2 Gen 2) and two USB-C ports (Thunderbolt 4). Only one of the Thunderbolt 4 ports supports Power Delivery, but both are capable of outputting a DisplayPort signal. The laptop offers a total of four video outputs (1x HDMI, 3x DP). Unfortunately, the device doesn’t come with a card reader, and the webcam (2.1MP, max resolution of 1,920 x 1,080, no privacy shutter) is nothing to write home about.
Thanks to its Wi-Fi 6E card (Intel AX211), the Key 17 Pro is able to reach excellent Wi-Fi data rates under ideal conditions (i.e. no other Wi-Fi devices in close proximity, short distance between laptop and server PC). Wired connections are handled by a Killer E3100X controller (2.5 Gbit/s).
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (714 - 1780, n=116, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (591 - 1861, n=127) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (685 - 1890, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (826 - 1890, n=127) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
Input devices - Schenker laptop with per-key RGB
The flat, smooth keys on the chiclet keyboard (with per-key RGB lighting) have a moderate travel and a distinctive actuation point. Though the key resistance could be crisper in our opinion. The keyboard deck flexes a little during typing, but Schenker has overall delivered an adequate keyboard for everyday use. The Key 17 Pro also features a touchpad (measuring approx. 15 x 9.1 cm, or 5.9 x 3.6") with a short travel distance and clear click point.
Display - UHD panel with DCI-P3 coverage
Besides the 4K IPS display (3,840 x 2,150 pixels, 144Hz) on the review unit, Schenker also offers the Key 17 Pro with a QHD IPS panel (2,560 x 1,440 pixels, 240Hz) – both 17.3-inch screens support G-Sync.
The 4K panel is characterised by its high brightness and the absence of PWM flicker and also offers a high refresh rate (144Hz) and fast response times. That said, it misses the mark (> 1,000:1) when it comes to contrast ratio.
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Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 487 cd/m²
Contrast: 955:1 (Black: 0.51 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.51 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1
ΔE Greyscale 1.2 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
84.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
96.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.273
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) BOE CQ NE173QUM-NY1, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.30 | MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 AUO41A2 B173ZAN06.C, Mini LED, 3840x2160, 17.30 | Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 NE173QHM-NZ2, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30 | Aorus 17X AZF BOE09F9, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30 | Medion Erazer Beast X40 BOE NE170QDM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1600, 17.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 2% | 1% | 0% | -16% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 96.4 | 92 -5% | 98 2% | 96.7 0% | 68.6 -29% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.9 | 99.1 -1% | 100 0% | 99.9 0% | 99.8 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 84.3 | 94.07 12% | 85.6 2% | 84.5 0% | 69.4 -18% |
| Response Times | -62% | 0% | -18% | 10% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 14.8 ? | 46.4 ? -214% | 6.2 ? 58% | 14 ? 5% | 11.3 ? 24% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 7.2 ? | 0.62 ? 91% | 11.4 ? -58% | 10.1 ? -40% | 7.5 ? -4% |
| PWM Frequency | 2400 | ||||
| Screen | 221% | -8% | -57% | -29% | |
| Brightness middle | 487 | 397.29 -18% | 322.5 -34% | 294 -40% | 384 -21% |
| Brightness | 485 | 392 -19% | 317 -35% | 276 -43% | 377 -22% |
| Brightness Distribution | 87 | 93 7% | 86 -1% | 90 3% | 90 3% |
| Black Level * | 0.51 | 0.02 96% | 0.29 43% | 0.28 45% | 0.45 12% |
| Contrast | 955 | 19865 1980% | 1112 16% | 1050 10% | 853 -11% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.51 | 2.52 -67% | 1.15 24% | 2.81 -86% | 2.05 -36% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.19 | 3.91 -79% | 3.03 -38% | 5.7 -160% | 3.64 -66% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.2 | 2.78 -132% | 1.7 -42% | 3.4 -183% | 2.3 -92% |
| Gamma | 2.273 97% | 2.63 84% | 2.27 97% | 2.301 96% | 2.017 109% |
| CCT | 6451 101% | 6412 101% | 6299 103% | 7389 88% | 6546 99% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 2.52 | 0.56 | 0.86 | 0.74 | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 54% /
127% | -2% /
-5% | -25% /
-38% | -12% /
-20% |
* ... smaller is better
The display already had excellent colour reproduction right out of the box. At roughly 1.5, its average colour difference certainly falls within what we consider good (Delta E < 3). Colour accuracy is a given: the panel has full sRGB coverage and can cover almost the entire DCI-P3 space; it is also capable of reproducing up to 84% of the AdobeRGB gamut.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 2.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 5 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 14 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.9 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 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 21 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (34.6 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 54 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19003 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
The IPS display is readable from any position thanks to its wide viewing angle. You can certainly make out contents on the screen even when outdoors, provided the sun isn't shining too brightly.
Performance - The Key 17 features high-end hardware
The Schenker Key 17 Pro is a high-end 17.3-inch laptop that harnesses the power of Raptor Lake and Ada Lovelace. You can configure the laptop to your needs in Schenker's online shop. Our review unit costs around €4,500 (US$4,820). And prices start at €3,200 (US$3,427).
Test conditions
The Key 17 Pro offers four manufacturer-specified power modes (see table). You can switch between them using the Control Center software installed on the laptop. We ran our benchmarks in "Performance mode" and our battery life test in "Power Saver mode" (with the RTX 4090 disabled. Optimus was enabled during our testing.
"Performance mode" lets users overclock the GPU and VRAM in Control Center. Clicking on the two downward arrows will open the corresponding menu (figure 3). You'll need to enable CPU overclocking in the BIOS before a new tab shows up in Control Center (see figure 12 to 16). But beware: overclock the hardware at your own risk – you are responsible for any damage arising from it.
| Performance mode | Entertainment mode | Power Saver mode | Silent mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU PL1 (HWInfo) | 135 Watt | 75 Watt | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
| CPU PL2 (HWInfo) | 162 Watt | 130 Watt | 30 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Noise (Witcher 3) | 62 dB(A) | 54 dB(A) | - | 42 dB(A) |
| Performance (Witcher 3) | ~204 fps | ~188 fps | - | 50 bis 60 fps |
Processor
The Core i9-13900HX Raptor Lake processor consists of eight performance cores (Hyperthreading, 2.2 to 5.4GHz) and sixteen efficiency cores (no Hyperthreading, 1.6 to 3.9GHz), giving a total of 32 logical CPU cores.
The benchmark results obtained from the Key 17 Pro are roughly in the same ballpark as what we have seen from this CPU on average. During our Cinebench 15 loop test, the sustained multi-thread load caused the CPU's turbo clock speed to drop slightly over the first two runs before eventually stabilising at a constant level.
Cinebench R15 Multi sustained load
| Cinebench R23 | |
| Multi Core | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (24270 - 32623, n=21) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (2435 - 34521, n=243, last 2 years) | |
| Single Core | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (1867 - 2105, n=18) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average of class Gaming (527 - 2169, n=241, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Cinebench R20 | |
| CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (9152 - 12541, n=19) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=241, last 2 years) | |
| CPU (Single Core) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (722 - 810, n=19) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average of class Gaming (169 - 825, n=241, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Cinebench R15 | |
| CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (3913 - 4970, n=20) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=247, last 2 years) | |
| CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (247 - 304, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 312, n=246, last 2 years) | |
| Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Gaming (91 - 1259, n=239, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (101 - 153, n=20) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 | |
| 7z b 4 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (90675 - 127283, n=19) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (11386 - 140932, n=238, last 2 years) | |
| 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (6340 - 7177, n=19) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (2685 - 7581, n=239, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5 | |
| Multi-Core | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (17614 - 21075, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1946 - 22200, n=243, last 2 years) | |
| Single-Core | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (1345 - 2093, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average of class Gaming (158 - 2139, n=243, last 2 years) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (23.5 - 34.4, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (3 - 37.6, n=242, last 2 years) | |
| LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (32.8 - 332, n=237, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (32.8 - 51.1, n=19) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean | |
| Average of class Gaming (0.375 - 4.47, n=239, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (0.375 - 0.4564, n=20) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
* ... 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
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (17589 - 27615, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (2585 - 55084, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (88686 - 136688, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (12439 - 234848, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (4362 - 7029, n=20) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (629 - 9930, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (125644 - 141385, n=20) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (15371 - 186519, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (12334 - 17179, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (2137 - 30810, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (43850 - 69202, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (7135 - 124377, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (89413 - 236139, n=20) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (18146 - 328679, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (1284 - 1958, n=20) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 2231, n=235, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (9481 - 15279, n=20) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (1437 - 29473, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (42994 - 51994, n=20) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average of class Gaming (8341 - 52949, n=232, last 2 years) | |
System performance
The system runs smoothly and has enough computing muscle to comfortably handle rendering, video editing and gaming. The RAM's transfer rates are fairly standard for DDR5-5600 memory.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (7690 - 9331, n=8) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (4477 - 9331, n=199, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (10972 - 11983, n=8) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average of class Gaming (7334 - 12176, n=198, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (9038 - 11680, n=8) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (6161 - 11833, n=198, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (10605 - 16395, n=8) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average of class Gaming (5288 - 16424, n=198, last 2 years) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1825 - 2295, n=8) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average of class Gaming (974 - 2295, n=149, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1666 - 2166, n=8) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average of class Gaming (907 - 2166, n=149, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (2162 - 2514, n=8) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Gaming (1027 - 2514, n=149, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1441 - 2275, n=8) | |
| Average of class Gaming (1029 - 2275, n=149, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 8913 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (67716 - 78835, n=20) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average of class Gaming (18074 - 80776, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (73998 - 88462, n=20) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average of class Gaming (20318 - 89096, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (65472 - 77045, n=20) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average of class Gaming (15975 - 99898, n=231, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-13900HX (80.4 - 91.1, n=20) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
| Average of class Gaming (76.2 - 136.8, n=232, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
Our standardised latency monitor test (Internet browsing, 4K video playback, Prime95 high load) revealed some latency issues. The system doesn't seem to be suitable for handling real-time video and audio tasks. Hopefully, these issues will be ironed out in future software updates.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (Early 23) | |
| MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014 | |
| Medion Erazer Beast X40 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 | |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
The Schenker Key 17 Pro is able to accommodate up to three M.2-2280 SSDs (2x PCIe 4.0, 1x PCIe 5.0). The preinstalled PCIe 4.0 Samsung drive offers plenty of storage (2 TB) and delivers fantastic transfer rates. We didn't notice any performance dips caused by thermal throttling.
