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MSI Raider GE67 HX (2022)
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Size
15.6"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
18"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
MSI Raider GE67 HX (2022)
Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024)
The Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024) is better than the MSI Raider GE67 HX (2022) for gaming. The Alienware is available with faster Intel 14th Gen CPUs and NVIDIA 40-series GPUs. It also has a better cooling system, resulting in better performance in heavy, sustained workloads. The Alienware has a larger display, and its FHD+ panel has a higher refresh rate of 480Hz to provide better responsiveness; however, the MSI's display is an OLED panel, making it a better option for dim settings and for viewing HDR content.
Variants
- Raider GE67 HX (12UGS-013) (Titanium Dark Gray - i7/RTX 3070Ti/16GB/1TB)
- Raider GE67 HX (12UGS-070) (Titanium Dark Gray - i7/RTX 3070Ti/16GB/1TB)
- Raider GE67 HX (12UGS-052) (Titanium Dark Gray - i7/RTX 3070Ti/16GB/1TB)
- Raider GE67 HX (12UGS-091) (Titanium Dark Gray - i7/RTX 3070Ti/16GB/1TB)
- Raider GE67 HX (12UGS-044) (Titanium Dark Gray - i7/RTX 3070Ti/16GB/1TB)
- Raider GE67 HX (12UGS-056) (Titanium Dark Gray - i7/RTX 3070Ti/32GB/1TB)
- Raider GE67 HX (12UHS-068) (Titanium Dark Gray - i7/RTX 3080Ti/32GB/1TB)
- Raider GE67 HX (12UHS-042) (Titanium Dark Gray - i7/RTX 3080Ti/32GB/1TB)
- Raider GE67 HX (12UHS-069) (Titanium Dark Gray - i9/RTX 3080Ti/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R) (Dark Metallic Moon - FHD/480Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R-9494BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - QHD/165Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 R2 (AWM18R-9583BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - QHD/165Hz/i9-14900HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
6.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.0
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.2
Hinge Photo
Range
140°
145°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
4.6
2.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
18"
Thickness
1.3" (3.2 cm)
1.2" (3.1 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.8 cm)
16.2" (41.2 cm)
Depth
10.7" (27.2 cm)
12.6" (32.0 cm)
Volume
190.2 in³ (3,116.0 cm³)
249.4 in³ (4,087.0 cm³)
Weight
5.2 lbs (2.4 kg)
8.7 lbs (3.9 kg)
Charger Size
33.8 in³ (553.4 cm³)
25.2 in³ (412.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
2.3 lbs (1.0 kg)
Serviceability
7.4
9.1
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
5.5
9.0
RAM Slots
2
2
Storage Slots
2
4
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1440
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
188 PPI
125 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
78%
86%
Refresh Rate
8.6
9.8
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
480 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
G-SYNC
Contrast
10
6.9
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
100,030 : 1
1,080 : 1
Brightness
7.5
6.6
Maximum Brightness
344 cd/m²
266 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
16 cd/m²
14 cd/m²
Reflections
7.1
7.5
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Matte
Total Reflections
4.53%
5.37%
Indirect Reflections
0.61%
4.74%
Calculated Direct Reflections
3.92%
0.63%
Black Uniformity
10
5.7
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.096%
2.180%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
7.4
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
40°
Color Washout From Right
40°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
19°
Color Shift From Right
19°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
44°
Brightness Loss From Right
44°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
45°
Gamma Shift From Right
46°
Vertical Viewing Angle
7.6
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
41°
Color Washout From Above
39°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
18°
Color Shift From Above
19°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
44°
Brightness Loss From Above
44°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
44°
Gamma Shift From Above
45°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.4
4.0
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.93
5.99
Avg. Gamma
2.23
2.1
Avg. Color dE
4.48
5.28
Avg. Color Temperature
6,593.3 K
5,908 K
Color Gamut
9.7
9.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
150.89%
99.9%
sRGB uv
141.27%
99.58%
Adobe RGB xy
94.5%
88.8%
Adobe RGB uv
98.16%
94.83%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
99.99%
99.26%
DCI-P3 uv
99.99%
98.86%
Rec. 2020 xy
79.78%
73.22%
Rec. 2020 uv
81.95%
75.49%
Flicker
4.5
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
Yes
Flicker Frequency
120 Hz
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
100%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.4
9.2
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
9.0
Numpad
No
Yes
Backlighting
Per-Key RGB
Per-Key RGB
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
59 gf
61 gf
Actuation Force
32 gf
38 gf
Pre-Travel
0.97 mm
1.14 mm
Total Travel
1.31 mm
1.76 mm
Touchpad
7.0
8.2
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.0
8.0
Size
10.6 in² (68.3 cm²)
16.7 in² (108.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
4.8
7.6
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
76 dB SPL
76 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
12.8 dB
5.4 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.6
0.7
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
433 Hz
364 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
16 kHz
16 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.7 dB
0.7 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.8
7.4
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.0
7.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
9.5
9.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
3
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
Mini DisplayPort 1.4
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 1
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
Yes
Yes
Proprietary Port
MSI Power Connector
Alienware Power Adapter Port
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.2
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i9-12900HX
Core i9-14900HX
Core Count
16
24
Thread Count
24
32
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
16 GB
12 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
175W
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
4,800 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
918 GB
919 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00B00
Western Digital PC SN810 NVMe
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
10
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,835 points
CPU Multi-Thread
15,727 points
GPU Compute
158,628 points
CPU/RAM Performance
8.3
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
123 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
1,681 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,929
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
18,271
Blender - CPU (Avg)
135 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
51,828
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
3,666
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
316 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,895 points
Multi-Thread
20,591 points
Low Tier Graphics
8.4
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
189,527
Basemark Web 3.0
1,309
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
766
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
25,927
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
1,681.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
151,520
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.4
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
1.9 min
GPU Render Time
0.8 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
14 s
High Tier Graphics
8.6
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
4,405
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
4,801
Basemark GPU (DX12)
231,471
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
210,614
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
14,792 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
10
Basemark Image
Overall Score
154,507
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
6.9
Blender - GPU (Avg)
1,924 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
18,303 points
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.5
Civilization VII - AI
17.5 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
256.9 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
133.3 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
128.7 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
86.5 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
59.0 fps
Previous Methodology Score
9.1
Previous Methodology Score Converted
8.6
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
8.2
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
102.9 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
87.9 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
55 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
47 fps
GTA V (Avg)
164.4 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
65.3 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
66 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
58 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
128.5 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
71.2 fps
Previous Methodology Score
9.4
Previous Methodology Score Converted
8.0
Borderlands 3
8.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
136 fps
1% Low
70 fps
0.1% Low
32 fps
1% Low Delta
7 ms
0.1% Low Delta
24 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
185 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
6.9
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
78.2 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
69.4 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
44 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
37 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
45 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
38 fps
Civilization VI
8.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
240 fps
1% Low
116 fps
0.1% Low
82 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
352 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.26 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.7
9.7
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
2,233.4 MB/s
2,713.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,960.7 MB/s
5,222.0 MB/s
Random Write Speed
194.8 MB/s
116.9 MB/s
Random Read Speed
76.7 MB/s
69.0 MB/s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
9.7
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
530 fps
1% Low
256 fps
0.1% Low
193 fps
1% Low Delta
2 ms
0.1% Low Delta
3 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
721 fps
Battery
4.9
3.8
Capacity
100 Wh
97 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
5.1 hrs
4.1 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
4.7 hrs
3.1 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.1 hrs
1.2 hrs
Charge Time
2.9 hrs
2.8 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Thermals And Noise
6.0
5.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
34 °C (93 °F)
46 °C (115 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
48 °C (119 °F)
50 °C (122 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
55.5 dBA
55.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.8
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
152 fps
1% Low
94 fps
0.1% Low
53 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
12 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
173 fps
Performance Over Time
8.8
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
68 °C
99 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
7% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
79 °C
68 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
No
Face Recognition
RGB Illumination
Yes
Yes
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
Touch Pen
No
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