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MSI GE76 Raider 10UX vs. Alienware M17 R4: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for MSI GE76 Raider 10UX and Alienware M17 R4 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MSI GE76 Raider 10UX Pros

Reasons that MSI GE76 Raider 10UX is better than Alienware M17 R4.

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware M17 R4. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Alienware M17 R4.

Max system memory size

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX

64 GB

Alienware M17 R4

32 GB

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware M17 R4. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Alienware M17 R4.

Memory type and speed

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Alienware M17 R4 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Alienware M17 R4 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Alienware M17 R4 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R4 is better than MSI GE76 Raider 10UX.

Alienware M17 R4 weighed 5.51 pounds, 14% lighter than the 6.39 pounds MSI GE76 Raider 10UX.

Weight	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Pound	6.39 lbs.	5.51 lbs.
Kilogram	2.90 kg	2.50 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

MSI GE76 Raider 10UX Price
	MSI Raider GE76 Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060, 17.3" 144Hz FHD Display,16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Home: Titanium Blue 12UE-871 By MSI $1,389.00 $1,599.00 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i9-12900H 16GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 Black + HDMI Cable By MSI $1,499.00	See at Amazon
	MSI GE76 Raider 17.3" 144Hz (64GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Intel 8-Core i7-11800H (Beat Ryzen 7 5800H), RTX 3060) FHD Gaming Laptop, Thunderbolt 4, RGB Backlit, Windows 10 (Renewed) By MSI $1,149.99	See at Amazon
Alienware M17 R4 Price
	Alienware m17 R4, 17.3 inch FHD (Full HD) Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7-10870H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Lunar Light By Alienware $2,399.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m17 R4 Gaming Laptop (2021) \| 17.3" FHD \| Core i7-2TB SSD - 16GB RAM - RTX 3070 \| 8 Cores @ 5 GHz - 10th Gen CPU - 8GB GDDR6 Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,659.83	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware m17 R4 Gaming Laptop (2021) \| 17.3" FHD \| Core i7 - 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - RTX 3060 \| 8 Cores @ 5 GHz - 10th Gen CPU - 12GB GDDR6 Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,485.99	See at Amazon

Availability	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced in January 2021 (CES 2021)	Announced on January 12, 2021 (CES 2021) Available on January 26, 2021
Pricing	-	Starting at $2,149.99
Generations	-	2022 Alienware M17 R5 2021 Alienware M17 R4 2020 Alienware M17 R3 2019 Alienware M17 R2 2019 Alienware M17 R1

Exterior	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Dimensions	15.62” x 10.57” x 1.08” (397 x 268.5 x 27.5 mm)	15.74” x 11.585” x 0.6618 - 0.87 - 0.8154” (399.8 mm x 294.26 mm x 16.9 - 22 - 20.71 mm)
Weight	6.39 lbs (2.9 kg)	Starting at 5.51 lbs (2.50 kg) up to 6.55 lbs (2.97 kg)
Colors	-	Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat
Keyboard and Trackpad	Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries with Silver-Lining Print Silky smooth touchpad with multi-touch gesture	Keyboard Alienware mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB keyboard. Alienware mSeries keyboard with per-key RGB LED. AlienFX lighting Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology 1.7mm key travel 0.2mm-dish concave key design 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Size	17.3 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	17.3" FHD 240Hz 16:9 1920 x 1080 240Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 3ms response time WVA 17.3" FHD 300Hz 16:9 1920 x 1080 300Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 3ms response time WVA 17.3" UHD 60Hz 16:9 3840 x 2160 60Hz IPS-Level 100% AdobeRGB Anti-Glare WVA	17.3” FHD with 144Hz 1920 x 1080 127 PPI 7ms response time 300 nits 16:9 72% NTSC NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology 600:1 contrast ratio Anti-glare WVA 17.3” FHD with 360Hz 1920 x 1080 127 PPI tms response time 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB color gamut NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology 700:1 Anti-glare WVA 17.3” UHD with 60Hz 3840 x 2160 255 PPI 25ms response time 500 nits 16:9 100% Adobe RGB 1 200:1 contrast ratio 12W max Tobii Eyetracking technology WVA

Ports	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 With DisplayPort support. 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x RJ45 1x SD (XC/HC) card reader 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz) 1 x Mini-DisplayPort 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack	Image Source: Dell 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port Supports USB Type-C™ with support for USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort 1.2. 2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports up to 4K@120Hz display out. 1 x Mini-Display Port 1.4 (certified) Output Port 1 x Audio Out 1/8" Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset) 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately) 1 x microSD 5.1, UHD-II HD312 Card Reader 1 x Power/DC-in Port

Internal Specs	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Up to 64GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM 2 x SO-DIMM slots.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1802MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1720MHz Boost Clock, 140W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 8GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1740MHz Boost Clock, 155W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 16GB GDDR6 Supports up to 1740MHz Boost Clock, 155W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3000 series
Storage	2 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)	Available Slots One M.2 2230 slot (Up to 512GB) Two M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each) Single Drive 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSD 2 TB PCIe M.2 SSD RAID-0 512GB (2x256 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 1TB (2x 512 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 RAID-0 Plus 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage]

Connectivity	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i › Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Killer Gigabit LAN E3100 Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.	Killer™ Ethernet E3100X PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Size	99.9 Wh (4-cell Li-Ion battery)	86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion with Alienware Battery Defender
Power Supply	230W 280W proprietary power adapter	240W power adapter 330W power adapter

Software	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
OS	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Dragon Center MSI App Player SteelSeries Engine 3	Alienware Command Center Supports AlienFX lighting, Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality. Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Camera	FHD Front-facing camera 1080p (1920 x 1080) camera.	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Audio	2 x 1W Dynaudio Speaker 2 x 2W Woofers Duo Wave speaker design by Dynaudio system Nahimic 3 / Hi-Res Audio Array Microphone	Controller: Realtek ALC3281-CG 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 2-Way (Woofer/Tweeter) Stereo Speaker Design Includes Discrete Smart Amp Woofer technology Microphone: Digital-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
Sensors	-	Tobii Eyetracking technology (optional)
Security	-	Wedge-shaped lock slot Trusted Protection Module
More	-	CHASIS Based on Alienware's Legend industrial design language Engineered with Alienware's Advanced Cryo-Tech Cooling technology Engineered with HyperEfficient Voltage Regulation Constructed with a Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components

Key Features	MSI GE76 Raider 10UX	Alienware M17 R4
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 300Hz Weight 6.39 lb 2.90 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,223 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,013 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 155W	Released in Early 2021 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 360Hz Weight 5.51 lb 2.50 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,223 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,013 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6