MSI Alpha 17 A4DX specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2020 MSI Alpha 17 A4DX including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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MSI Alpha 17 A4DX

Availability

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Released2020
MSI Alpha 17 A4DX Price
MSI Alpha 17 Laptop: Ryzen 9 7945HX, GeForce RTX 4070, 17.3" QHD 240Hz 3ms, 16GBDDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type C, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Home: Aluminum Black 17C7VG-007US
MSI Alpha 17 Laptop: Ryzen 9 7945HX, GeForce RTX 4070, 17.3" QHD 240Hz 3ms, 16GBDDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type C, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Home: Aluminum Black 17C7VG-007US
By MSI
$2,000.62
MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 7 5800H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD AMD Radeon RX 6600M 8GB GDDR6
MSI Alpha 17 17.3" 144Hz Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 7 5800H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD AMD Radeon RX 6600M 8GB GDDR6
By MSI
$899.00
MSI Raider GE78HX 17” 240Hz QHD+ Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Home: Black 14VGG-205US
MSI Raider GE78HX 17” 240Hz QHD+ Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Home: Black 14VGG-205US
By MSI
$2,399.00
MSI Stealth 17 Studio Laptop: Intel Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 4070, 17.3" QHD 240Hz 3ms, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost Trinity+, Win 11 Home: Core Black A13VG-019US
MSI Stealth 17 Studio Laptop: Intel Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 4070, 17.3" QHD 240Hz 3ms, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost Trinity+, Win 11 Home: Core Black A13VG-019US
By MSI
$2,049.00
$2,199.00 7% OFF
MSI Katana 17 Gaming Laptop: 13th Gen Intel Core i7, GeForce RTX 4060, 17.3" 144Hz FHD Display, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, USB-Type C, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Home: Black B13VFK-835US
MSI Katana 17 Gaming Laptop: 13th Gen Intel Core i7, GeForce RTX 4060, 17.3" 144Hz FHD Display, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, USB-Type C, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Home: Black B13VFK-835US
By MSI
$1,399.00

Exterior

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Dimensions15.69” x 10.70” x 1.10” (398.5 x 272 x 28 mm)
Weight5.73 lbs (2.6 kg)
ColorsAluminum Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, Red)
    • Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries with Silver-Lining Print.
  • Touchpad
    • Silky smooth touchpad with a multi-touch gesture.

Display

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Size17.3 Inches
Info
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 60Hz, IPS-Level
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz, IPS-Level

Ports

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Ports
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x SD (XC/HC) card reader
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mini-DisplayPort
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1x Headphone-out (SPDIF)

Internal Specs

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W

Geekbench 5 Single Core

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX1
AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H1,078100.00%
01,078

Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX1
AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H6,440100.00%
06,440
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
MemoryUp to 64GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
Discrete GraphicsAMD Radeon™ RX 5600M
Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage2 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3 / SATA)

Connectivity

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Wi-Fi802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Size65Wh (6-cell Li-Ion battery)
Power Supply230W power adapter

Software

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
OSWindows 10 Home
Built-in Apps
Dragaon Center MSI App Player SteelSeries Engine 3

Camera & Audio

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
CameraFront-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Audio
  • Speakers
    • 2 x 2W Speakers
    • Giant Speaker
      5 times bigger than other louder sounds, more resonance, and higher quality.
    • Nahimic 3
      Enhance in-game 3D surround sound and make finite control over your music, movies, and conference calls.
    • Hi-Res Audio
      Immerse yourself in lossless music and enjoy the premium sound quality with Hi-Resolution Audio. Experience and listen to audio the way it was intended.
  • Microphone
    • Array Microphones.

Misc

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Warranty1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)

Key Features

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.73 lb
2.60 kg
Powered By
AMD Ryzen 7-4800H
8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,078
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,440
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
AMD Radeon
RX 5600M
6GB GDDR6

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Our analysis and reviews

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Reasons to like about MSI Alpha 17 A4DX.

Supports Windows 11

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

RequirementsMSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Secure BootYes
TPM 2.0 TPM 2.0
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 7-4800H
4GB RAM8GB → 64GB
64GB Drive256GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU8 cores
Upgradable storage

MSI Alpha 17 A4DX comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage. Learn more

Storage SlotsMSI Alpha 17 A4DX
M.2x2
SATA1
Upgradable memory

The MSI Alpha 17 A4DX has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

MemoryMSI Alpha 17 A4DX
Slotsx2
TypeDDR4
Speed3200 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB GDDR6

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