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MSI GE65 Raider specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2019 MSI GE65 Raider including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	MSI GE65 Raider
Released	2019

MSI GE65 Raider Price
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Exterior	MSI GE65 Raider
Dimensions	14.10” x 9.76” x 0.72 ~ 0.79” (358.3 x 248 x 18.3 ~ 19.8 mm)
Weight	4.62 lbs (2.1 kg)
Keyboard and Trackpad	Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries Silky smooth touchpad with multi-touch gesture

Display	MSI GE65 Raider
Size	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz, IPS-Level 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), 240Hz, IPS-Level

Ports	MSI GE65 Raider
Ports	1 x Type-C USB3.2 Gen2 1 x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2 2 x Type-A USB3.2 Gen1 1 x RJ45 1 x SD (XC/HC) 1 x (4K @ 60Hz) HDMI 1 x Mini-DisplayPort 1 x Mic-in 1 x Headphone-out (HiFi / SPDIF)

Internal Specs	MSI GE65 Raider
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core MSI GE65 Raider1 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04493.72% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK1,114100.00% 01,114 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core MSI GE65 Raider1 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88075.03% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK6,504100.00% 06,504
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Up to 64GB 2666MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM 2 x SO-DIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics	MSI GE65 Raider 9SF NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. MSI GE65 Raider 9SE NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3) 1x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA) 1x 2.5" SATA HDD

Connectivity	MSI GE65 Raider
Wi-Fi	Killer AX Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Killer Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

MSI GE65 Raider

Size

51 Wh (6-cell Li-Polymer battery)

Power Supply

MSI GE65 Raider 9SE

180W slim power adapter

MSI GE65 Raider 9SF

280W slim power adapter

Software	MSI GE65 Raider
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro

Camera & Audio	MSI GE65 Raider
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Audio	2 x 2W Speaker 2 x 3W Woofer 5X bigger Upgraded Giant Speakers and sound by Dynaudio High-Resolution Audio ready Array Microphone

Key Features	MSI GE65 Raider
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 240Hz Weight 4.62 lb 2.10 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6

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MSI GE65 Raider exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	MSI GE65 Raider
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i7-9750H → Intel Core i9-9980HK
4GB RAM	8GB → 64GB
64GB Drive	256GB → 6TB
2 Cores CPU	6 → 8 cores

MSI GE65 Raider 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 Slots	MSI GE65 Raider
M.2	x2
SATA	1

The MSI GE65 Raider 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

Memory	MSI GE65 Raider
Slots	x2
Type	DDR4
Speed	2666 MHz

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6