Jan 26, 2022 20:00:00

Overseas review summary of over-spec gaming notebook PC 'GE76 Raider' equipped with ultra-high-end GPU 'RTX 3080 Ti' and flagship CPU 'Core i9-12900HK'

Gaming notebook PC ' GE76 Raider ' equipped with NVIDIA's high-end GPU ' GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ' and Intel 12th generation Core processor top CPU ' Core i9-12900HK ' will be released from MSI to Japan on February 17, 2022 Appears in. Several overseas media have published a review article of GE76 Raider, which is packed with high-spec GPUs that require high heat exhaust efficiency by large fans, so I summarized the main points.

Intel Alder Lake-H Core i9-12900HK Review: MSI's Raider GE76 Goes Hybrid
https://www.anandtech.com/show/17223/intel-alder-lake-h-core-i9-12900hk-review-msi-raider-ge76-goes-hybrid

MSI GE76 Raider Review: Intel Core i9-12900HK and RTX 3080 Ti Tested | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/msi-ge76-raider-intel-core-i9-12900hk-rtx-3080-ti

Intel Core i9-12900HK With RTX 3080 Ti Review: MSI's GE76 Raider Laptop Screams | HotHardware
https://hothardware.com/reviews/core-i9-12900hk-msi-ge76-raider-review

◆ GE76 Raider specifications
The 'Core i9-12900HK' installed in the top model of GE76 Raider is a high-performance CPU that Intel has officially announced as 'faster than Apple's M1 Max'. In addition, the GPU 'RTX 3080 Ti' also installed in the top model boasts the third highest performance among NVIDIA gaming GPUs at the time of article creation, and it is a graphic board of each company that adopted 'RTX 3080 Ti'. Is equipped with a large fan and a water-cooled cooler to bring out its performance. The GE76 Raider packs such a high-performance CPU & GPU into a portable notebook PC.

The detailed specifications of the GE76 Raider top model listed on the MSI official product page are as follows.

Model number	GE76-11UH-598JP
OS	Windows 11 Home
display	17.3 inches, WQHD (2560 x 1440), 240Hz
CPU	Core i9-12900HK
GPU	RTX 3080 Ti
memory	32GB (16GB x 2)
SSD	1TB (M.2 NVMe)
Wifi	IEEE802.11a / b / g / n / ac / ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth5.2
speaker	Stereo 2 speakers & 2 woofers
webcam	2.07 million pixels (built-in microphone)
I / O port	SD card reader (SDXC compatible) USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C (supports video output) x 1 USB3.2 Gen2 Type-A x 1 USB3.2 Gen1 Type-A x 2 Mini Displayport x 1 HDMI x 1 Headphone output / microphone input x 1
battery	Lithium ion, 99.9Whr, 6250mAh
Size	Width 397 mm x Depth 284 mm x Height 25.9 mm
Body mass	2.9kg

◆ Gaming performance
Foreign media AnandTech is verifying the average frame rate when playing various games on the GE76 Raider. For example, the average frame rate when playing the open world RPG ' Assassin's Creed Valhara ' with the highest image quality setting of resolution 1980 x 1080 is as follows. The average frame rate of the GE76 Raider equipped with 'RTX 3080 Ti' and 'Core i9-12900HK' is 91fps, and the lower model GE76 Raider (82fps) equipped with 'RTX 3080' and 'Core i9-11980HK' and AMD Recorded a higher frame rate than ASUS gaming notebook PC (79fps) equipped with CPU & GPU.

When the same game is set to resolution 2840 x 2160 and high image quality, the average frame rate of GE76 Raider equipped with 'RTX 3080 Ti' and 'Core i9-12900HK' is 55fps. Despite being a portable notebook PC, it demonstrated the monster specs of being able to play a blockbuster RPG at 4K while maintaining a sufficient frame rate.

◆ Creative performance
Overseas media Tom's Hardware measured the effective performance of the creative task of GE76 Raider using the standard benchmark software 'Geekbench 5'. As a result of the measurement, the single core score of GE76 Raider equipped with 'RTX 3080 Ti' and 'Core i9-12900HK' is 1833, and the multi-core score is 13,456, especially the multi-core performance is greatly improved compared to the previous generation CPU. I found out that.

◆ Battery performance
Tom's Hardware verified the battery performance by setting the screen brightness to 150 nits and performing operations such as 'video streaming', 'browsing web pages', and 'running OpenGL graphic tests' when the battery is running. As a result, the GE76 Raider equipped with the 'RTX 3080 Ti' and 'Core i9-12900HK' continued to run for 4 hours and 5 minutes, and the battery life is longer than the previous generation GE76 Raider by more than 1 hour.

◆ Other points of concern
Overseas media The Verge praises the GE76 Raider for support for many connection standards such as HDMI, wired LAN port, and Mini Displayport. On the other hand, it complains that the GE76 Raider weighs 2.9 kg, which is a painful level to carry.

Also, as a result of Tom's Hardware measuring the temperature of the bottom of the GE76 Raider by thermography, it was said that it reached 50 degrees at the hottest part. Tom's Hardware recommends using the GE76 Raider on your desk, not on your lap. In addition, we recommend wearing a headset, as the fan will make a very loud noise when the GE76 Raider is loaded.

The GE76 Raider will be available in Japan on February 17, 2022. At the time of writing the article, you can reserve the best model equipped with 'RTX 3080 Ti' and 'Core i9-12900HK' at Amazon.co.jp for 489,800 yen including tax.

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