MSI CROSSHAIR1712295
CPU Intel Core i7 12700H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 17.3" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.8 kg
Battery 53 Wh
46 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong cpu (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong screen (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average portability (3rd percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 12700H |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 4.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 17.3" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.8 kg / 6.2 lbs |
| Battery | 53 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI CROSSHAIR1712295 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 12700H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 17.3" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | 72 | - | - | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI CROSSHAIR1712295 | 76.8 | 79.9 | 37.6 | 72.2 | 70.5 | 3.3 | 52.3 | 48 | 59.7 | 35.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 84.1 | 96.2 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.5 | 98.7 | 98.6 | 97.3 | 88.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 90.7 | 91.9 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 74.7 | 89.4 | 98.6 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.5 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.9 | 97.5 | 94.8 | 80.5 | 86.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 92.2 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 73.4 | 67.7 | 79.2 | 32.8 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 63.9 | 80.9 | 64.1 | 95.8 | 87.3 | 80.4 | 89.7 | 80.5 | 97.2 |
Usage Scores
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