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    MSI’s GE65 Raider: A little thick, but a lot fast

    Nov 05, 2019 7 minutes
    BY GORDON MAH UNG

    MSI’s GE65 Raider is proof positive of how far gaming laptop performance has come. Just two years ago, a top-end gaming laptop would run on a quad-core 7th-gen CPU. The GE65 Raider doubles the core count with its 9th-gen Core i7-9880H chip.

    Real-time ray-tracing support? The GE65 Raider has that, too, with its full-power GeForce RTX 2070.

    All this, mind you, weighs just over five pounds. This much power at this weight comes with a compromise, though, which we’ll get to later. First up, the full specs:

    SPECS

    CPU: Intel 9th-gen Core i9-9880H 8-core CPU

    RAM: 16GB DDR4/2666

    GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070

    Display: 15.6-inch IGZO 240Hz 1080P screen with Optimus

    Storage: 1TB Samsung PM981 NVme SSD

    Battery: 51Whr

    Ports: Mic in, Speaker out analog ports, 1 USB-C 10Gbps, 1 USB-A 10Gbps, 2 USB-A 5Gbps, 1 miniDisplayPort 1.2, 1 HDMI 2.0

    Networking: Killer E2600 Gigabit Ehthernet and Killer Wi-Fi 6

    SIZE AND WEIGHT

    The laptop measures in at 14 inches wide, 9.76 inches deep, and 1 inch thick. It weighs just a shade over five pounds alone. Throw in its massive 280-watt brick, and you add another 2.18 pounds to your backpack.

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