Product comparison · 2 laptops

MSI GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom vs MSI GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT

152specifications compared
8differ
144identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Internal memory
- GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom:8 GB
- GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT:16 GB
Total storage capacity
- GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom:1 TB
- GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT:1.25 TB
Storage media
- GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom:HDD
- GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT:HDD+SSD
Discrete graphics card model
- GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M
- GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memory
- GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom:3 GB
- GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT:6 GB
Operating system installed
- GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom:FreeDOS
- GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT:Windows 10 Home
AC adapter power
- GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom:150 W
- GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT:180 W
Weight
- GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom:1.6 kg
- GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT:1.8 kg

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Comparison of GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom, GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT
175 specifications	A MSI GS40 6QE-017XPL Phantom View product	B MSI GS43VR 6RE(Phantom Pro)-026PT View product
Displayidentical
Panel typeKnown for one	IPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	6 GB
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audioidentical
Speakers manufacturerKnown for one	Dynaudio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 W
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ExpressCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	FreeDOS	Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	150 W	180 W
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.5 V
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.6 kg	1.8 kg

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