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Aorus 17
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 17
  • Very good for general use
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Very good for content creation
  • Good battery life
Advantages of the MSI Stealth GS66
  • Very good overall build quality
  • Good portability

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

8.3
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
7.8
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.8/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 is very good for gaming and AI, while the MSI Stealth GS66 is good.

Screen Quality

8.3
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
8.1
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
300.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
280.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 has a better screen than the MSI Stealth GS66 for general use, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.

Battery

8.0 Hours
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
5.5 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 has 8 hours of battery life. The MSI Stealth GS66 has 5.5 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
Good
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
6.1 lbs
WEIGHT
4.6 lbs
0.8in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The MSI Stealth GS66 has good portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Build Quality

7.4
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
8.0
The MSI Stealth GS66 has very good build quality, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17 has good build quality.

Cost

$2,000
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
$1,799
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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

The Gigabyte Aorus 17 has a price of $2,000 and the MSI Stealth GS66 costs $1,799.
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Key similarities

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General Use

8.0
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
7.7
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
300.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
280.0 nits
8.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.5 Hours
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
6.1/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.5/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte Aorus 17 to be very good for general use, while the MSI Stealth GS66 is good.

Engineering and Design

8.5
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
8.2
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 and MSI Stealth GS66 are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

8.1
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
7.7
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte Aorus 17 to be very good for content creation, while the MSI Stealth GS66 is good.

Software Development

7.8
Aorus 17
Stealth GS66
7.5
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 and MSI Stealth GS66 are both good for software development.

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How the Gigabyte Aorus 17 and the MSI Stealth GS66 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Gigabyte Aorus 17MSI Stealth GS66
Gigabyte Aorus 17MSI Stealth GS66

GENERAL

Price
$2,000
$1,799
Release Date
March 1, 2024April 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
15.7'' x 11.5'' x 0.86''14.2'' x 9.7'' x 0.71''
Weight
6.17 lbs4.63 lbs
Width
15.7"14.17"
Depth
11.5"9.65"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel Core Ultra 7 155HIntel i7-12700H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
8 Hours5.5 Hours
Battery Capacity
99 Wh99.9 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
2560 x 14401920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
240Hz360Hz
Display Brightness
300 nits280 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/108/10
Portability Score
6.2/107.5/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.5/107.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/108/10
Webcam
1080p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
23
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
34
Thunderbolt Version
44

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Gigabyte Aorus 17

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Sascha Mölck | April 2022
"The Gigabyte Aorus 17 is a powerful high-end gaming machine. The Aorus 17 is a potent gaming notebook in a 17.3-inch format designed for FHD gaming at maximum settings. A Core i7-12700H processor and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU make this possible. A lightning-fast PCIe 4 SSD (1 TB) provides the necessary storage space and ensures short loading times. With the Aorus 17 XE4, Gigabyte delivers a well-rounded, high-performance gaming notebook."

MSI Stealth GS66

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Florian Glaser | February 2022
"The MSI Stealth GS66 is powerful enough for QHD. The Core i7-12700H and the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti found in the 12UGS model that we tested run all modern games smoothly in the native QHD resolution. The 15-inch display is very fast with its 240 Hz refresh rate, and it also offers a great color space (almost 100% DCI-P3) on top of that, which should please gamers as well as content creators, although we would have still wished for a higher brightness. Case, input devices, and connectivity (Thunderbolt 4) are at a good level. However, among other things, the GS66 loses points due to the high temperature development in 3D mode and its poor webcam."

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About Gigabyte

Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.

About MSI

MSI, also known as Micro-Star International, is a Taiwanese technology corporation. MSI is known for their wide range of gaming devices. Their series include the entry-level Cyborg/Thin and Sword/Katana series, the mid-range Bravo/Delta and Crosshair/Pulse series, and their high-end Vector, Raider, Stealth, and Titan GT series. At every performance level, MSI offers a variety of devices with varying balances between performance, battery life, weight, and price, making them a solid option to consider at every price point.

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