Acer Nitro 17 Ryzen edition review: The QHD gaming laptop with an RTX 4070

A successful gaming laptop even based on AMD. The present Acer Nitro 17 combines a Ryzen 7 7735HS with a GeForce RTX 4070 for about US$1,900. In this review, you can find out whether this combination can magic enough frames onto the internal QHD display when running new games, too.

Florian Glaser, 👁 Florian Glaser (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published 09/08/2023 🇩🇪

After previously testing a model with the Core i7-13700H and GeForce RTX 4060, now we are taking a look at the laptop’s similarly priced brother, the AN17-41-R9LN with an AMD processor and a slightly more powerful GeForce RTX 4070 (also 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM). Similar to the Intel version, a 16:9 QHD panel with a refresh rate of 165 Hz and a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels is used as a screen. In addition, there are 2x 8 GB DDR5-4800 RAM and a 1 TB NVMe SSD installed. There are also no surprises in its operating system with the laptop having Windows 11 Home installed.

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 8 x 3.2 – 4.8 GHz, 100 W PL2 / Short Burst, 65 W PL1 / Sustained, Rembrandt-HS Refresh

Memory

16 GB

, 2x 8 GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM

Display

17.30 inch 16:9, 2560 x 1440 pixel 170 PPI, NE173QHM-NY6 (BOE0B7C), IPS, QHD, glossy: no, 165 Hz

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Soundcard

Realtek ALC245 @ AMD K19.4

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5mm Combo (Headset/Mic), Card Reader: microSD

Networking

Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), MediaTek RZ616 (a/b/g/n=Wi-Fi 4/ac=Wi-Fi 5/ax=Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 29 x 400 x 293 (=1.14 x 15.75 x 11.54 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 330 W Power Supply, Nitro Sense, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

2.99 kg (= 105.47 oz / 6.59 pounds), Power Supply: 1.055 kg (= 37.21 oz / 2.33 pounds)

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

Since the device’s case is identical to its Intel counterpart apart from its connectivity options (the AMD variant doesn’t have a Thunderbolt 4 port and instead has 2x USB 4), we will not go further into its case, features and input devices in this article. You can find the corresponding information in the review of the AN17-51-71ER.

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Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW); iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1639 (1566-1713)

MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK ; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1545 (1270-1628)

Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1663 (1535-1766)

Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW); iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1408 (1385-1443)

MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK ; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1633 (1615-1649)

Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1680 (1647-1705)

ColorChecker Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN: 13.87 ∆E min: 2.09 – max: 19.15 ∆E

The AMD model features the same QHD display as the Intel version, which we welcome as a result of its good measurement results and picture values.


320 cd/m²	344 cd/m²	362 cd/m²
319 cd/m²	350 cd/m²	341 cd/m²
330 cd/m²	343 cd/m²	324 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

NE173QHM-NY6 (BOE0B7C)

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 362 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 337 cd/m² Minimum: 21 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 350 cd/m²
Contrast: 1000:1 (Black: 0.35 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.03 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 0.56
ΔE Greyscale 2.4 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
86% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.071

	Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NE173QHM-NY6 (BOE0B7C), IPS, 2560×1440, 17.30	Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER BOE0B7C NE173QHM-NY6, , 2560×1440, 17.30	MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK AU Optronics B173HAN04.9, IPS, 1920×1080, 17.30	SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) BOE09F9 NE173QHM-NZ1, IPS, 2560×1440, 17.30	Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI BOE0B69, IPS, 2560×1440, 17.30
Display		0%	-52%	-1%	0%
Display P3 Coverage	98	98.3 0%	38.4 -61%	96.6 -1%	98.3 0%
sRGB Coverage	100	100 0%	57.5 -42%	99.9 0%	100 0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	86	85.7 0%	39.7 -54%	84.5 -2%	85.9 0%
Response Times		2%	-146%	-21%	32%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	14.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(7.1, 7.2)	14.8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(7, 7.8) -3%	31.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(14.2, 17) -118%	16.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(7.4, 9) -15%	5.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(2.4, 2.9) 63%
Response Time Black / White *	8.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(3.8, 4.8)	8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(3.4, 4.6) 7%	23.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(12.2, 11.4) -174%	10.8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(4.6, 6.2) -26%	8.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(3.7, 4.9) -0%
PWM Frequency
Screen		-86%	-112%	-7%	11%
Brightness middle	350	361 3%	254 -27%	349 0%	327 -7%
Brightness	337	326 -3%	250 -26%	318 -6%	320 -5%
Brightness Distribution	88	87 -1%	91 3%	82 -7%	89 1%
Black Level *	0.35	0.6 -71%	0.14 60%	0.56 -60%	0.38 -9%
Contrast	1000	602 -40%	1814 81%	623 -38%	861 -14%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	2.03	3.83 -89%	4.52 -123%	1.08 47%	1.01 50%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	5.02	5.71 -14%	21.22 -323%	3.05 39%	4.01 20%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	0.56	3.48 -521%	4.52 -707%	1.08 -93%	0.41 27%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	2.4	3.29 -37%	1 58%	1.14 52%	1.6 33%
Gamma	2.071 ^106%	2.29 ^96%	2.44 ^90%	2.41 ^91%	2.168 ^101%
CCT	6961 ^93%	6679 ^97%	6502 ^100%	6687 ^97%	6659 ^98%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-28% / -55%	-103% / -104%	-10% / -8%	14% / 11%

* … smaller is better

Its IPS panel might not be the brightest at 337 cd/m² on average, but as long as you stay indoors, its brightness levels are fine. Its reaction times, black value (0.35 cd/m²) and contrast (1.000:1) also prove to be no reason for the laptop to hide from its competitors – although, there is still a little room for improvement.

For a gaming laptop, its color spaces (100 % sRGB, 98 % P3 and 86 % AdobeRGB) are unusually good. Its color accuracy is good, too and doesn’t require much calibration.

The laptop’s viewing angles are typical for an IPS panel, so quite good. Unfortunately, our test device had a bit of a problem with screen bleeding along the edges of the display.

Display Response Times

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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
8.6 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 3.8 ms rise
8.6 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 4.8 ms fall
The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 16 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (22 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
14.3 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 7.1 ms rise
14.3 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 7.2 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 20 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (34.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession – a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19009 (minimum: 5 – maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Although the Ryzen 7 7735HS has to make do with the older Zen 3+ architecture (some 7000 models already rely on Zen 4), we would still count the Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN to the upper mid-range field. Its 16 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD are no longer a highlight in the year 2023, but they are still adequate.

Acer has pre-installed a tool called Nitro Sense, which can be used to make numerous changes to the system (e.g. the keyboard illumination). The different performance modes are especially important for everyday use. Since no real frame rate increase could be determined from 3D applications onwards but the noise emissions increased significantly, we performed all measurements in the Balanced mode – which represents the sweet spot, so to speak. The fan control was always in automatic mode.

Witcher 3 (FHD/Ultra)	Quiet	Balanced	Performance	Turbo
Performance	60 – 100 fps	~110 fps	~111 fps	~112 fps
Noise	~38 dB(A)	~44 dB(A)	~54 dB(A)	~61 dB(A)

The Ryzen 7 7735HS is an octa-core processor which has 16 MB of L3 cache and can process up to 16 threads at once thanks to SMT. AMD has indicated the 6 nm model as having a clock rate of 3.2 to 4.75 GHz under load, which is neither little nor a lot. One of its biggest advantages is its comparatively powerful iGPU. During undemanding tasks (the device supports Advanced Optimus), only the Radeon 680M built into the processor is active – which can compete with older entry-level and partly also mid-range GPUs.

The Ryzen 7 7735HS did well but not exceedingly during the benchmarks. Its performance was (as expected) slightly worse than its (more expensive) Intel competitor, the Core i7-13700H, which features 14 cores and can process 20 threads simultaneously. Compared to a Core i9-13900HX or a Ryzen 9 7945HX with Zen 4 architecture, the 7735HS didn’t stand a chance and did quite a bit worse. Even so, the CPU performance remained very consistent according to our Cinebench loop – this can’t be said for all other laptops.

CPU Performance Rating – Percent
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	85.1 pt ∼85%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	79 pt ∼79%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	59.2 pt ∼59%
Average of class Gaming	57.4 pt ∼57%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	55.5 pt ∼56%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	50.3 pt ∼50%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	49.2 pt ∼49%

Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	32379 Points ∼100% +130%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	26884 Points ∼83% +91%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	18843 Points ∼58% +34%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	18304 Points ∼57% +30%
Average of class Gaming (2435 – 34521, n=242, last 2 years)	17078 Points ∼53% +21%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	14087 Points ∼44%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (11626 – 14131, n=7)	13424 Points ∼41% -5%
Single Core
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	2006 Points ∼100% +28%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	1863 Points ∼93% +19%
Average of class Gaming (527 – 2169, n=240, last 2 years)	1714 Points ∼85% +9%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	1694 Points ∼84% +8%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1569 Points ∼78%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	1549 Points ∼77% -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (1288 – 1569, n=7)	1514 Points ∼75% -4%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	10132 Points ∼100% +87%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	10025 Points ∼99% +85%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	7190 Points ∼71% +33%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	7041 Points ∼69% +30%
Average of class Gaming (930 – 13769, n=240, last 2 years)	6476 Points ∼64% +20%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	5408 Points ∼53%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (4524 – 5502, n=7)	5206 Points ∼51% -4%
CPU (Single Core)
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	771 Points ∼100% +26%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	712 Points ∼92% +17%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	663 Points ∼86% +9%
Average of class Gaming (169 – 825, n=240, last 2 years)	662 Points ∼86% +8%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	611 Points ∼79%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	594 Points ∼77% -3%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (502 – 612, n=7)	591 Points ∼77% -3%

Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	5205 (4749.47^min – 5204.94^max) Points ∼100% +127%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	4465 (3467.41^min – 4465.28^max) Points ∼86% +94%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	2894 (2664.71^min – 2893.73^max) Points ∼56% +26%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	2869 (2748.57^min – 2868.62^max) Points ∼55% +25%
Average of class Gaming (400 – 5663, n=246, last 2 years)	2733 Points ∼53% +19%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	2296 (2231.27^min – 2296.34^max) Points ∼44%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (1953 – 2355, n=9)	2215 Points ∼43% -4%
CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	294 Points ∼100% +17%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	284 Points ∼97% +13%
Average of class Gaming (79.2 – 312, n=245, last 2 years)	256 Points ∼87% +2%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	251 Points ∼85%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	250 Points ∼85% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (206 – 252, n=8)	244 Points ∼83% -3%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	223 Points ∼76% -11%

Blender – v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (219 – 263, n=7)	232 Seconds * ∼100% -5%
Average of class Gaming (91 – 1259, n=238, last 2 years)	225 Seconds * ∼97% -1%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	222 Seconds * ∼96%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	182 Seconds * ∼78% +18%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	173 Seconds * ∼75% +22%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	125 Seconds * ∼54% +44%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	100 Seconds * ∼43% +55%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	123364 MIPS ∼100% +101%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	105324 MIPS ∼85% +71%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	74965 MIPS ∼61% +22%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	71260 MIPS ∼58% +16%
Average of class Gaming (11386 – 140932, n=237, last 2 years)	68800 MIPS ∼56% +12%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	61495 MIPS ∼50%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (55502 – 61495, n=7)	59513 MIPS ∼48% -3%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	7332 MIPS ∼100% +26%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	6747 MIPS ∼92% +16%
Average of class Gaming (2685 – 7581, n=238, last 2 years)	5894 MIPS ∼80% +2%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	5797 MIPS ∼79%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (4779 – 5809, n=7)	5582 MIPS ∼76% -4%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	5461 MIPS ∼74% -6%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	4933 MIPS ∼67% -15%

Geekbench 5.4
Multi-Core
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	18372 Points ∼100% +90%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	18109 Points ∼99% +87%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	13257 Points ∼72% +37%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	13090 Points ∼71% +35%
Average of class Gaming (1946 – 22200, n=241, last 2 years)	12137 Points ∼66% +25%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	9694 Points ∼53%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (9021 – 9836, n=7)	9455 Points ∼51% -2%
Single-Core
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	2053 Points ∼100% +32%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	1944 Points ∼95% +25%
Average of class Gaming (158 – 2139, n=241, last 2 years)	1722 Points ∼84% +11%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	1704 Points ∼83% +10%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1554 Points ∼76%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	1527 Points ∼74% -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (1327 – 1580, n=7)	1517 Points ∼74% -2%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 – 4k Preset
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	33.8 fps ∼100% +99%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	27.9 fps ∼83% +64%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	21.2 fps ∼63% +25%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	19.9 fps ∼59% +17%
Average of class Gaming (3 – 37.6, n=241, last 2 years)	19 fps ∼56% +12%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	17 fps ∼50%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (15.1 – 17.5, n=7)	16.7 fps ∼49% -2%

LibreOffice – 20 Documents To PDF
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	63.8 s * ∼100%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	62.4 s * ∼98% +2%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	55.8 s * ∼87% +13%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (44.3 – 63.8, n=7)	54.5 s * ∼85% +15%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	50.8 s * ∼80% +20%
Average of class Gaming (32.8 – 332, n=237, last 2 years)	49.6 s * ∼78% +22%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	45.7 s * ∼72% +28%

R Benchmark 2.5 – Overall mean
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H	0.536 sec * ∼100% -9%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (0.4911 – 0.585, n=7)	0.512 sec * ∼96% -4%
Average of class Gaming (0.375 – 4.47, n=238, last 2 years)	0.4923 sec * ∼92% -0%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	0.4911 sec * ∼92%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H	0.4809 sec * ∼90% +2%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX	0.4234 sec * ∼79% +14%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	0.4159 sec * ∼78% +15%

* … smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

2296 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

148.2 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

251 Points

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Performance Rating
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	96.3 pt ∼96%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	59.8 pt ∼60%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	50.9 pt ∼51%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	47.5 pt ∼48%
Average of class Gaming	45.1 pt ∼45%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	43 pt ∼43%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	41.8 pt ∼42%

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	52479 KRay/s ∼100% +216%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	21492 KRay/s ∼41% +29%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	18908 KRay/s ∼36% +14%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	18335 KRay/s ∼35% +10%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	16630 KRay/s ∼32%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (13148 – 17161, n=7)	15850 KRay/s ∼30% -5%
Average of class Gaming (2585 – 55084, n=226, last 2 years)	15651 KRay/s ∼30% -6%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	227882 Points ∼100% +121%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	110631 Points ∼49% +7%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	103129 Points ∼45%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (83889 – 105483, n=7)	98390 Points ∼43% -5%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	92359 Points ∼41% -10%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	88187 Points ∼39% -14%
Average of class Gaming (12439 – 234848, n=226, last 2 years)	80504 Points ∼35% -22%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	8525 MB/s ∼100% +150%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	5395 MB/s ∼63% +58%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	4224 MB/s ∼50% +24%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	4215 MB/s ∼49% +23%
Average of class Gaming (629 – 9930, n=226, last 2 years)	3811 MB/s ∼45% +12%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	3413 MB/s ∼40%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (2885 – 3494, n=7)	3298 MB/s ∼39% -3%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	180473 Points ∼100% +69%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	134893 Points ∼75% +27%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	106602 Points ∼59%
Average of class Gaming (15371 – 186519, n=226, last 2 years)	103614 Points ∼57% -3%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (91524 – 108729, n=7)	102031 Points ∼57% -4%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	99940 Points ∼55% -6%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	99272 Points ∼55% -7%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	29598 Points ∼100% +128%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	13832 Points ∼47% +6%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	12996 Points ∼44%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (11441 – 13097, n=7)	12501 Points ∼42% -4%
Average of class Gaming (2137 – 30810, n=226, last 2 years)	11345 Points ∼38% -13%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	10516 Points ∼36% -19%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	10416 Points ∼35% -20%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	118401 Points ∼100% +108%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	56817 Points ∼48%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (45982 – 58232, n=7)	53907 Points ∼46% -5%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	53409 Points ∼45% -6%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	45118 Points ∼38% -21%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	44093 Points ∼37% -22%
Average of class Gaming (7135 – 124377, n=226, last 2 years)	42499 Points ∼36% -25%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	167732 MB/s ∼100% +204%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	151254 MB/s ∼90% +175%
Average of class Gaming (18146 – 328679, n=226, last 2 years)	104900 MB/s ∼63% +90%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	103076 MB/s ∼61% +87%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	82684 MB/s ∼49% +50%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (49927 – 117400, n=7)	66226 MB/s ∼39% +20%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	55100 MB/s ∼33%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	2090 MB/s ∼100% +136%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	1581 MB/s ∼76% +78%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	1215 MB/s ∼58% +37%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	1209 MB/s ∼58% +36%
Average of class Gaming (150.9 – 2231, n=231, last 2 years)	1044 MB/s ∼50% +18%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	887 MB/s ∼42%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (651 – 906, n=7)	815 MB/s ∼39% -8%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	28105 KRay/s ∼100% +218%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	11608 KRay/s ∼41% +31%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	10135 KRay/s ∼36% +15%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	9441 KRay/s ∼34% +7%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	8849 KRay/s ∼31%
Average of class Gaming (1437 – 29473, n=226, last 2 years)	8508 KRay/s ∼30% -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (1459 – 9094, n=7)	7390 KRay/s ∼26% -16%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	49738 MPixel/s ∼100% +79%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	38548 MPixel/s ∼78% +39%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	37987 MPixel/s ∼76% +37%
Average of class Gaming (8341 – 52949, n=227, last 2 years)	33078 MPixel/s ∼67% +19%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	31421 MPixel/s ∼63% +13%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (27099 – 30542, n=7)	28053 MPixel/s ∼56% +1%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	27738 MPixel/s ∼56%

The laptop’s system performance was good enough for it to come in somewhere in the middle among the comparison devices. 7,240 points in PCMark 10 make this a nimble and all-round capable system.

PCMark 10 / Score
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	7796 Points ∼100% +8%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	7449 Points ∼96% +3%
Average of class Gaming (4477 – 9331, n=198, last 2 years)	7376 Points ∼95% +2%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7240 Points ∼93%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (7220 – 7240, n=2)	7230 Points ∼93% 0%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	7157 Points ∼92% -1%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	6956 Points ∼89% -4%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	11166 Points ∼100% +4%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10690 Points ∼96%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (10579 – 10690, n=2)	10635 Points ∼95% -1%
Average of class Gaming (7334 – 12176, n=197, last 2 years)	10560 Points ∼95% -1%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	10386 Points ∼93% -3%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10179 Points ∼91% -5%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	9865 Points ∼88% -8%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	11087 Points ∼100% +25%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	10769 Points ∼97% +21%
Average of class Gaming (6161 – 11833, n=197, last 2 years)	9552 Points ∼86% +7%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	9470 Points ∼85% +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (8893 – 9146, n=2)	9020 Points ∼81% +1%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	8893 Points ∼80%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	8238 Points ∼74% -7%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	11862 Points ∼100% +9%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	11496 Points ∼97% +6%
Average of class Gaming (5288 – 16424, n=197, last 2 years)	10867 Points ∼92% 0%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	10834 Points ∼91%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (10558 – 10834, n=2)	10696 Points ∼90% -1%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	9776 Points ∼82% -10%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	9062 Points ∼76% -16%

CrossMark / Overall
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2037 Points ∼100%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	2029 Points ∼100%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1904 Points ∼93%
Average of class Gaming (974 – 2295, n=145, last 2 years)	1841 Points ∼90%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1629 Points ∼80%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	1535 Points ∼75%

CrossMark / Productivity
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1917 Points ∼100%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	1872 Points ∼98%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1799 Points ∼94%
Average of class Gaming (907 – 2166, n=145, last 2 years)	1761 Points ∼92%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1561 Points ∼81%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	1508 Points ∼79%

CrossMark / Creativity
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2313 Points ∼100%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	2310 Points ∼100%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2058 Points ∼89%
Average of class Gaming (1027 – 2514, n=145, last 2 years)	1988 Points ∼86%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1691 Points ∼73%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	1637 Points ∼71%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1789 Points ∼100%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	1752 Points ∼98%
Average of class Gaming (1029 – 2275, n=145, last 2 years)	1684 Points ∼94%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1671 Points ∼93%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1656 Points ∼93%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	1337 Points ∼75%

PCMark 10 Score		7240 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	77068 MB/s ∼100% +59%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	60170 MB/s ∼78% +24%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	57552 MB/s ∼75% +19%
Average of class Gaming (18074 – 80776, n=226, last 2 years)	54483 MB/s ∼71% +13%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (47903 – 52012, n=7)	49789 MB/s ∼65% +3%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	48948 MB/s ∼64% +1%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	48415 MB/s ∼63%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	84677 MB/s ∼100% +70%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	69799 MB/s ∼82% +40%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	65092 MB/s ∼77% +30%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	59759 MB/s ∼71% +20%
Average of class Gaming (20318 – 89096, n=226, last 2 years)	58436 MB/s ∼69% +17%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	49942 MB/s ∼59%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (44837 – 51856, n=7)	48888 MB/s ∼58% -2%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	74791 MB/s ∼100% +36%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	64704 MB/s ∼87% +18%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	59876 MB/s ∼80% +9%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	58602 MB/s ∼78% +7%
Average of class Gaming (15975 – 99898, n=226, last 2 years)	56228 MB/s ∼75% +2%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	54974 MB/s ∼74%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (51089 – 55284, n=7)	53915 MB/s ∼72% -2%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	136.8 ns * ∼100% -54%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	94 ns * ∼69% -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (82.2 – 109.7, n=7)	91.9 ns * ∼67% -3%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	91.1 ns * ∼67% -2%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	89 ns * ∼65%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	86.8 ns * ∼63% +2%
Average of class Gaming (76.2 – 136.8, n=228, last 2 years)	79.7 ns * ∼58% +10%

* … smaller is better

The Nitro 17 has to accept criticism for its high latencies. According to the LatencyMon tool, the laptop is only conditionally suitable for real-time video and audio editing in its delivered state.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon – interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1899 μs * ∼100%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1489 μs * ∼78% +22%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	1444 μs * ∼76% +24%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	998.2 μs * ∼53% +47%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	971 μs * ∼51% +49%

* … smaller is better

The laptop is fitted with an NVMe drive from Samsung. The PM9A1 model delivered very good results in the AS SSD benchmark as well as in its read and write rates. Unfortunately, its performance sank considerably after a while and then remained very unstable (see DiskSpd-Loop).

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1:
1771 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1:
5147 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1:
522.7 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1:
405.5 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq:
977.3 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq:
2248 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K:
78.62 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K:
165 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating – Percent
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER ^-1! Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	94.4 pt ∼94%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	80.9 pt ∼81%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	79 pt ∼79%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	78.8 pt ∼79%
Average of class Gaming	75.5 pt ∼76%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	64.8 pt ∼65%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	54.1 pt ∼54%

DiskSpd
seq read
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1761 – 4677, n=70)	3761 MB/s ∼100% +5%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3670 (3344.35^min – 3669.81^max) MB/s ∼98% +2%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3592 (3573.14^min – 3592.37^max) MB/s ∼96%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	3510 (3182.35^min – 3509.69^max) MB/s ∼93% -2%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	3377 (3319.03^min – 3377.04^max) MB/s ∼90% -6%
Average of class Gaming (1049 – 6045, n=198, last 2 years)	3304 MB/s ∼88% -8%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2450 (2388.03^min – 2450.1^max) MB/s ∼65% -32%
seq write
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4284 (3292.65^min – 4283.85^max) MB/s ∼100% +91%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	3961 (3831.8^min – 3960.68^max) MB/s ∼92% +77%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2220 – 4564, n=70)	3579 MB/s ∼84% +60%
Average of class Gaming (535 – 9108, n=198, last 2 years)	3501 MB/s ∼82% +56%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2978 (2927.82^min – 2977.62^max) MB/s ∼70% +33%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2743 (2563.98^min – 2742.87^max) MB/s ∼64% +22%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2241 (2213.75^min – 2240.81^max) MB/s ∼52%
seq q8 t1 read
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	6659 (5590.1^min – 6658.77^max) MB/s ∼100%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	6520 (5378.57^min – 6520.05^max) MB/s ∼98% -2%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (3421 – 7061, n=70)	6428 MB/s ∼97% -3%
Average of class Gaming (1620 – 16089, n=198, last 2 years)	5842 MB/s ∼88% -12%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5276 (4023.18^min – 5275.6^max) MB/s ∼79% -21%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	5018 (4382.25^min – 5017.89^max) MB/s ∼75% -25%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	4655 (3936.45^min – 4655.26^max) MB/s ∼70% -30%
seq q8 t1 write
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5114 (4838.31^min – 5113.74^max) MB/s ∼100% +129%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	4907 (4549.56^min – 4906.75^max) MB/s ∼96% +119%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2216 – 5259, n=70)	4779 MB/s ∼93% +114%
Average of class Gaming (86.2 – 14571, n=198, last 2 years)	4309 MB/s ∼84% +93%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	3527 (3471.84^min – 3526.7^max) MB/s ∼69% +58%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	3125 (3099.17^min – 3124.97^max) MB/s ∼61% +40%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2237 (2204.32^min – 2237.03^max) MB/s ∼44%
4k q1 t1 read
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (48.4 – 97.4, n=70)	77 MB/s ∼100% +52%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	70.6 (68.54^min – 70.62^max) MB/s ∼92% +39%
Average of class Gaming (30.6 – 97.4, n=198, last 2 years)	67 MB/s ∼87% +32%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	53.7 (52.37^min – 53.65^max) MB/s ∼70% +6%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	53.6 (49.65^min – 53.63^max) MB/s ∼70% +6%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	50.7 (50.03^min – 50.74^max) MB/s ∼66%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	33.4 (32.89^min – 33.42^max) MB/s ∼43% -34%
4k q1 t1 write
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	280 (276.95^min – 279.94^max) MB/s ∼100% +73%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	267 (207.8^min – 267^max) MB/s ∼95% +65%
Average of class Gaming (66.6 – 421, n=198, last 2 years)	219 MB/s ∼78% +35%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	205 (204.35^min – 205.06^max) MB/s ∼73% +26%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (49.9 – 280, n=70)	188.9 MB/s ∼67% +17%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	163.8 (162.54^min – 163.76^max) MB/s ∼59% +1%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	162.1 (160.13^min – 162.11^max) MB/s ∼58%
4k q32 t16 read
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3726 (3679.51^min – 3726.29^max) MB/s ∼100% +12%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3317 (3258.55^min – 3317.2^max) MB/s ∼89%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	2835 (2820.49^min – 2835.3^max) MB/s ∼76% -15%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (376 – 4185, n=70)	2575 MB/s ∼69% -22%
Average of class Gaming (313 – 5829, n=198, last 2 years)	2443 MB/s ∼66% -26%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1719 (1047.28^min – 1718.85^max) MB/s ∼46% -48%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	857 (717.83^min – 857.03^max) MB/s ∼23% -74%
4k q32 t16 write
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3355 (3245.87^min – 3354.61^max) MB/s ∼100% +51%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	2664 (2563.16^min – 2664.44^max) MB/s ∼79% +20%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2451 (1908.98^min – 2450.69^max) MB/s ∼73% +11%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2218 (2184.18^min – 2217.74^max) MB/s ∼66%
Average of class Gaming (288 – 4869, n=198, last 2 years)	2101 MB/s ∼63% -5%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (291 – 3559, n=70)	1940 MB/s ∼58% -13%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	305 (269.91^min – 305.05^max) MB/s ∼9% -86%

AS SSD
Score Total
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	8374 Points ∼100%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	8345 Points ∼100% 0%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2577 – 9147, n=71)	6907 Points ∼82% -18%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	6631 Points ∼79% -21%
Average of class Gaming (910 – 10783, n=187, last 2 years)	6566 Points ∼78% -22%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	6144 Points ∼73% -27%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	4118 Points ∼49% -51%
Score Read
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3277 Points ∼100% +4%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3138 Points ∼96%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	2593 Points ∼79% -17%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (983 – 3469, n=71)	2447 Points ∼75% -22%
Average of class Gaming (389 – 3980, n=187, last 2 years)	2444 Points ∼75% -22%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2440 Points ∼74% -22%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1204 Points ∼37% -62%
Score Write
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3701 Points ∼100%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3417 Points ∼92% -8%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (921 – 4043, n=71)	3280 Points ∼89% -11%
Average of class Gaming (338 – 5339, n=187, last 2 years)	2929 Points ∼79% -21%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	2674 Points ∼72% -28%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	2498 Points ∼67% -33%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2387 Points ∼64% -36%
Seq Read
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	5343.39 MB/s ∼100%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2638 – 5621, n=71)	4873 MB/s ∼91% -9%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4853 MB/s ∼91% -9%
Average of class Gaming (925 – 12763, n=187, last 2 years)	4552 MB/s ∼85% -15%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	3897 MB/s ∼73% -27%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	3846 MB/s ∼72% -28%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	3344 MB/s ∼63% -37%
Seq Write
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	4373 MB/s ∼100% +10%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	4175 MB/s ∼95% +5%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3991.39 MB/s ∼91%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1617 – 4526, n=71)	3294 MB/s ∼75% -17%
Average of class Gaming (495 – 11316, n=187, last 2 years)	3291 MB/s ∼75% -18%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	3075.79 MB/s ∼70% -23%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	1821 MB/s ∼42% -54%
4K Read
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	73.43 MB/s ∼100% +8%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (45.9 – 89.2, n=71)	72.6 MB/s ∼99% +7%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	67.84 MB/s ∼92%
Average of class Gaming (20 – 112.1, n=187, last 2 years)	66 MB/s ∼90% -3%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	53.93 MB/s ∼73% -21%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	53.4 MB/s ∼73% -21%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	51.29 MB/s ∼70% -24%
4K Write
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	277.45 MB/s ∼100% +94%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	234.6 MB/s ∼85% +64%
Average of class Gaming (18 – 364, n=187, last 2 years)	200 MB/s ∼72% +40%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	196.8 MB/s ∼71% +37%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (118.6 – 246, n=71)	187.1 MB/s ∼67% +31%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	177.9 MB/s ∼64% +24%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	143.19 MB/s ∼52%
4K-64 Read
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2718 MB/s ∼100% +7%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2535.53 MB/s ∼93%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	2205 MB/s ∼81% -13%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1996.14 MB/s ∼73% -21%
Average of class Gaming (276 – 3395, n=187, last 2 years)	1923 MB/s ∼71% -24%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (421 – 2854, n=71)	1887 MB/s ∼69% -26%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	768 MB/s ∼28% -70%
4K-64 Write
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	3158.57 MB/s ∼100%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (367 – 3451, n=71)	2763 MB/s ∼87% -13%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	2745 MB/s ∼87% -13%
Average of class Gaming (270 – 4533, n=187, last 2 years)	2401 MB/s ∼76% -24%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	2078 MB/s ∼66% -34%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	2008 MB/s ∼64% -36%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	1963.41 MB/s ∼62% -38%
Access Time Read
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	0.121 ms * ∼100% -49%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	0.088 ms * ∼73% -9%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.081 ms * ∼67%
Average of class Gaming (0.02 – 0.23, n=185, last 2 years)	0.05431 ms * ∼45% +33%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (0.018 – 0.083, n=70)	0.03753 ms * ∼31% +54%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	0.03 ms * ∼25% +63%
Access Time Write
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM	0.097 ms * ∼100% -223%
Average of class Gaming (0.011 – 1.028, n=187, last 2 years)	0.05451 ms * ∼56% -82%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (0.017 – 0.101, n=71)	0.03368 ms * ∼35% -12%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.03 ms * ∼31%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8	0.023 ms * ∼24% +23%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00	0.019 ms * ∼20% +37%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR	0.019 ms * ∼20% +37%

* … smaller is better

The GeForce RTX 4070 from Nvidia’s Ada Lovelace generation takes care of complex graphics calculations. Due to its limited RAM (8 GB GDDR6) and relatively narrow interface (128 bits), we would class this gaming laptop as an upper mid-range device and not a high-end one. The RTX 4070 has a TGP of 140 watts, which is the maximum for this graphics chip.

Its benchmark results were relatively unspectacular, as the Nitro 17’s GPU performance is about the same as the RTX 4070 average. Its performance win over the RTX 4060 model is limited, as can be seen in our table.

3DMark Performance Rating – Percent
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	99.9 pt ∼100%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	97.6 pt ∼98%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	96.4 pt ∼96%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	94.1 pt ∼94%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	93.3 pt ∼93%
Average of class Gaming	91.6 pt ∼92%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	84.8 pt ∼85%

3DMark 11 – 1280×720 Performance GPU
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	41752 Points ∼100% +4%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	40776 Points ∼98% +2%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	40039 Points ∼96%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (24229 – 43597, n=27)	39470 Points ∼95% -1%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	39104 Points ∼94% -2%
Average of class Gaming (1029 – 72070, n=233, last 2 years)	37411 Points ∼90% -7%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	35731 Points ∼86% -11%

3DMark
1920×1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	31272 Points ∼100% +7%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	30596 Points ∼98% +4%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	29713 Points ∼95% +1%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	29349 Points ∼94%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (16212 – 31354, n=26)	28502 Points ∼91% -3%
Average of class Gaming (781 – 53059, n=242, last 2 years)	27559 Points ∼88% -6%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	25896 Points ∼83% -12%
2560×1440 Time Spy Graphics
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	12048 Points ∼100% +9%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	11990 Points ∼100% +8%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	11761 Points ∼98% +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (6241 – 12734, n=26)	11445 Points ∼95% +3%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	11062 Points ∼92%
Average of class Gaming (224 – 22547, n=242, last 2 years)	11006 Points ∼91% -1%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	10347 Points ∼86% -6%
2560×1440 Port Royal Graphics
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	7254 Points ∼100% +9%
Average of class Gaming (280 – 14457, n=156, last 2 years)	7057 Points ∼97% +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (3761 – 7694, n=23)	6946 Points ∼96% +5%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	6640 Points ∼92%

3DMark 11 Performance		30265 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		215395 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		59285 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		25639 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		10950 points
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The situation is similar when it comes to gaming. Here, too, its performance was similar to the previously determined average, and the RTX 4070 barely did any better than the RTX 4060 in some cases.

Performance Rating – Percent
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX	99.7 pt ∼100%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX	98.3 pt ∼98%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H	93.9 pt ∼94%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	92.5 pt ∼93%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS	92 pt ∼92%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H	89.8 pt ∼90%
Average of class Gaming	88.5 pt ∼89%

The Witcher 3 – 1920×1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX	121 (104^min) fps ∼100% +10%
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX	115 fps ∼95% +5%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS	110 fps ∼91%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (69.8 – 127, n=30)	108.3 fps ∼90% -2%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H	106.9 (99^min, 101^P1) fps ∼88% -3%
Average of class Gaming (8.61 – 216, n=236, last 2 years)	106.4 fps ∼88% -3%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H	105 fps ∼87% -5%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark – 1920×1080 High Quality
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX	114.8 fps ∼100% +8%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX	114.3 fps ∼100% +8%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H	111.9 fps ∼97% +5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (66 – 122.7, n=25)	110.1 fps ∼96% +4%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS	106.3 fps ∼93%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H	103.3 fps ∼90% -3%
Average of class Gaming (9.13 – 194.9, n=233, last 2 years)	102.3 fps ∼89% -4%

Strange Brigade – 1920×1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX	211 (12.3^min, 156.1^P1) fps ∼100% +8%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX	210 (60.1^min, 158^P1) fps ∼100% +8%
MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H	202 (20.2^min) fps ∼96% +4%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700H	195.2 (34.4^min, 140.1^P1) fps ∼93% 0%
Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS	195 (53.9^min, 148.4^P1) fps ∼92%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (117.7 – 228, n=26)	194.5 fps ∼92% 0%
Average of class Gaming (13.8 – 421, n=235, last 2 years)	186.5 fps ∼88% -4%

If you limit yourself to Full HD resolution, i.e. 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, even demanding games like Immortals of Aveum can be run at maximum details and can achieve at least 40 FPS. Most games run at more than 60 FPS in FHD. The RTX 4070 is also strong enough for native QHD resolution with a few exceptions, and the display’s 165 Hz refresh rate is rarely utilized.

We tested how the 3D performance behaved over a period of about 60 minutes with the help of The Witcher 3 (FHD/Ultra). You can see from the table below that there were no frame rate drops.

While noise emission levels were quite uncomfortable in Performance mode (54 dB) and Turbo mode (61 dB), the fans were still audible in Balanced mode (44 dB) but not uncomfortably so. This means we would recommend using this setting. In idle mode, the 17-inch laptop generally behaves quite quietly. Either the fans are completely switched off or you can only hear a subtle whooshing noise. The fans rarely spin annoyingly fast.

Noise Level

Idle		25 / 27 / 29 dB(A)
Load		42 / 45 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24 dB(A)

	Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN R7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI R9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Noise		-4%	7%	-10%	-5%
off / environment *	24	24 -0%	24 -0%	24 -0%	25 -4%
Idle Minimum *	25	24 4%	24 4%	24 4%	26 -4%
Idle Average *	27	24 11%	24 11%	24 11%	29 -7%
Idle Maximum *	29	32.32 -11%	24 17%	26.47 9%	30 -3%
Load Average *	42	35.18 16%	32.49 23%	55.72 -33%	46 -10%
Witcher 3 ultra *	44	54.78 -25%	46.51 -6%	57.94 -32%	46 -5%
Load Maximum *	45	54.78 -22%	46.51 -3%	57.94 -29%	47 -4%

* … smaller is better

The laptop’s temperatures are similar to those of its competitors. During the Witcher 3 gaming test, we noted a maximum of 46 °C on the top of the case and a maximum of 55 °C on the bottom. In idle mode, the whole case remains quite cool. We mostly measured temperatures below 30 °C.


47 °C 117 F	42 °C 108 F	44 °C 111 F
40 °C 104 F	41 °C 106 F	40 °C 104 F
34 °C 93 F	34 °C 93 F	32 °C 90 F

Maximum: 47 °C=117 F
Average: 39.3 °C=103 F


53 °C 127 F	51 °C 124 F	44 °C 111 F
41 °C 106 F	47 °C 117 F	42 °C 108 F
29 °C 84 F	30 °C 86 F	28 °C 82 F

Maximum: 53 °C=127 F
Average: 40.6 °C=105 F

Power Supply (max.) 42 °C=108 F | Room Temperature 21 °C=70 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 39.3 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 47 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 53 °C / 127 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.4 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 38.1 °C / 101 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (34 °C / 93.2 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 29 °C / 84.2 F (-5 °C / -9 F).

The stress test using the tools Furmark & Prime95 ended with no nasty surprises. While the Ryzen 7 7735HS levelled at about 3.3 GHz (but got quite warm at around 90 °C), the RTX 4070 made itself comfortable at 1,700 MHz and just over 80 °C.

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Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83 dB)
Bass 100 – 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass – on average 28.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 – 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids – only 1.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 – 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs – only 4.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 – 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 47% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 42% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 19%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 28% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 64% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134%

MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85.01 dB)
Bass 100 – 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass – on average 13.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 – 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids – on average 9.4% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 – 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs – only 2.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 – 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 33% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 60% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 19%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 18% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 77% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134%

The laptop’s power consumption rates were as to be expected. 10 to 16 watts of idle consumption and 79 to 220 watts of load consumption could also come from a device with an i7-13700H. We cannot understand why Acer includes a bulky 330-watt power supply with the laptop. A more compact 230-watt model would have done just as well.

	Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN R7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI R9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	Average of class Gaming
Power Consumption		-3%	12%	-71%	-50%	-46%
Idle Minimum *	10	8.3 17%	9 10%	17 -70%	15 -50%	13.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(3 – 64, n=186, last 2 years) -39%
Idle Average *	11	13.5 -23%	10.2 7%	18 -64%	20 -82%	19 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(6.5 – 68.2, n=186, last 2 years) -73%
Idle Maximum *	16	14.8 7%	10.8 32%	25.8 -61%	29 -81%	26.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(8.9 – 76, n=185, last 2 years) -65%
Load Average *	79	77 3%	72 9%	178 -125%	121 -53%	113.5 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(48.4 – 202, n=186, last 2 years) -44%
Witcher 3 ultra *	147.5	154 -4%	130 12%	265 -80%	179.8 -22%
Load Maximum *	220	263 -20%	221 -0%	275 -25%	246 -12%	243 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(99 – 418, n=185, last 2 years) -10%

* … smaller is better

A 90 Wh battery capacity competes with its rivals from MSI (Pulse 17) and Asus (Strix G17). Thanks to its powerful battery and built-in graphics switching, you would actually expect good runtimes from this laptop. Interestingly, the rates are significantly lower than those of the Intel counterpart. In our real-world WLAN test with the display brightness reduced to 150 cd/m², the AMD edition only lasted just under 5 hours instead of 8 (we suspect faulty or suboptimal power-saving mechanisms in battery mode).

	Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN R7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh	Acer Nitro 17 AN17-51-71ER i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh	MSI Pulse 17 B13VGK i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh	SCHENKER XMG Focus 17 (E23) i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 73 Wh	Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI R9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh	Average of class Gaming
Battery Runtime		59%	73%	-25%	-18%	17%
WiFi v1.3	310	494 59%	537 73%	233 -25%	255 -18%	362 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(57 – 745, n=184, last 2 years) 17%
H.264		413		188	166	384 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(56 – 747, n=98, last 2 years)
Witcher 3 ultra		151		62	64	78.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(45 – 155, n=25, last 2 years)
Load			131		58	85.5 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(36 – 228, n=157, last 2 years)

Pros

+ good performance with moderate noise emissions

+ color accurate 165 HzcQHD display

+ lots of ports

+ good keyboard

Cons

– case doesn’t feel very high-quality

– sound & runtimes could be better

– high latencies & SSD throttling

– bulky power supply

– bad webcam

Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN - test device provided by Acer Germany — Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN – test device provided by Acer Germany

For the most part, Acer’s Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN is an impressive 17-inch gaming laptop. Its combination of an AMD CPU (Ryzen 7 7735HS) and an Nvidia GPU (GeForce RTX 4070) creates quite a nice harmony which is enough to run most games in its native resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 with maximum settings. Although, it isn’t the most future-proof as a result of its meagre 8 GB VRAM.

In many other ways, the manufacturer has delivered a good gaming laptop. Its connectivity options and input devices should be sufficient for most buyers. A colorful and relatively quick QHD display completes the setup.

The laptop’s noise emissions are, as always, highly dependent on which mode is in use. In our test, the “balanced” setting showed the best compromise between performance and noise.

Acer could do with improving the Nitro 17’s case and sound quality a bit. Its integrated 2.0 system is missing a lot of bass. The laptop’s latencies and battery life (considerably shorter than on the Intel version) also prove to be issues which the manufacturer could do with resolving.

Despite its weaker CPU performance and barely better 3D performance compared to the RTX 4060 model based on Intel, we would still recommend going for the AMD model, as most games are known to be GPU-limited.

An equal or slightly better alternative could be the Asus ROG Strix G17 G713PI which also features an RTX 4070 – but it also has a Ryzen 9 7945HX installed which is a more modern and considerably faster CPU. In turn, it also costs more.

The Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN with a Ryzen 7 7735HS, GeForce RTX 4070 and a QHD display can be found on Amazon for around US$1,900.

Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R9LN
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09/07/2023 v7

Florian Glaser

Connectivity

65 / 80 → 82%

Application Performance

94%

Gaming – Weighted Average

Transparency

The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.

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Editor of the original article: Florian Glaser – Managing Editor Gaming Laptops – 576 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2009

I discovered my interest in computers in my childhood, growing up with MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 in the early 1990s. I was especially fascinated with computer games, even from an early age. From Monkey Island through Lands of Lore to Doom, I tried every game I could get my hands on. I have been working for Notebookcheck since 2009 with my focus mostly being on high-performance gaming laptops.

Translator: Daisy Dickson – Translator – 87 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2023

Originally from Scotland, I grew up and lived in Germany until I completed my high school qualifications before moving back to Scotland to complete my university studies. Growing up bilingual led me to form a close relationship with the English and German languages, often working in the fields of teaching and translation. Most of my childhood was shaped by playing around on new consoles, computers and gadgets and getting to grips with the new craze of the internet and smartphones. This interest has stayed with me well into adulthood. Nowadays, I live in Glasgow and work as a freelance translator and digital media coordinator. I have been translating for Notebookcheck since early 2023.

Florian Glaser, 2023-09- 8 (Update: 2023-09- 8)

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