MSI Creator Z17 (A12U) Full Specifications, Price and Review




MSI Creator Z17 (A12U) Full Specifications and Review

  • Display 2560 x 1600
  • CPU Intel Core i7 12700H
    Intel Core i9 12900H
  • RAM 16GB
    32GB

Body
Weight2.49 kg (5.49 lbs)
Dimensions382 x 260 x 19 mm
15.04 x 10.24 x 0.75 inches
Area993 cm2 (154 inches2)
Ratio of screen to body~84.4%
Size of side bezels7.9 mm
ColorsGray
2 in 1 TransformerNo
Opening angel limit180°
Fans and Cooling System
Cooling typeActive
Vapor coolingNo
Fans number3
Screen
Screen 2560 x 1600
Size17 inches
TypeIPS LCD
Refresh rate in Hz165 Hz
Pixel per inch (PPI)178 ppi
Aspect ratio16:10
Resolution2560 x 1600 pixels
Screen Review
Contrast1000:1
sRGB100%
Adobe RGB profile87%
DCI-P3 color gamut98%
Battery
Capacity90 Wh
Battery typeLi-Po
ReplaceableNo
Fast charging supportYes
PSU - Power supply240 W
CPU
Processor Name Intel Core i7 12700H
Intel Core i9 12900H
Base frequency2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency4.7 GHz
Cores14
Threads20
L3 Cache24 MB
Internal Graphics CardIntel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Manufacturing process node10 nm
Graphics Card
GPU Name GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 16GB
TGP90 W
Nvidia OptimusYes
TypeDedicated
Manufacturing process node8 nm
GPU base clock1163 MHz
GPU boost clock1530 MHz
Floating point (FLOPS)11.8 TFloating point (FLOPS)
RAM Size6 GB
Ram TypeGDDR6
Ram Bus192 bit
RAM Speed14 Gbps
Shading cores3840
TMU (Texture mapping units)120
ROP (Raster operations pipelines)48
RAM
RAM Size16GB
32GB
Channels2x8 GB
Clock4800 MHz
TypeDDR5
UpgradableYes
Total slots2
Max. ram size64 GB
Storage
Storage Size512GB
1024GB
2048GB
4096GB
BusPCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage typeSSD (M2)
Channels1x512 GB
UpgradableYes
Total slots2
NVMe SupportYes
Sound
Speakers4.0
Power4x2W
Dolby Atmos AudioNo
Number of Microphones2
Connection
WIFIv6E
Bluetoothv5.2
Hardware fingerprint sensorNo
CD/DVD ReaderNo
WebcamAbove the display
Webcam resolution1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A1x USB 3.2
Type-C port2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt PortThunderbolt Port 4
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1
DP Port(s)No
VGANo
3.5 speaker portYes
EthernetNo
SDCard readerYes
Custom port for chargingNo
Keyboard
Keyboard typeIsland
NumpadYes
Keyboard backlightYes
Touchpad
SurfaceGlass
Windows Precision SupportYes