Differences are marked in red Sword 17 A11UD-642 Sword 17 A11UD-428
Manufacturer Part # Sword17642 Sword17428
OS Windows 11 Home
(MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business.)
Windows 10 Home
(MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business.)
CPU Core i7-11800H 8 Core Core i7-11800H 8 Core
CPU Speed 2.4 - 4.6GHz 2.4 - 4.6GHz
Chipset HM570 HM570
Color White White
Screen Size 17.3" Thin Bezel FHD, IPS-Level 144Hz, 72% NTSC 17.3" Thin Bezel FHD, IPS-Level 144Hz, 72% NTSC
Resolution 1920x1080 (16:9) 1920x1080 (16:9)
GPU NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Laptop GPU

Up to 1485MHz Boost Clock, 60W Maximum Graphics Power.

*May vary by scenario
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Laptop GPU

Up to 1485MHz Boost Clock, 60W Maximum Graphics Power.

*May vary by scenario
Video Memory 4G GDDR6 4G GDDR6
Keyboard Blue keyboard with Anti-Ghost key (99 Key) Blue keyboard with Anti-Ghost key (99 Key)
Audio Nahimic 3 / Hi-Res Audio Nahimic 3 / Hi-Res Audio
Speaker Speakers 2W*2 Speakers 2W*2
Memory 16GB (8G*2) DDR4 3200MHz 16GB (8G*2) DDR4 3200MHz
HDD Capacity 512GB NVMe SSD 512GB NVMe SSD
Optical Drive Type _ _
HDD Interface NVMe NVMe
LAN Gb LAN Gb LAN
WLAN Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201(2*2 ax) Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201(2*2 ax)
Bluetooth BT 5.1 BT 5.1
Card Reader - -
Webcam 720p HD Webcam 720p HD Webcam
USB 2x USB 3.2 Gen1; 1x USB 2.0 2x USB 3.2 Gen1; 1x USB 2.0
Type-C Port 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type C 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type C
Video Port HDMI (supports 4K @ 60Hz) HDMI (supports 4K @ 60Hz)
Audio Port 1 Audio Combo (1/8") 1 Audio Combo (1/8")
AC Power Adaptor 150W Slim 150W Slim
Battery Pack 3 cell (53Whr) 3 cell (53Whr)
Dimension 15.67"x10.75"x0.99" 15.67"x10.75"x0.99"
Weight 5.07 lbs 5.07 lbs
Manufacturer Warranty 1 year Limited warranty (Include 1 Year Global) 1 year Limited warranty (Include 1 Year Global)
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