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MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8W
MSI's 17-inch gaming laptop pairs the 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX with a GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB) and a 17-inch 2560x1600 240Hz IPS panel. The D8WGKG tested in review had 32GB of DDR5 and a 1TB SSD; a Ryzen 7 8840HX with RTX 5060 version is also sold.
Pros
- 16-core Ryzen 9 8940HX gave strong multi-core results in review testing
- 17-inch 2560x1600 240Hz IPS panel with 100% DCI-P3 typical coverage and about 468 nits measured brightness
- Two DDR5 slots and two M.2 slots (one Gen4, one Gen5-compatible), so memory and storage can be expanded
- 90Wh battery and a Type-C port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery
- Webcam shutter and Wi-Fi 6E with Bluetooth 5.3
Cons
- Heavy at about 2.8kg and up to 29.7mm thick
- Short battery life in review testing, with fairly high idle power draw
- No USB4 or Thunderbolt and no card reader
- Only 8GB of VRAM on the RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, and a 720p webcam
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8W
Display
- Screen size
- 17 ″
- Panel type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5200
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,835Top 48%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 16,362Top 30%
Battery
- Capacity
- 90 Wh
- Charging
- 240 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.8 kg
- Thickness
- 29.7 mm
- Material
- Metal lid, plastic base
Connectivity
- Ports
- 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen2, 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (DisplayPort, Power Delivery 3.0), HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- 720p HD with shutter
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8W good in 2026?
The MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8W earns an Inno Score of 62.5/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MSI's 17-inch gaming laptop pairs the 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX with a GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB) and a 17-inch 2560x1600 240Hz IPS panel. The D8WGKG tested in review had 32GB of DDR5 and a 1TB SSD; a Ryzen 7 8840HX with RTX 5060 version is also sold.
What are the key specs of the MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8W?
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 17 ″ · Weight: 2.8 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8W?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are ASUS ProArt P16 (H7606GP), REDMI Book Pro 14 (2026), Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition Gen 10 (16IAH10) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
