| Attribute |
Acer Nitro Nitro 5 (NH.Q9HET.009) × | 
MSI Gaming GS65 9SD-1678FR Stealth (9S7-16Q411-1678) × |
| General | | |
| Model | Acer Nitro Nitro 5 | MSI Gaming GS65 9SD-1678FR Stealth |
| Product code | NH.Q9HET.009 | 9S7-16Q411-1678 |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Black | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | Acer | MSI |
| Family | Nitro | Gaming |
| Series | 5 | GS |
| Model name | Nitro 5 | GS65 9SD-1678FR Stealth |
| Part number | NH.Q9HET.009 | 9S7-16Q411-1678 |
| Market positioning | Gaming | Gaming |
| Release year (year) | 2020 | 2020 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Processor family | AMD Ryzen 7 | 9th gen Intel Core i7 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Processor model | 4800H | i7-9750H |
| Processor cores | 8 | 6 |
| Processor cache (MB) | 8 | 12 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | 32 | 64 |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 3,200 | 3,200 |
| Internal memory (GB) | 8 | 16 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Panel type | IPS | IPS |
| HD type | Full HD | Full HD |
| LED backlight | + | + |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | - | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter model | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
| Discrete graphics memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Discrete graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory (GB) | 4 | 6 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | - | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 | 1 |
| SSD capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Card reader integrated | - | - |
| SSD form factor | - | M.2 |
| Storage media | SSD | SSD |
| Optical drive | - | - |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | - 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
- wi-fi 5 (802.11ac)
- wi-fi 6 (802.11ax)
| |
| Bluetooth | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN data rates (Mbit/s) | | |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 3 | 2 |
| USB 3.x Type-C ports | 1 | 1 |
| Combo headphone/mic port | + | - |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | | |
| Speaker power (W) | - | 2 |
| Built-in microphone | + | + |
| Camera | | |
| Front camera | + | + |
| Front camera HD type | HD | HD |
| Front camera resolution (pixels) | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | + | - |
| Keyboard backlit | + | + |
| Full-size keyboard | + | - |
| Pointing device | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Pro |
| Operating system architecture (bit) | 64 | 64 |
| Battery | | |
| Battery capacity (watt-hours) (Wh) | 57 | 82 |
| Battery life (max) (h) | 6 | - |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Height (mm) | 23.9 | 17.9 |
| Depth (mm) | 255 | 247.7 |
| Width (mm) | 363.4 | 357.7 |
| Power | | |
| AC adapter power (W) | 135 | 180 |