Acer Predator Triton 500 SE RTX 3060 (2021) vs MSI Creator Z17 A12U RTX 3080 (2022)
What Predator Triton 500 SE RTX 3060 (2021) does better (1) and where Creator Z17 A12U RTX 3080 (2022) wins (9) — every spec side by side.
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2.9Memory & storage3.4
2.0Battery & portability3.8
5.1Features & cooling3.8
Dimensions
Size comparison
Predator Triton 500 SE RTX 3060 (2021)Creator Z17 A12U RTX 3080 (2022)
| Predator Triton 500 SE RTX 3060 (2021) | Creator Z17 A12U RTX 3080 (2022) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 261.6 mm | 260 mm | +1.6 mm |
| Width | 358.1 mm | 382 mm | −23.9 mm |
| Thickness | 19.9 mm | 19 mm | +0.9 mm |
| Weight | 2.4 kg | 2.5 kg | −0.1 kg |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Predator Triton 500 SE RTX 3060 (2021) better than Creator Z17 A12U RTX 3080 (2022)?
- Weight2.44 kg vs 2.49 kg+2%
Why is Creator Z17 A12U RTX 3080 (2022) better than Predator Triton 500 SE RTX 3060 (2021)?
- Video memory6 GB vs 32 GB5.3×
- SSD (up to)1,024 GB vs 2,000 GB+95%
- CPU cores8 vs 14+75%
- RAM (base)8 GB vs 32 GB4×
- SSD (base)512 GB vs 2,000 GB3.9×
- RAM typeDDR4 vs DDR5
- Thickness19.9 mm vs 19 mm+5%
- RAM speed3,200 MHz vs 4,800 MHz+50%
- Screen size16″ vs 17″+6%
Specifications
Side by side
| Graphics | ||
| Graphics card | GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop | GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop |
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| GPU power (TGP) | 105 W | — |
| Video memory | 6 GB | 32 GB |
| Video memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| GPU shader cores | 3,840 | — |
| GPU compute (FP32) | 12.6 TFLOPS | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 8,372 | — |
| Processor | ||
| Processor | Core i9-11900H | Core i9-12900H |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| CPU cores | 8 | 14 |
| CPU threads | 16 | — |
| Max CPU clock | 4.9 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Processor options | Core i9-11900H | — |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 8,670 | — |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,248 | — |
| Cinebench 2024 multi-core | 682 | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 16″ | 17″ |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 | 2560 × 1600 |
| Resolution class | QHD (1440p/1600p) | QHD (1440p/1600p) |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Panel type | IPS | — |
| Brightness | 1,250 nits | — |
| sRGB coverage | 100% | — |
| Pixel density | 189 ppi | — |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| G-Sync / FreeSync | Yes | — |
| Advanced Optimus | No | — |
| MUX switch | Yes | — |
| HDR | No | — |
| Touchscreen | No | — |
| Memory & storage | ||
| RAM (up to) | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM (base) | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| RAM speed | 3,200 MHz | 4,800 MHz |
| Max. supported RAM | 32 GB | — |
| RAM slots | 1 | — |
| Upgradable RAM | Yes | — |
| SSD (up to) | 1,024 GB | 2,000 GB |
| SSD (base) | 512 GB | 2,000 GB |
| M.2 SSD slots | 1 | — |
| SSD interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | — |
| Battery & power | ||
| Battery capacity | — | 90 Wh |
| Power adapter | 230 W | 240 W |
| Design & cooling | ||
| Weight | 2.44 kg | 2.49 kg |
| Thickness | 19.9 mm | 19 mm |
| Width | 358.1 mm | 382 mm |
| Depth | 261.6 mm | 260 mm |
| Body material | Aluminium | — |
| Colours | Gray | Blue |
| Cooling fans | 3 | — |
| Vapor chamber cooling | No | — |
| Ports & wireless | ||
| Thunderbolt / USB4 | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Thunderbolt or USB4 | Yes | Yes |
| USB-C ports | 2 | — |
| USB-A ports | 2 | — |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| HDMI 2.1 | Yes | — |
| (Mini) DisplayPort | No | — |
| Ethernet port | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | — |
| Keyboard & camera | ||
| Backlit keyboard | Yes | Yes |
| Numeric keypad | No | — |
| Fingerprint reader | Yes | — |
| Audio | ||
| Speakers | 2.0 | — |
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