MSI Pulse 17 AI C1V Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Laptop 43.2 cm (17″) Quad HD+ 16 GB DDR5-SDRAM 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Windows 11 Home Black
- Windows 11 Home Advanced
- Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (24MB Cache)
- 43.2 cm (17″) Quad HD+ 2560 x 1600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (8GB GDDR6)
- 16GB (5600MHz) DDR5-SDRAM & 1000GB SSD
The new Pulse 17 AI is more powerful and more intelligent than ever. After years of dominance, The Dragon Warriors face new threats. In their pursuit of victory, they’ve innovated a completely new form of pulse power, leveraging cutting-edge AI technology. As a result, they stand poised to ascend with this innovative, pulsating power in their arsenal!
NEXT-GEN PERFORMANCE HYBRID
UP TO INTEL CORE ULTRA 9 PROCESSOR 185H
The latest Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 185H represents a groundbreaking advancement in processing performance, featuring Intel’s first integrated NPU for better power-efficient AI acceleration and local inference for the laptop. With the cutting-edge architecture and a higher core count, it offers unprecedented performance for a wider range of applications, from gaming to data computing.
GEFORCE RTX 40 SERIES LAPTOPS
BEYOND FAST
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 Series Laptop GPUs power the world’s fastest laptops for gamers and creators. Built with the ultra-efficient NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture, they bring a quantum leap in performance with AI-powered DLSS 3 and enable lifelike virtual worlds with full ray tracing. Plus, the Max-Q suite of technologies optimizes system performance, power, battery life, and acoustics for peak efficiency.
AI-POWERED PERFORMANCE
AND LIFELIKE GRAPHICS*
Get a quantum leap in performance in games and creative apps with AI-powered DLSS 3 and enable lifelike virtual worlds with full ray tracing.
RAY TRACING
HYPERREALISTIC. HYPERFAST.
The Ada architecture unleashes the full glory of ray tracing, which simulates how light behaves in the real world. With the power of RTX 40 Series and third-gen RT Cores, you can experience incredibly detailed virtual worlds like never before.
OPTIMIZED POWER AND
PERFORMANCE
NVIDIA Max-Q is an advanced suite of AI-powered technologies that optimize your system for peak efficiency. This enables blazing-fast laptops that are thin, quiet, and have amazing battery life.
NOW EVEN SMARTER
MSI Laptops now accelerate work and play even faster and more efficiently than ever before. They come standard with exclusive MSI Intelligent Technology that is capable of providing whole new Intelligent features, taking automatic tuning to a whole new level.
MSI AI Engine
MSI AI Engine is able to detect user scenarios and automatically adjust hardware settings to achieve the best performance. With simple AI tuned modes and resources, you can focus on the important things like creating, work and entertainment.
MSI AI Artist
Generate images directly on your laptop with MSI AI Artist. You can create rich images with shorter prompts and generate words within images. MSI AI Artist offers stunning image composition that results in realistic and amazing visuals. Create and inspire at a whole new level.
RESHAPED FOR MAX COOLING
The new cooling vent with 6 exhaust allows multi-directional outlet of airflows for more efficient cooling, along with shared-pipe design with 5 heat pipes between CPU and GPU, a larger thermal pipes’ internal diameter and MSI exclusive thermal grease to ensure maximum performance under extreme gaming.
BLAZING FAST AND SMOOTH DISPLAY
The display features a 240Hz refresh rate and covers 100% DCI-P3(Typ.) color space, allowing you to experience a smooth and vibrant level of gaming. A 16:10 ratio fully demonstrates the appeal of the Golden Ratio: 1.618, allowing users to have the most comfortable visual experience for long-term gaming and other usage.
LIGHT UP WITH GAMING STYLE
The Pulse Series has a new 24-Zone RGB Keyboard featuring LED-lit “WASD” keys with specially designed keycaps. Enjoy more colorful lights with virtually infinite customizable color combos and profiles, giving you an immersive gaming experience with style!
HIGHER BANDWIDTH.
LOWER LATENCY.
Get a head start. The Pulse Series supports both PCIe Gen 4 SSD and DDR5 Memory.
THE WAY MUSIC SHOULD BE
Immerse yourself in lossless music and enjoy the premium sound quality with Hi-Resolution Audio.
ELEVATE YOUR AUDIO
Experience and listen to audio the way it was intended and share it with Nahimic in-game 3D surround & Sound Sharing via Bluetooth.
EXTRAORDINARY WIRELESS EXPERIENCE
The latest Wi-Fi 6E delivers stunning speed while keeps the network smooth and stable even when sharing the network with numerous users.
GET ALL THE BUFFS
The exclusive MSI Center helps you control and customize your MSI laptop the way you want.
SEAMLESS GAMING EXPERIENCE
Developed under an exclusive partnership with BlueStacks, the MSI APP Player provides a seamless gaming experience between mobile gaming and the PC.
WEBCAM SHUTTER
The Pulse 17 AI adds a Webcam Shutter, letting users physically block the camera to ensure and maintain privacy.
| Design | |
|---|---|
| Form factor | Clamshell |
| Colour name | Core Black |
| Product colour | Black |
| Product type | Laptop |
| Display | |
|---|---|
| Maximum refresh rate | 240 Hz |
| Native aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| HD type | Quad HD+ |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Display resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Display diagonal | 43.2 cm (17″) |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor base power | 45 W |
| Maximum turbo power | 115 W |
| Processor cache type | Smart Cache |
| Processor cache | 24 MB |
| Efficient-core boost frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| Performance-core base frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| Efficient cores | 8 |
| Performance cores | 6 |
| Processor boost frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| Processor cores | 16 |
| Processor model | 185H |
| Processor family | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Maximum internal memory | 96 GB |
| Memory slots | 2x SO-DIMM |
| Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz |
| Memory form factor | SO-DIMM |
| Internal memory type | DDR5-SDRAM |
| Internal memory | 16 GB |
| Storage | |
|---|---|
| Optical drive type | No |
| SSD interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| NVMe | Yes |
| SSD capacity | 1 TB |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 |
| Total SSDs capacity | 1 TB |
| Storage media | SSD |
| Total storage capacity | 1 TB |
| Graphics | |
|---|---|
| On-board graphics card model | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Discrete graphics memory type | GDDR6 |
| Discrete graphics card memory | 8 GB |
| Discrete graphics card model | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Discrete GPU manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Discrete graphics card | Yes |
| On-board graphics card | Yes |
| Audio | |
|---|---|
| Speaker power | 2 W |
| Number of built-in speakers | 2 |
| Camera | |
|---|---|
| Privacy type | Privacy shutter |
| Video capturing speed | 30 fps |
| Front camera resolution | 1280 x 720 pixels |
| Front camera HD type | HD |
| Front camera | Yes |
| Network | |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Mobile network connection | No |
| Ports & interfaces | |
|---|---|
| Combo headphone/mic port | Yes |
| HDMI version | 2.1 |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 3 |
| Keyboard | |
|---|---|
| Keyboard backlit colour | RGB |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Keyboard backlit | Yes |
| Pointing device | Touchpad |
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating system installed | Windows 11 Home |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery capacity | 90 Wh |
| Number of battery cells | 4 |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| AC adapter power | 240 W |
| Security | |
|---|---|
| Cable lock slot type | Kensington |
| Cable lock slot | Yes |
| Weight & dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Height (rear) | 2.97 cm |
| Height (front) | 2.22 cm |
| Depth | 279.9 mm |
| Width | 383.2 mm |
| Weight | 2.8 kg |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Product family | Pulse |
- manual pdf
- Pulse 17 AI C1V – Pulsating Power
