MSI Creator 16 AI Studio vs HP ZBook Power 16 G11
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Creator 16 AI Studio
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 147-201% higher FPS
- Around 24% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~20%) battery – 99.9 against 83 watt-hours
Advantages of the HP ZBook Power 16 G11
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95-21.55 mm 14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79-0.85 inches |
359.4 x 251 x 22.9 mm 14.15 x 9.88 x 0.9 inches |
| Area | 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2) | 902 cm2 (139.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~82.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 7.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 45 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Sync technology | - | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:10 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 240 W | 150 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 414 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 22 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 105 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1410 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1830 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 27.2 TFLOPS | 7.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~18 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 7424 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 232 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 27.2 TFLOPS | 7.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 4722 | 1580 |
| Solar Bay | 77884 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 6x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~87.9 dB |
| Microphones | - | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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